2:11 PM ET Pete Thamel Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Georgia Tech is set to fire veteran basketball coach Josh Pastner on Friday, sources told ESPN. Pastner is expected to meet with Tech officials Friday afternoon to formalize the dismissal,
Month: March 2023
10:30 AM ET Earlier this week, I investigated a simple premise: that the most consistently awesome teams in European soccer are less awesome this season. Of the top teams in the UEFA coefficient rankings — a.k.a. the teams that have enjoyed the most consistent success in European competitions — a majority have regressed this season.
1:28 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Otis Taylor, the longtime Chiefs wide receiver who along with quarterback Len Dawson formed one of the NFL’s dynamic duos, died Thursday after more than a decade of health problems. He was 80. Taylor’s family, who had been caring for him as he dealt with Parkinson’s
1:16 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Needing to get under the salary cap by next week, the Dallas Cowboys created about $30 million in room on Friday by restructuring the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott and right guard Zack Martin. The Cowboys were roughly pegged about $18 million over the cap, but these moves get
1:07 PM ET Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and his friend, Michael Lynn Davis, have been indicted on capital murder charges by a Tuscaloosa County grand jury on Friday, Chief Assistant District Attorney Paula Whitley told ESPN. Davis and Miles were arrested on Jan. 15 and eventually charged with the capital murder of Jamea
11:49 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled for his second straight two-hit game and Japan overcame an early three-run deficit to rout South Korea 13-4 Friday night for its second straight win at the World Baseball Classic. Ohtani was intentionally walked as Japan scored four runs in the third inning
12:15 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Syracuse introduced Adrian Autry as the school’s new head men’s basketball coach at a Friday news conference and gave clarity on the awkward exit of coach Jim Boeheim earlier this week. On Wednesday, the school abruptly announced Boeheim would not return after 47 seasons as coach. Boeheim addressed the media
11:28 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and will not throw for four weeks before the team reassesses whether he can continue to pitch through the tear in
11:46 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Veteran defensive end Brandon Graham has agreed to terms on a one-year deal to stay with the Eagles, declining to enter free agency out of loyalty to the organization, he told ESPN on Friday. The deal is worth up to $6 million, according to a source. Graham, 34, is coming
Andy Balbirnie has said that the ultra-attacking style England’s Test team have adopted under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum “has a chance of changing the game” as a whole, as his Ireland team prepare for their first Test match in nearly four years. Ireland’s third and most recent Test was against England at Lord’s in
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and
10:40 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have allowed cornerback Darius Slay‘s agent Drew Rosenhaus to seek a trade, sources tell ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Slay did not ask to be traded, the sources added, and the Eagles are still hoping to find a solution where Slay remains an Eagle. Slay, 32, is entering the final
10:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kyle Walker is under police investigation for allegedly exposing himself at a Cheshire bar on Sunday. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday he has spoken to Kyle Walker as the defender faces a police investigation for allegedly exposing himself in
9:59 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings released receiver Adam Thielen on Friday concluding a storied tenure for the Minnesotan who captured the hearts of fans throughout the region. Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and having played collegiately at Minnesota State Mankato, Thielen signed with the team in 2013 after serving as a tryout player at
8:16 AM ET Pau Gasol pays tribute to an old friend and more from our NBA quotes of the week. “I can’t go on without talking about the person and the face that I don’t see. The brother that elevated me, challenged me, inspired me to be a better player. Just to be a better
Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will race in three Nascar Cup Series meetings this year. The 43-year-old Briton, who won the 2009 title, will make his debut in the stock car series in Texas on 26 March. Button will also take part in the inaugural Chicago Street Race on 2 July and compete
7:00 AM ET Eleven of the MAC’s 12 current teams have reached the conference championship game at some point. Nine have won it. If you are a fan of raw and ridiculous parity, the Mid-American Conference is the league for you. While FBS non-independents played an average of 3.6 conference games that were decided by
8:13 AM ET When Vernon Davis played football, he’d stay after practice to catch hundreds of extra passes off the JUGS machine. He’d go home at night and catch more passes from a machine shooting tennis balls. The consistency and repetition led to a long career as a tight end, with the San Francisco 49ers,
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