Month: December 2023

Open Extended Reactions Beauden Barrett will be available for the All Blacks in the middle of next year, after the veteran playmaker signed a new deal with New Zealand Rugby through 2027. Currently in preseason for the Japanese League 1 season, Barrett will return to New Zealand after his commitments with Toyota Verblitz conclude and
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 10:12 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans
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Associated Press Dec 3, 2023, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will not play against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Makar missed the final 2:57 of the third period and overtime in a 4-3 shootout loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday because of a
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 08:17 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE — Jim Leyland, the longtime manager who guided the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World
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Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland could be charged by the English Football Association for criticising the performance of match officials after reacting to a controversial late decision by referee Simon Hooper during Manchester City‘s 3-3 draw with Tottenham with a post on X saying, “Wtf.” Dejan Kulusevski‘s 90th minute header secured a point for Spurs,
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston has hired Tulane‘s Willie Fritz to be the Cougars’ next football coach, the school announced Sunday. Fritz led Tulane to one of the best stretches in school history, as the Green Wave have reached a bowl game in five of the past six
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boise State has hired interim coach Spencer Danielson as the school’s next head coach, it was announced Sunday. Danielson, 35, is the former Boise State defensive coordinator who turned around the program’s fortunes after getting promoted to interim head coach Nov. 12. Danielson led
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2023, 06:43 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday he feels his team deserved to make the College Football Playoff, and empathized with Florida State, his team’s opponent in the Capital One
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2023, 05:55 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Sportsbooks have installed Michigan as a slight favorite over Alabama in their College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines opened as 2-point favorites over
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 3, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Associated Press Dec 3, 2023, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler has made great gains in his putting. Add that to the rest of top-ranked game, and he made it look easy Sunday. He closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler, a
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Dec 3, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida State, the first unbeaten Power 5 conference winner to ever miss out on the College Football Playoff, will settle for a matchup with two-time defending champion Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Coach Mike Norvell said the No. 5 Seminoles, who
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