Month: December 2022

7:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995
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2:11 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones‘ frustration boiled over on the sideline during Thursday night’s 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but he said it wasn’t directed at anyone specifically. The Prime Video broadcast showed Jones at one point as he appeared to be saying, “Throw the f—ing ball!
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12:58 AM GMT ESPN staff The future of Super Rugby Pacific has been locked away until at least the end of 2030, with New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia rubber-stamping a plan to take the competition forward over the next eight years. After months of negotiation and more than just a few stern words, the
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Allrounders Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana will miss the five-match T20I series against Australia at home starting December 10. While the BCCI release announcing the squad said Vastrakar was unavailable due to an unspecified injury, it gave no reason for Rana’s absence. There was also a maiden national call-up for the Railways left-arm seamer Anjali
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11:23 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Liberty has targeted Coastal Carolina‘s Jamey Chadwell to be the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN. There’s mutual interest, according to sources, but no deal has been struck, nor has Chadwell made a final decision about leaving. Chadwell is waiting until after the Sun Belt championship game to
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11:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are relocating their spring base for 2023 due to extensive damage to team training facilities caused by Hurricane Ian. The Rays have trained since 2009 in Port Charlotte, Florida, about 90 minutes south of St. Petersburg, and intend to explore several options
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8:15 PM ET Texas State is finalizing a deal to make G.J. Kinne the school’s next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel, confirming multiple reports Thursday. In his first season as coach, Kinne guided FCS’ Incarnate Word to a 10-1 record and a second straight Southland Conference title this year. It’s set to
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10:25 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Steven Stamkos never was more elated to get a secondary assist. Stamkos had an assist for his 1,000th career point, Nick Paul scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 draft, Stamkos assisted
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10:13 PM ET Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Antoine Davis became the Horizon League’s all-time leading scorer, and he helped Detroit Mercy rally late for a 75-66 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday night. Davis finished with 22 points after needing 18 points to surpass Alfredrick Hughes’ conference record of 2,914 points from
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9:40 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $25,000 “for directing obscene language toward a fan,” the NBA announced Thursday night. Green’s interaction with the fan occurred early in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 116-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Green, 32, is averaging
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6:59 PM ET Baylor has fired defensive coordinator Ron Roberts and special teams coordinator Ronnie Wheat, sources told ESPN. Roberts, a longtime mentor of Baylor coach Dave Aranda, joined Aranda’s staff in 2020 and helped the Bears to a Big 12 championship in 2021. But the team went 6-6 this season, and the defense regressed,
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