Month: December 2023

Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 29, 2023, 09:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Friday that Victor Wembanyama will sit out back-to-backs for a couple of weeks and remain on a minutes restriction, as the team continues to be cautious with the rookie center’s ankle injury. Wembanyama landed
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Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 09:45 PM ET CHICAGO — Joey Meyer, who played at DePaul and coached the Blue Demons to seven NCAA tournament appearances in 13 seasons, has died. He was 74. Meyer died Friday in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, surrounded by family, DePaul said in a release. The school did not
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Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 09:10 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Officials at Illinois said they were surprised to learn that star basketball player Terrance Shannon Jr. had been charged with rape in Kansas. Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman said Friday that he didn’t see the charging documents and warrant for Shannon’s arrest, issued Dec.
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 29, 2023, 05:43 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — For the second straight game, Washington players are scratching their heads and asking themselves the same question: “We’re underdogs again?” Despite being undefeated and ranked higher
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 29, 2023, 06:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Biletnikoff Award winner, will not play Friday night against Missouri in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in
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Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Dec 29, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Catapult, the company that handles video footage for
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2023, 04:05 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Quarterback Mason Rudolph will start his second game in as many weeks, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Friday. Though Rudolph will
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2023, 04:11 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 wide receiver Kadarius Toney will miss Sunday’s home game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a hip injury. The Chiefs might
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Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 04:38 PM ET DETROIT — A pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sued the team, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season. Gary Pellant and Randall Johnson filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming a shift toward analytics was accompanied by a “false
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Browns receiver
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 29, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $38.5 million contract, sources told ESPN, locking up the innings-eating veteran as
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Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Tim Ream and Fulham agreed Friday to a one-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season. The 36-year-old from St. Louis joined the Cottagers for the 2015-16 season. On Oct. 7, Ream became the 28th player to make 300 appearances for the
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Dec 29, 2023, 01:33 PM ET The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday has been cancelled amid a row between the clubs and Saudi authorities, Turkish broadcaster NTV said. There was no immediate official confirmation of the cancellation, which was reported by
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ESPN News Services Dec 29, 2023, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and Clemson Tigers beat Kentucky Wildcats 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl on Friday to finish the year on a five-game winning streak. Mafah scored three
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Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Isiah Kiner-Falefa‘s $15 million, two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays was finalized on Friday. Kiner-Falefa hit .242 with six homers and 37 RBI in 115 games last season for the New York Yankees, playing 41 games in center, 37 in left,
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Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 29, 2023, 03:19 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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