Month: February 2024

Field Level Media Feb 29, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been ruled out of Thursday’s 2023 NBA Finals rematch against the Nuggets in Denver due to a left knee injury. Herro is not alone on the sideline for the undermanned Heat, who will be without center Thomas
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Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — For more than a quarter century, Phillies fans considered Dollar Hot Dog Night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst. Those dog days of April — when the Philly weather is cold and
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid spoke to the media Thursday afternoon for the first time since he suffered a knee injury a month ago and said he hopes he will be able to return sometime before the regular season is over.
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Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 01:25 PM ET DALLAS — A judge has upheld a decision requiring Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman who says the billionaire is her biological father. A Texas judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Jones of
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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has built a reputation in Bellator for being relentless. That apparently applies to not just his aggressiveness inside the cage but also his persistent desire to get in there and fight. Freire will defend his featherweight championship against Jeremy Kennedy on
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 29, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has called for “more transparency” from Red Bull after the company rejected a complaint against Christian Horner. A female colleague had complained about inappropriate behaviour from Red Bull’s team principal. The company said they had “dismissed” the grievance after a “fair, rigorous
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ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 4-year-old son of Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson is out of the pediatric intensive care unit at a Florida hospital, where he’d been since the weekend when he was struck by a car. Toby Swanson’s mother, Madison Swanson, posted the news
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Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Bill Hillgrove is retiring as the play-by-play voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers after three decades on the job. The team made the announcement Thursday, although the 83-year-old will continue to be on the mic for the University of Pittsburgh football and men’s
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ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions South Carolina has hired former NFL player and assistant coach Mike Furrey as its wide receivers coach, the third person to hold that position since the season ended. Furrey, who led the NFC with 98 catches in 2006 with the Detroit Lions, was
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Charlotte Hornets are planning to hire Brooklyn Nets executive Jeff Peterson as the franchise’s next head of basketball operations, and the sides expect to reach a contractual agreement soon, sources told ESPN on Thursday. At 35 years old, Peterson is completing a meteoric
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