Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Tennessee is under NCAA investigation for violations related to name, image and likeness, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The investigation puts the Volunteers in the crosshairs for potential sanctions as a repeat violator. Tennessee is fresh off an NCAA ruling
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Jan 30, 2024, 09:34 AM Open Extended Reactions Marcus Smith is in doubt for England’s Six Nations opener against Italy. Photo by David Ramos – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images England fly-half Marcus Smith limped off during a training session on Monday and could be sidelined for this weekend’s Six Nations opener against Italy With
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 30, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Rodolfo Borrell was hired as Austin FC sporting director in the summer of 2023. Kara Hawley/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK In 2018, Rodolfo Borrell’s vision of what he could accomplish
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 01:59 PM 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. Open
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA all-time 3-point leader Stephen Curry and WNBA single-season 3-point record holder Sabrina Ionescu will compete in a 3-point contest at All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis on Feb. 17. This is the first time an NBA and WNBA player will go head-to-head in this kind
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Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor from the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday for a player to be named or cash. Taylor made his major league debut last season, appearing in 31 games for the Royals. He hit .200 with 11
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 01:05 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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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd has seen enough to declare that All-Star guard Luka Doncic is the best player in franchise history.
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 30, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Three days before its season opener in Mexico, the LIV Golf League on Tuesday announced the signing of England’s Tyrrell Hatton to join Jon
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 12:34 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are expected to hire former Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith as their next offensive coordinator, league sources confirmed to
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Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Caribbean Series gets underway Thursday at Miami’s LoanDepot Park. This year, seven countries will compete: Venezuela (Tiburones de La Guaira), Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas), Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo), Panama (Federales de Chiriqui), Curacao (Curaçao Suns) and Nicaragua (Gigantes de Rivas). Last year, the Dominican
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Overtime, best known for its elite professional basketball league featuring some of the top 16-20 year-olds in the world outside the NCAA, will return to boxing for a second year of events that begin March 29, officials told ESPN. Overtime launched its boxing efforts
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJan 30, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions The Florida State board of trustees has filed an amended complaint to its lawsuit against the ACC, alleging the conference engaged in “self-dealing” when former commissioner John Swofford made
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