Month: October 2023

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Georgia Tech has named Kevin Sherrer as its sole defensive coordinator and demoted Andrew Thacker after slipping to 103rd nationally in points allowed. Thacker, the team’s primary defensive coordinator since 2019 under coaches
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 03:54 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
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ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:08 PM ET Buck Showalter told reporters on Sunday that he will not return as the New York Mets‘ manager next season. The 67-year-old Showalter made the announcement before Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Showalter’s Mets were one of Major League Baseball’s biggest disappointments this season, entering Sunday’s
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 02:59 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — European star Rory McIlroy and American caddie Joe LaCava reportedly met at the Ryder Cup to clear the air Sunday, one day after
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Oct 1, 2023, 11:09 AM ET Tommy Fleetwood secured the final half point against Rickie Fowler to hand Europe a victory in the Ryder Cup on Sunday at Marco Simone Golf Club in Italy. The Europeans entered Sunday’s play with a 10½-5½ lead; no team had ever lost a five-point lead on the final day
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Rory McIlroy needed this Ryder Cup win. The regrets of Whistling Straits have fueled
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Indiana fired offensive coordinator Walt Bell on Sunday, a day after the team failed to score more than 17 points for the third time against a major conference opponent. Rod Carey, who had
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Oct 1, 2023, 02:41 PM ET Tim Wakefield, the first baseman-turned-knuckleball pitcher who helped the Boston Red Sox win two World Series titles, has died of brain cancer at age 57, the team announced on Sunday. Wakefield made public his brain cancer diagnosis late last month. “Tim’s kindness and indomitable spirit were as legendary as
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — Zach Johnson indicated he wouldn’t change a thing about America’s preparation and plan for
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ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Georgia’s hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll loosened Sunday as the Bulldogs received a season-low 35 first-place votes out of possible 62 while extending their streak atop the rankings to 16 straight weeks. The Bulldogs needed a late touchdown to escape
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder says he did “a terrible job of taking care of the ball” in Sunday’s 23-7 loss to
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Oct 1, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Free agent guard Cameron Payne has agreed to a one-year minimum deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Payne was waived by the San Antonio Spurs in September, clearing the way for him to join a contending team that can offer him a larger role. The
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Oct 1, 2023, 11:52 AM ET Victor Osimhen has said his love for Napoli is “unwavering” after his agent said the player “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club after a video was posted and then deleted from the Serie A side’s official TikTok account on Tuesday. Osimhen deleted almost all pictures
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Oct 1, 2023, 12:08 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Jrue Holiday to the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics are trading Robert Williams III, Malcolm Brogdon, a protected 2024 first-round pick acquired from the Golden State Warriors and the team’s own 2029 unprotected first-rounder to the Blazers, according
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