Month: December 2023

ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent catcher Tom Murphy and the San Francisco Giants have agreed on an $8 million, two-year contract, sources told ESPN on Monday, confirming multiple reports. The deal has a third-year club option, sources said. Less than a week after landing South Korean
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Associated Press Dec 18, 2023, 09:37 PM ET Walt McGrory, a guard for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team from 2017 to 2021, has died after a battle with bone cancer. He was 24. A message posted Monday on McGrory’s Instagram account announced that he had died Saturday. McGrory appeared in 37 games off the bench
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 03:01 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Mississippi State cornerback Decamerion Richardson announced Monday that he is transferring to in-state rival Ole Miss. Richardson is a senior with one year of eligibility remaining and has been a
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Dec 18, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defensive tackle Teair Tart, who was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Friday, is staying in the AFC South. The Houston Texans claimed Tart off waivers on Monday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Titans moved on from their starting defensive tackle because of issues
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Associated Press Dec 18, 2023, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If anyone’s flashing a bigger smile these days than Deion Sanders over the offensive linemen he’s landed in the transfer portal, it’s his quarterback son. Shedeur Sanders completed nearly 70% of his passes this season but was sacked an NCAA-high 52 times as Colorado
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 05:33 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
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ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates added another veteran left-hander to fill out their starting rotation, agreeing Monday with Martin Perez on an $8 million, one-year deal, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The agreement with the 32-year-old, who won a World Series with
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 08:35 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Oregon added its second transfer quarterback on Monday when Dante Moore, formerly of UCLA, committed to the Ducks, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news that Moore was off the
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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers team president John Spanos said the team would have “no limitations” on their next head coach and general manager pairing, from experience to salary, attempting to dismiss the narrative that the organization is unwilling to spend for
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jai Opetaia announced on social media that he’s vacated his IBF cruiserweight title after the organization ruled he must next rematch his mandatory challenger, Mairis Briedis. Instead, Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) will proceed with a fight vs. Ellis Zorro on Saturday’s stacked card in
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama will not play in Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of right ankle soreness, the team said Monday afternoon. Wembanyama was listed on the injury report, but the expectation is he won’t miss much time and
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Dec 18, 2023, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is active Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks after he was downgraded to questionable Sunday because of an illness. The Seahawks, meanwhile, made Geno Smith active after missing last week’s game with a groin injury, but it wasn’t immediately clear if
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Dec 18, 2023, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns will be without guard Bradley Beal for at least two weeks as he rehabs a right ankle sprain, the team announced Monday. Beal will be reevaluated at the start of January. Editor’s Picks Beal suffered the injury during the first quarter of Friday’s
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer and will have one season of eligibility remaining. Jefferson has started for the Razorbacks since his sophomore
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dylan Raiola, ESPN’s top pocket-passing quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, told ESPN on Monday he’s switching his college commitment to Nebraska from Georgia. The decision marks a potential seismic shift in fortunes for Nebraska football, as Raiola’s commitment makes him the highest-ranked high
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