Month: December 2022

4:46 PM ET Free agent outfielder Michael Brantley is returning to the Houston Astros on a one-year, $12 million deal with a chance to make $4 million more in incentives, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN on Sunday. Brantley, 35, joined the Astros in 2019 and has been an instrumental part of their
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4:08 PM ET HOUSTON — The Kansas City Chiefs, a franchise that in the first 55 years of its existence never won so much as back-to-back division titles, clinched their seventh consecutive AFC West championship Sunday by beating the Houston Texans 30-24 in overtime. The Texans (1-12-1) made things interesting for the Chiefs (11-3). Houston
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2:02 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Aaron Judge‘s American League-record-breaking 62nd home run ball sold for $1.5 million with a buyer’s premium on Saturday night
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1:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Boston Celtics big man Al Horford was fined $25,000 for making “unnecessary and excessive contact” to the lower body of Orlando Magic center Moritz Wagner during Friday’s game, the NBA announced Sunday. Horford was assessed a flagrant foul 2 and ejected for elbowing Wagner during the third
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12:51 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees was taken off the field on a stretcher after a collision with a New Orleans Saints player practicing returns before Sunday’s game between the teams. Medical staff and coaches surrounded Pees for a number of minutes on the 35-yard line before a cart
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12:51 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Los Angeles Lakers
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11:29 AM ET The Chicago Cubs are closing in on an agreement with left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN on Sunday. Smyly, 33, made 22 starts last season for Chicago, pitching well in the second half after dealing with an oblique strain in late May. For the season, he was
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11:08 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The playoff-contending New York Jets will face the Detroit Lions on Sunday without star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. Williams, listed as questionable with a calf injury, was declared inactive Sunday after a pregame workout at MetLife Stadium. It was a long shot, considering he didn’t practice during the
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4:53 AM ET NFL officials have informed the owners of the league’s 32 franchises that teams have spent $800 million on fired coaches and front-office executives over the past five years, league sources told ESPN. The message, delivered this past week at the owners’ meetings in Dallas, was sent by the league as a reminder
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5:54 AM ET The Football Association has confirmed that Gareth Southgate will stay on as England manager through to Euro 2024. The 52-year-old already had a contract for another two years but was considering whether to walk away after six years in charge following England’s World Cup quarterfinal exit to France in Qatar. – Stream
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3:14 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — On the second play of the Buffalo Bills‘ game-winning drive against the Miami Dolphins, the offense moved backward thanks to a sack on quarterback Josh Allen. Facing second-and-18 at their own 13-yard line, the Bills needed to make some big plays or be forced to give
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