Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — James Paxton and the Los Angeles Dodgers reworked their one-year contract, lowering the guarantee to $7 million from $11 million while still allowing the 35-year-old left-hander to earn up to $13 million if he is healthy during the early part of
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Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Since Jim Harbaugh accepted the Los Angeles Chargers‘ head-coaching job last week, he’s been reaching out to several players, including Quentin Johnston, whom Harbaugh faced two years ago as the coach at Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Johnston and
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $140,000, which is far
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley is expected to become the new defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN. Hafley has gone 22-26 in four seasons at Boston College, bringing them to bowl eligibility in three of his four years. Boston
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Jan 31, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is out for Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz and will receive further evaluation on his left knee in the next 24 hours, a team official told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Embiid is expected to travel back to Philadelphia and not join
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Talk about high drama. By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Cleveland Guardians‘ home opener on April 8 at Progressive Field, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Western Michigan coach Tim Lester was hired Wednesday to turn around Iowa‘s underperforming offense. Lester replaces coach Kirk Ferentz’s son Brian, who finished this past season on the staff after athletic director Beth Goetz told him in late October
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein,
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 31, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Adam Fantilli is expected to miss eight weeks with a lacerated calf, the team announced Wednesday. Fantilli was injured Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Infielder Christian Arroyo agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league spring training. Arroyo, 28, hit .241 with a .268 on-base percentage, 3 homers and 24 RBIs in 66 games for Boston
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Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks are hiring Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their next head coach and giving him a six-year contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Macdonald, 36, becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach and brings to Seattle a reputation as one of the league’s top defensive
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 31, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Travis Kelce said Justin Tucker violated an “unwritten rule” by stretching and placing his equipment where Patrick Mahomes was getting loose, adding that the
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Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 01:20 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 SEATTLE — The Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — For the first time in more than six weeks, the Cavaliers are nearly at full strength. Point guard Darius Garland, who broke his jaw Dec. 14 in Boston, is expected to return and play Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons. Garland’s return
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Field Level Media Jan 31, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marc Gasol, a standout defender during his 14 NBA seasons, officially announced his retirement on Wednesday. Gasol, 39, last appeared in the NBA in the 2020-21 season but has played for Basquet Girona, the team he founded in his native Spain. He played
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