Month: January 2023

7:55 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill O’Brien will return to the Patriots after agreeing to a deal Tuesday to become New England’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Low. O’Brien, 53, who spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama, now is back to
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7:19 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world, including Mike Brown’s path of coaching maturation, the NBA’s major problem with contract extensions and the matchup between Philadelphia 76ers‘ Joel Embiid and Brooklyn Nets‘ Ben Simmons. Just before Mike Brown
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5:08 AM ET Floyd Mayweather Jr. will take on Geordie Shore star and former MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers in an exhibition fight at the O2 Arena in London on Feb. 25. A knee injury meant that Mayweather’s original opponent, Muay Thai fighter Liam Harrison, had to withdraw from the bout. Chalmers, who stars in Geordie
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1:08 AM ET ESPN News Services MELBOURNE, Australia — For a full set, Karen Khachanov‘s Australian Open quarterfinal against Sebastian Korda on Tuesday was as tight as can be. Right up until, that is, Khachanov unleashed a down-the-line backhand to cap a 17-shot point and steal a tiebreaker. Khachanov raised his right index finger to
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12:23 AM ET ESPN News Services WACO, Texas — Langston Love came up huge for 17th-ranked Baylor after No. 9 Kansas took its only lead in a matchup of the past two national champions, as the Bears went on to win 75-69 on Monday night. The reigning champion Jayhawks lost their third straight game, tying
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10:11 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. The two-time MVP had been out with a sore left knee and
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8:42 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs‘ frustrations with the outcome of the team’s divisional round playoff game were visible Sunday on the sideline and after the game, and on Monday night, Diggs shared some of his thoughts on Twitter. “Want me to be okay with losing
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7:21 PM ET The Minnesota Twins are acquiring outfielder Michael A. Taylor in a trade with the Kansas City Royals, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel on Monday. An elite defensive center fielder and former Gold Glove Award winner, Taylor batted .254 with nine home runs and 43 RBIs with a .670 OPS
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6:57 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year. Jimenez himself has other plans. The 26-year-old said Monday he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right, after Chicago signed left fielder
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