Month: January 2024

Open Extended Reactions The NBA scouting calendar got cloudier on Friday, as two projected top picks playing overseas were both ruled out for most of the month of January. In Australia, Alex Sarr, ESPN’s projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, will miss approximately 2-3 weeks with a minor hip strain. The 7-foot-1
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Louisville added another offensive transfer on Friday with Toledo running back Peny Boone committing to the Cardinals, a source told ESPN. Boone was the MAC offensive player of the year
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Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Infielder Diego Castillo was claimed by the Mets off waivers from the Diamondbacks on Friday. The 26-year-old appeared in one big league game last year, flying out as a pinch hitter July 31. He hit .313 with 33 doubles, three home
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Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ricky Rubio‘s retirement from the NBA might have seemed abrupt, even puzzling, to some. Donovan Mitchell sensed it coming. And now that it has happened, Mitchell said he feels relieved for a teammate who became a cherished friend. On Thursday, Rubio, who left the
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Rays made a pair of trades Friday, acquiring outfielder Richie Palacios from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 07:06 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 — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of swelling
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 04:24 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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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without their top wide receivers Rashee Rice and Kadarius Toney and starting cornerback L’Jarius Sneed because of injuries for Sunday’s
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Jan 5, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former U.S. Open winner Gary Woodland is in the field for next week’s Sony Open in Hawaii, his entry coming just three months after he underwent brain surgery. The PGA Tour announced the 144-player field Friday for the year’s first full-field event. Woodland was diagnosed with
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 04:56 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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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou have struck a deal for a heavyweight boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced Friday on social media. The fight will take place on March 9, sources told ESPN. Joshua
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Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs and Royals announced Friday that both Kansas City franchises would remain in Jackson County, where Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums are located, if voters there approve the extension of an existing sales tax that has long paid for their
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs is accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting a minor during a team trip to the Bahamas in November. The lawsuit, a copy of which
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 5, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Auburn offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery is out after one season with the team. Montgomery, who served as Tulsa‘s coach from 2015 to 2022 before joining Hugh Freeze at Auburn, oversaw
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