Month: February 2024

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 04:18 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 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani took live batting practice for the second time Wednesday and saw just six
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Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dartmouth College will honor the memory of its winningest football coach by adding his name to its athletic complex next fall. Buddy Teevens, known nationally for his efforts to make football safer, died in September of injuries he had sustained in a bicycle accident
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ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle said Wednesday he’s progressing in his recovery from a dislocated right shoulder but didn’t rule out season-ending surgery. Speaking publicly for the first time since suffering the injury in a game against the Miami Heat on
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Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga experienced arm fatigue after throwing a side session during spring training and is being examined by trainers, manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday. “We’ll see [about an MRI],” Mendoza said. “We’ve got to get with the trainers. … I’ve
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 21, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Despite his life-long ties to the City of Brotherly Love, Kyle Lowry admitted Wednesday that playing for the Philadelphia 76ers — the team he grew up rooting for — was not something he dreamed of doing earlier in his NBA career.
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The Southland Conference suspended eight players Wednesday for their involvement in a massive college basketball brawl that followed Texas A&M-Commerce‘s 76-72 overtime victory at Incarnate Word on Monday
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ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 12:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eric Hosmer, a four-time Gold Glove winner who helped lead the Kansas City Royals to the 2015 World Series title, announced his retirement Wednesday. Hosmer, 34, made the announcement on social media while promoting his new media company, saying “the playing days are
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Feb 21, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Durant has a long history of not enjoying being in second. From being second-best on his high school team to being drafted second in 2007, he’s known for saying he is “tired of being second.” Perhaps that’s why he made time Tuesday to respond to
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Feb 21, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is set to return to the Miami Open next month after a five-year because of COVID-19 and U.S. travel restrictions, after being included on the entry list released by tournament organizers on Wednesday. The Serbian world No. 1 player owns a record-tying six Miami
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Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Starting what could be his final season with the New York Yankees, Gleyber Torres was clear about his intent. “I don’t want to leave,” the 27-year-old infielder said Wednesday. “I want to be a Yankee for life.” Torres was an All-Star
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Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joaquin Niemann competed outside LIV Golf in his offseason and got something money can’t buy. He was among three players given a special invitation Wednesday to play in the Masters. Augusta National also invited 21-year-old Ryo Hisatsune, the first Japanese player to be European
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson will present three winners a custom championship belt Saturday at the PFL vs. Bellator: Champs card in Saudi Arabia, PFL chairman Donn Davis told ESPN on Wednesday. Tyson will be in attendance for the event in Riyadh, which will pit
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