Month: July 2023

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:07 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. CHICAGO — Former Northwestern football player Lloyd Yates filed a lawsuit Monday against the university, outlining what he alleged was a “brainwashing culture” of hazing and abuse that became “normalized.” Yates, a former
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 04:52 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team’s locker room. All team activities were suspended
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Jul 24, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has reached a settlement with the parties involved in an incident at a Miami Beach marina last month, attorneys for both sides announced Monday. “The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books USA Basketball named 14 players to its Select Team on Monday, which will serve as the opponent for Team USA during its upcoming training camp for the FIBA World
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 02:57 PM ET HAMBURG — Alexander Zverev has again denied allegations of assault after the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin applied for a penalty order to be made against the German tennis star. “From my side, I completely reject the allegations. My lawyers will take care of the matter. I
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 03:44 PM ET DURHAM, N.C. — Duke has extended football coach Mike Elko’s contract through 2029 after he led the Blue Devils to nine wins and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in his first season. Athletic director Nina King also announced Monday that the salary pool
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 03:10 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 24, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The expectations surrounding the U.S. women’s national team have long been stratospheric. Anytime a major tournament takes place, it’s win or else. At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Wide receiver Kadarius Toney will miss some practice time at Kansas City Chiefs training camp but is expected to be ready for the start of the regular
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Jul 24, 2023, 02:40 PM ET The Minnesota Twins placed designated hitter Byron Buxton on the paternity list prior to Monday’s home contest against the Seattle Mariners. Buxton is expected to miss the entire three-game series, according to published reports. Buxton is batting just .195 with 17 homers and 40 RBIs in 81 games. He
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Jul 24, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at the FIBA World Cup, the player said Monday after the Chinese Basketball Association announced the American had obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization. The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and
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ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2023, 01:06 PM ET The Atlanta Braves acquired relievers Pierce Johnson and Taylor Hearn in separate trades Monday. The Braves traded right-handers Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, ranked Nos. 10 and 26 respectively among Atlanta’s farmhands per MLB Pipeline, to the Colorado Rockies for Johnson. In exchange for Hearn, the
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Jul 24, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will not play for the Serbian national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup as he rests from Denver’s extended postseason run, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jokic is coming off a season in which he played 89 total games, including the playoffs, to
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 11:58 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has signed a two-year contract extension less than a month after being named GM of the year following the team’s run to the Western Conference finals. The deal announced Monday would keep Nill with the Stars through the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. In what has been deemed the “Battle of the Blue Bloods,” Kansas and North Carolina announced on Monday morning a two-game, home-and-home series beginning in 2024. The first game will take place
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