Month: December 2023

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State junior wide receiver Marvin Harrison, Jr., No. 2 on Mel Kiper, Jr.’s Big Board ahead of the 2024 NFL draft, is contemplating a potential return to Columbus for his senior season. “I’m still undecided,” Harrison told reporters on Thursday, ahead
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Jamal Collier, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Bulls guard Zach LaVine denied Thursday that his right foot injury was tied to his future with the organization, saying he remained committed to Chicago and to helping the team win once he returned from injury. “For everybody that knows me, I
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has emerged as the focus of the search for Duke‘s next football coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Diaz has been the top target for an extended period, and a deal is expected to be finalized in the
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Daniel Murphy Dec 7, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA added a new legal challenge to its already cumbersome caseload Thursday, as a trio of college athletes filed suit against the association and its five most powerful conferences claiming that rules that prohibit schools from paying their athletes violate antitrust law. Duke
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Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Michael Moorer, the first left-hander to win the heavyweight title, and fellow two-division champions Ricky Hatton and Ivan Calderon were elected Thursday to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Diego Corrales, who died two years after winning a 2005 bout voted
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The New York Islanders have built two public pond hockey rinks outside of UBS Arena that will host 4-on-4 tournaments and “learn to play” clinics in conjunction with USA Hockey. One rink will have natural ice
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The betting over/under total on the “Thursday Night Football” game between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers is testing a 30-year low, and weather isn’t even a factor. The total
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The first NBA Cup semifinal between the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks features the highest betting total on any game since 1991. The over/under on Pacers-Bucks was 257.5 as of early
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE,
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Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Dean Burmester‘s bid for a third straight victory on the European tour got off to a solid start after the South African golfer shot 3-under 69 in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship to lie four strokes off
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ESPN News Services Dec 7, 2023, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Senzel and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, according to multiple reports. Senzel can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $200,000 each for 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500. Senzel, 28, was the
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