Month: December 2023

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Arch Manning and linebacker Anthony Hill Jr., both five-star prospects and top-20 overall prospects, highlighted a stout recruiting class (third overall) for Texas in 2023. Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns (12-1) are trying to follow a similar script in piecing together
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani‘s historic deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers allows him to opt out if
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas backup quarterback Maalik Murphy is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN on Wednesday night. Murphy said in a phone interview that he will not be with the Longhorns in the College Football Playoff, a decision that was wrenching for him. “I
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 05:21 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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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid the relentless churn of the NCAA transfer portal, Drew Pyne has made an anomalous decision. Pyne is a former quarterback at Notre Dame and most recently Arizona State who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 1. He told ESPN on Wednesday that
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Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterDec 13, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — The NFL hears the rampant complaints about its officiating and is trying to do something about it. But it won’t apologize for correct
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday he believes a new lease agreement with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards is “imminent,” as an end-of-the-year deadline approaches. Moore spoke to reporters after a meeting of the state’s Board of Public Works, which
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have a deal in place to fight on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. The sides agreed on the money, sources said, but they both must come out victorious and uninjured in separate
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 04:57 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball plans to showcase the sport’s best young players during a series of spring training games it’s calling “Spring Breakout,” sources familiar with the
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Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers ruled out wide receiver Keenan Allen for Thursday night’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders because of a heel injury. Allen’s injury comes at an Inopportune time for the Chargers, who head into this game with backup
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson has spent the past five months working on personal growth and maturity after his “like” of an insensitive meme of George Floyd nearly cost him his NASCAR career. He’ll get a chance to show if he has truly evolved
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderDec 13, 2023, 04:34 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Taj Gibson and coach Tom Thibodeau are reunited for a fourth time in the NBA. Gibson agreed to a free agent deal with the New York Knicks, joining the club on a
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — An NCAA survey of student-athletes suggests they are experiencing fewer mental health concerns than they did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some demographics have shown more improvement than others. More than 23,000 student-athletes participated in the NCAA Student-Athlete Health
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong said he got tired of seeing the Blues being a punching bag, leading to his decision to fire coach Craig Berube. “Your mind starts to work when you’re everybody’s homecoming game,” Armstrong said Wednesday. “It’s
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Mets manager Carlos Mendoza thinks it is too soon to determine whether infield prospect Ronny Mauricio can return at some point next season from a torn ACL. “That’s hard to tell,” Mendoza said Wednesday at the team’s kids holiday party. “He’s
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