Month: February 2024

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Running back Mike Davis, who played for six NFL teams in eight seasons, announced his retirement on Monday, his
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Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka put away Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 and set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Championships on Monday. The top four women — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said on Monday the team is “waiting” on free agent Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, to engage in contract
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 has appointed Teresa Gould, the league’s deputy commissioner, as its new commissioner beginning March 1. Gould, who takes over for George Kliavkoff, will become the first woman to
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After firing coach Jacque Vaughn, the Brooklyn Nets are promoting assistant Kevin Ollie to interim head coach, sources told ESPN. Ollie will run the Nets’ practice on Tuesday and start his head-coaching duties on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors, sources said. The Nets have
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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — On his first official day in camp, Juan Soto walked into George M. Steinbrenner Field, the sun barely up over the horizon, flashed
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. has agreed on a two-year, $21 million contract extension, agents Steven Heumann and Jess Holtz of CAA Basketball told ESPN on Monday. The deal keeps Conley — a significant stabilizing presence on the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed
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Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn became the first unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll this season, while Washington State jumped into the rankings Monday at No. 21 to end a 302-week drought stretching back to the 2007-08 season. The Huskies remained atop the
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ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon says baseball has “never been a top priority for me” and that he plays the sport “to make a living.” Rendon made his pointed remarks Monday as the Angels’ position players reported to spring training camp.
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Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona is expected to hire Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. The surprising move will be formalized soon, per sources, as Reed-Francois is expected to agree to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona’s
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Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Arizona — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout said he has no desire to be traded now and that he has encouraged Angels owner Arte
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Feb 19, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Jacque Vaughn on Monday morning, the team announced. The former NBA guard was in his second season as coach of the Nets, who are 21-33 and sit in 11th place in the East. The Nets ended a disappointing first half
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Feb 19, 2024, 10:10 AM Open Extended Reactions Alex Mitchell will miss the next Six Nations clash with a knee injury. Dan Mullan – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images England scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Scotland due to a knee injury, with Harry Randall coming in as
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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Liam Hendriks agreed to a two-year deal with the Boston Red Sox, sources told ESPN, a bet by the team that the All-Star reliever will
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