Month: January 2024

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal‘s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA will crown its first heavyweight champion early in 2024. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will fight fellow UFC veteran Alan Belcher for the title on March 2 in Orlando, the promotion announced Tuesday night. In
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Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The national champion Michigan Wolverines returned home Tuesday night to thunderous applause and screaming fans following their 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies. “Thank you so much for being here,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We had lofty aspirations and high
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ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers are listing Joel Embiid as out for Wednesday’s road game against the Atlanta Hawks due to swelling in his left knee. It will be the second straight game Embiid has missed after sitting out Saturday’s loss against the Utah Jazz.
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed on an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Spoelstra, 53, has established himself as one of the most respected and
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Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 points, freshman Milan Momcilovic made a baseline jumper with 30.2 seconds left and Iowa State beat No. 2 Houston 57-53 on Tuesday night to knock off the nation’s final unbeaten team. Iowa State (12-3, 1-1 Big 12)
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Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — New Padres reliever Yuki Matsui says he is not expecting to come in and become the closer right away but is looking forward to pitching in big late-inning situations. The 28-year-old left-hander is one of two new Padres relievers who will
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined Tuesday that it will not file felony charges against former
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Jan 9, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs are working toward an agreement, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Imanaga, 30, excelled during eight seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, going 74-55 with a 2.96 ERA and striking
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 08:32 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 — Injured superstar Ja Morant spoke up during the Memphis Grizzlies‘ emotional team meeting Tuesday morning in the wake of the
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Field Level Media Jan 9, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate the sport’s future, Rory McIlroy says he has a “dream scenario” with a global approach, tapping into markets such as Australia, South Africa and Japan. “Going forward, if everything is on the table,
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Alabama running back Jase McClellan, who led the Crimson Tide in rushing this season, announced Tuesday in an Instagram post that he plans to enter the 2024 NFL
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Jan 9, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers were incorrectly awarded three free throws in the waning seconds of Monday night’s 133-131 win over the Boston Celtics, the NBA announced in its Last Two Minute Report published Tuesday. Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis blocked Pacers forward Bennedict Mathurin‘s 3-point attempt with
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr welcomed Draymond Green back to practice from his indefinite suspension, Brandin Podziesmki started a round of applause. But Green didn’t think he deserved that. “I’ve cost my team enough. I’ve cost this organization
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Open Extended Reactions Ajax are interested in signing Jordan Henderson from Al Ettifaq, sources have told ESPN, but face competition from the Premier League and the Bundesliga for the England midfielder’s signature. Former Liverpool captain Henderson, who left Anfield last summer, is reportedly keen to return to the Premier League only months after moving to
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