Month: December 2023

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 07:58 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon State and Washington State have come to an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 universities that will end ongoing litigation related to control of the conference, the
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 21, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Thursday, the European Court of Justice finally issued its judgement in the case pitting the remaining European Super League clubs (Barcelona and Real Madrid) against UEFA and FIFA. The Super League and its backers, A22 Sports, had argued that UEFA’s
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Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Alex Verdugo complied with the New York Yankees‘ rule against facial hair by a lot more than a whisker. He clipped off his red beard two months before spring training. “My mom loves it,” he said Thursday, showing off his impeccably
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is out Saturday against the Bengals, according to coach Mike Tomlin, who officially named Mason Rudolph as the
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 21, 2023, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — When Jordan Poole comes into Chase Center as a member of the Washington Wizards on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors will be facing someone they once thought was a key to their future. The 28th pick in the 2020 draft
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Dec 21, 2023, 04:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gabriela Fundora will defend her IBF flyweight title against Christina Cruz on Jan. 27 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Thursday. The fight will be on the undercard of the Jaime Munguia-John Ryder super middleweight bout. Fundora (12-0,
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Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto already has New York Yankees pinstripes with No. 18, a numeral prized by many Japanese pitchers. “I gave him that jersey. It’s his if he wants to keep it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday. Some Japanese pitchers covet
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Associated Press Dec 21, 2023, 04:12 PM ET BOSTON — Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by Foxborough Police in connection with the death of a fan at a New England Patriots game. John Vieira, 59, and Justin Mitchell, 39, both of Warwick, Rhode Island, were charged
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Dec 21, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones had a heart attack Wednesday night and is expected to make a full recovery, the school announced Thursday. The school said that Jones, 63, was admitted to a hospital in Honolulu, where Old Dominion was facing TCU on Thursday in the Hawaiian
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he will accept the consequences for yelling at and being publicly critical of the officials after a
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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Dec 21, 2023, 04:09
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Dec 21, 2023, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights will be without goalies Adin Hill and Logan Thompson for Thursday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Lightning. Thompson (10-5-3, 2.71 goals-against average) left Tuesday night’s 6-3 loss at Carolina early in the third period
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 02:47 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LeBron James will miss the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2023, 01:06 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball’s competition committee approved several rule changes for the 2024 season, including subtracting two seconds from the pitch timer with men on base — from 20 to
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Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 21, 2023, 01:22 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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