Monthly Archives: October 2024
Video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces shows tank fire targeting a building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been barricaded, authorities said on Friday. Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was inside a building in Gaza when a tank opened fire, the IDF said. He was killed Thursday […]
Tressie Lieberman, the incoming global chief brand officer at Starbucks. Courtesy: Starbucks Starbucks has tapped Chipotle alum Tressie Lieberman as its global chief brand officer, a newly created position and the latest executive change under Brian Niccol after he left Chipotle and took over as CEO of the coffee chain last month. In Niccol’s first […]
Myron Medcalf Close Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Oct 18, 2024, 02:04 PM ET In an emotional news conference announcing his retirement […]
New details have emerged about how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have identified cellular changes in the brains of people with the disease — and a timeline of when they occur. “Instead of looking at AD just through the […]
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A general view of Huntington Bank Field during an NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants in Cleveland on Sept. 22, 2024. Kirk Irwin | AP The National Football League’s Cleveland Browns are leaving the shores of Lake Erie. The Browns plan to leave their current open-air stadium in the […]
Pakistan’s pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (left), skipper Babar Azam (centre) and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan. — AFP/File KARACHI: Pakistan’s squads for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia is expected to be announced next week, with sources indicating that Mohammad Rizwan is being considered for the captaincy. Sources indicate that while the selection committee is of the […]
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images More change is coming to Diamond Sports’ regional sports networks. The company said in court papers filed Tuesday that it reached a naming rights deal with Flutter-owned FanDuel, which will rebrand the Bally Sports channels just as the National Hockey League season has started and the National Basketball […]
Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 08:55 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Pittsburgh has hired veteran athletic director Allen Greene as the school’s next AD, the university announced Friday. Greene has been the senior deputy athletic director and chief operating officer at Tennessee, and he has served as […]
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. On Oct. 16, 2004, in the 82nd minute of a 1-0 win against local rival Espanyol, Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard made a substitution. Off went Deco, the game’s lone scorer, and on came a 17-year-old Argentine […]