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The World Series matchup is set! What Rangers and D-backs need to do to win it all

Oct 24, 2023, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 World Series matchup is set. Starting Friday, the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks...

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D-backs continue run, back in first WS since ’01

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 24, 2023, 11:23 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

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Sources: Melvin leaves Padres to manage Giants

ESPN News Services Oct 24, 2023, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bob Melvin will leave the 1 Related Melvin managed the Padres for...

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Blue Jackets put Laine on IR, retroactive to Friday

Oct 23, 2023, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 1 Related A day later, the NHL suspended Calgary defenseman Rasmus Andersson for four...

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Sources: U-M staffer bought non-Big Ten tickets

Pete Thamel Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the...

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Prime opines on sign stealing: ‘Still got to stop it’

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 24, 2023, 04:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

World

Israeli diplomat explains Gaza ground offensive delay is ‘no bad thing’ to avoid Hamas’s ‘deadly trap’

Israel is taking its time before launching a ground invasion into Gaza as troops would have “fallen into deadly traps” set by Hamas had...

World

US spy agencies believe hospital blast caused by Palestinian rocket that broke apart after engine failure, officials say

US spy agencies believe the blast at a Gaza hospital a week ago was caused by a Palestinian rocket that suffered engine failure and...

Technology

Wall Street wants to know how Google’s going to profit from AI

In the age of AI hype, few companies have used the word “AI” more than Google. Now, Wall Street wants know how it’ll turn...

Thousands of AI-generated child abuse images being shared online, research finds

Thousands of AI-generated images depicting child abuse have been shared on a dark web forum, new research has found. Around 3,000 AI images of...

‘Exciting’ deal paves way for more UK astronauts to head into space

British astronauts could get the chance to blast into the cosmos thanks to a new deal between the UK and a US space company....

Sports

Bettman upholds Andersson’s 4-game suspension

ESPN News Services Oct 24, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld 1 Related Bettman wrote in his ruling...

Thames Valley Police was told officer ‘asked girl to send naked pictures’ before committing child sex offence

A police force was told an officer had “repeatedly asked a 15-year-old girl to send naked pictures of herself” before he went on to...

World

Just 22 minutes moderate exercise a day can offset negative effects of sitting down, study finds

A 22-minute brisk walk, jog or cycle every day is enough to offset the negative health effects of too much sitting down, research has suggested....

Sports

PWHL uncovers logo with emphasis placed on ‘W’

Associated Press Oct 24, 2023, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The newly launched Professional Women’s Hockey League placed a big emphasis on the...

Politics

Mosque that hosted Sir Keir Starmer apologises for ‘hurt and confusion’ caused by visit

A mosque in South Wales that hosted Sir Keir Starmer has apologised for the “hurt and confusion” caused by the visit after a backlash...

Technology

Meta’s harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and Democrats

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits in his seat inside a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by...

World

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot ‘who tried to shut down plane’s engines told officers he had tried magic mushrooms for first time’

An off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to shut down a plane’s engines during a flight told police after his arrest he had taken psychedelic...

Sports

‘There’s honor amongst thieves’: What college football coaches say about legal and illlegal sign stealing

Alex Scarborough Close Alex Scarborough ESPN Staff Writer Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg...

Science

Vikram-1 Rocket, Set to Launch Satellites Early Next Year, Unveiled

Space start-up Skyroot Aerospace on Tuesday unveiled its indigenously built Vikram-1 rocket which is expected to deliver satellites to low earth orbit early next...