Month: January 2023

1:15 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — As Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin sent his love and watched along from Cincinnati with his signature heart symbol, the team and fan base honored him in a variety of ways before Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots. And the Bills promptly scored on the
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1:18 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — No one’s reaction to the very first play of the Buffalo Bills‘ game against the New England Patriots was better than Damar Hamlin’s. “OMFG,” the safety tweeted from the University of Cincinnati Health Center as he watched the game from afar. OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!! — 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@HamlinIsland)
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1:01 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Washington State is finalizing a deal to make veteran coach Jeff Schmedding the school’s next defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Schmedding worked with Bryan Harsin at Auburn the past two years, including as the coordinator in 2022. He’s a veteran of the Pacific Northwest footprint, as he’s a graduate of
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9:14 PM ET Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the U.S. Soccer Federation to take over as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, sources have told ESPN. Zidane, via his agent Alain Migliaccio, was asked if he would be interested in succeeding Gregg Berhalter on the U.S. bench, to which the Frenchman politely
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1:50 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gervonta “Tank” Davis rocked Hector Luis Garcia with a left hand in the closing moments of Round 8, prompting the underdog to retire on his stool ahead of the ninth round Saturday in Washington, D.C. Garcia absorbed a flurry of power shots on unsteady legs and later said, “I didn’t
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6:58 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Baltimore Ravens will have a different look on offense in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens will start undrafted rookie Anthony Brown at quarterback and rest four starters — running back J.K. Dobbins, tight end Mark Andrews, guard Kevin Zeitler and cornerback Marcus Peters. Lamar Jackson
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9:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will start Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New York Giants, who will turn to recently elevated practice-squad quarterback Davis Webb as their starter, sources told ESPN. Hurts has missed Philadelphia’s past two games — both losses by the Eagles — because of an injury
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7:12 AM ET Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil
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3:10 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games with a 136-134 victory over the Kings on Saturday, but not without some controversy. Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox was called for a foul on the Lakers’ Dennis Schroder with 3.1 seconds remaining, with the score tied
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11:51 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has confirmed she will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals. Organizers confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that Japan’s Osaka, the Open champion in 2019 and 2021, will not be playing in Melbourne.
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12:45 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — After starting the season unavailable to play in back-to-back games while coming off arthroscopic left knee surgery in the offseason, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine‘s performance in Chicago’s back-to-back this weekend — 41-points and 11 3s in a victory in Philadelphia on Friday and 36 points and six
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11:33 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Outfielder AJ Pollock and the Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a one-year, $7 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN, adding a left-hander-crushing bat to a lineup that had
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