Month: July 2023

Jul 24, 2023, 10:02 PM ET Former Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson was sentenced Monday in Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Superior Court to a year in jail, according to multiple reports, after pleading guilty to the sexual battery of two young women. In April 2022, a grand jury indicted Anderson and charged him with raping a 21-year-old
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 10:16 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Northwestern president Michael Schill said he is not considering firing athletic director Derrick Gragg and isn’t concerned about his own employment status amid the football hazing scandal and other challenges with the school’s
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 10:56 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal, bringing him back to the team for the second time in three seasons. The deal announced Monday will pay $1.675 million to the 27-year-old DeAngelo, who spent the 2021-22 season with Carolina
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Jul 24, 2023, 09:14 PM ET The Colorado Rockies are becoming all-too familiar with Tommy John surgery. The team on Monday said a trio of right-handed pitching prospects — Gabriel Hughes, Jordy Vargas and Jackson Cox — will undergo the season-ending procedure this week. The three are among the organization’s top handful of pitching prospects,
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 09:26 PM ET Five-star outside linebacker Justin Williams committed to Georgia on Monday night. Williams, the top-ranked outside linebacker in the ESPN 300 and the No. 14 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle, adds to the Bulldogs’ top-ranked class by becoming the third five-star recruit to agree to
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Jul 24, 2023, 09:03 PM ET Seattle Seahawks edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu is signing a three-year extension with the team that is worth up to $59 million, his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $32 million in guaranteed money. Nwosu, 26, is coming off a career year with
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 24, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Manchester United are reluctant to pay more than £60 million ($79 million) for Atalanta striker Rasmus Höjlund, sources have told ESPN. United have made the Denmark international one of their top targets as manager Erik ten Hag looks to add more goals to his squad, but the
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Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET After another disappointing performance at the final major of the season, Justin Thomas entered next month’s Wyndham Championship, the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular season. The Wyndham will be a chance for Thomas to not only earn FedEx Cup points, but also to prove he belongs on
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET URBANA, Ill. — The 2-year-old grandson of Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin died Saturday after the child’s father found him unresponsive earlier in the day. Jayce D. Griffin of Urbana, Illinois, was pronounced dead Saturday at 10:40 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital, according to Champaign County
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 07:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — Guardians ace Shane Bieber, who has not pitched since July 9 because of right elbow inflammation, was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday in a procedural move. Manager Terry Francona said the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner did not experience a setback while
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 05:36 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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Jul 24, 2023, 05:18 PM ET Former No. 1 overall draft pick Mike Ivie, who played parts of 11 big league seasons, has died. He was 70. Ivie died Friday in North Augusta, South Carolina. According to Posey Funeral Directors, Ivie died of ongoing health issues. Ivie batted .269 with 81 homers and 411 RBIs
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