Month: November 2023

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions One day after signing pitcher Lance Lynn, the St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with righty Kyle Gibson on a one-year, $12 million deal that includes a team
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said he wanted to separate former coach Mel Tucker from the football team months before the 2023 season began, but the school’s administration
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Nov 21, 2023, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indianapolis Colts have waived four-time All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard, the team announced Tuesday. Earlier this month, Leonard expressed his frustration at his playing time but was informed by the team that his role would not be expanded. Leonard, a first-team All-Pro in 2018, ’20, ’21
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 21, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For almost a full week after El Clásico on Oct. 28, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández fielded questions about midfielder Ilkay Gündogan‘s comments following the 2-1 defeat to title rivals Real Madrid at the end of October. Gündogan, who joined from Manchester City in
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Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrew Bailey was hired Tuesday as pitching coach of the Boston Red Sox after four seasons in the same role with the San Francisco Giants. He replaced Dave Bush, Boston’s pitching coach for the past four seasons. The Red Sox have hired Andrew Bailey
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Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 01:07 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Prosecutors will not pursue an assault charge against a close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant stemming from a fight during a pickup basketball game at the player’s home last year, court records showed Tuesday. A misdemeanor charge of assault against Davonte Pack
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Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson is expected to be out six weeks after suffering an oblique injury in the struggling team’s latest loss. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Severson’s prognosis Tuesday that will likely keep the 29-year-old out until after the
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Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A full postseason share for the World Series champion Texas Rangers totaled $506,263, just down from the record set when the Houston Astros won in 2022, but the total pool increased to the most in Major League Baseball history. The pool
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Nov 21, 2023, 12:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Jefferson said Tuesday he will return when he’s fully healthy, and fantasy football owners flooding his direct messages with pleas for him to play won’t speed up the process. The Minnesota Vikings‘ star wide receiver took to social media on Tuesday to make that point
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Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 21, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Padres are hiring Mike Shildt as their new manager, sources told ESPN, turning to the former St. Louis Cardinals manager to replace Bob
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 21, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Before launching an unorthodox lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors that includes allegations questioning the objectivity of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, New York Knicks owner James Dolan resigned his positions on the league’s
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Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 11:00 AM ET BOSTON — Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic was released on personal recognizance bail Tuesday after pleading not guilty to assaulting his wife. According to a Boston Police Department report, Lucic appeared intoxicated when officers arrived at his North End apartment early Saturday after his wife reported that
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 10:42 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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