Month: December 2023

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Alabama has hired ex-Michigan assistant George Helow to its coaching staff ahead of the team’s CFP semifinal matchup against the Wolverines, a source told ESPN on Thursday. Helow served as
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers pass rush will be at full strength against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. Alex Highsmith has cleared the concussion
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 04:16 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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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Injured free agent pitcher Tyler Mahle signed a two-year deal with the Texas Rangers, the team announced Thursday afternoon. The deal is for $22 million, sources told ESPN. Mahle
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 06:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame running back Audric Estime, who set a team single-season record for rushing touchdowns this season, declared for the NFL draft Thursday. Estime will not play for the 16th-ranked
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Brady Henderson, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions RENTON, Wash. — In need of some positive news
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Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — They began as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, then shortened their name in 2007 to simply Tampa Bay Rays. Now, as plans for a new ballpark take shape, there’s talk about changing the name again to reflect the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The NCAA added another layer of chaos to the fallout of Wednesday’s federal ruling on transfer rules, saying Thursday that student-athletes who participate in games during the 14-day temporary
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 05:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors are committed to forward Draymond Green, despite his indefinite suspension for punching Phoenix’s Jusuf Nurkic in the face. On Thursday, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said part of the decision to not put a hard number on Green’s suspension
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Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Smokin’ Joe will headline one more boxing card. The family of Joe Frazier is set to honor the former heavyweight champion with a slate of bouts in Atlantic City, New Jersey – site of his parents’ first date, his son noted –
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 04:25 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon and Oregon State will keep their football rivalry series intact for at least two years, the schools announced Thursday. The announcement had been in the works for weeks and
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 03:50 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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Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 03:32 PM ET NEW YORK — Ken MacKenzie, a left-handed reliever who was the only pitcher with a winning record on the expansion 1962 New York Mets, died Thursday. He was 89. MacKenzie died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said. MacKenzie was 8-10 with a
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 03:19 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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