Month: February 2024

ESPN News Services Feb 9, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amazon Prime Video will carry an NFL postseason game next season, according to multiple reports. It will be the second straight year that an important NFL game will be carried exclusively on a streaming platform. The Jan. 13 AFC wild-card game between the
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Kansas City Chiefs will play in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers without All-Pro guard Joe Thuney because of a pectoral injury.
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — 76ers team president Daryl Morey expressed optimism on Friday that reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid would return from a knee injury in time for a possible postseason run. “We’re hopeful,” Morey said before the 76ers hosted the Atlanta Hawks and three days
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Second baseman Jonathan India and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Friday to a two-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing next week for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year. Selected fifth overall by Cincinnati in the 2018 amateur draft, India has hit .255
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Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UCLA coach Chip Kelly was named the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ohio State, the school announced Friday night. Kelly replaces Bill O’Brien, who was named coach at Boston College earlier Friday. Ohio State had hired O’Brien in mid-January as part of
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:52 PM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield died Friday, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school’s football stadium. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter to the university community that the 21-year-old Stanfield died while “surrounded by his family and his Furman
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders rounded out his Colorado coaching staff by bringing in Robert Livingston as defensive coordinator and sticking with Pat Shurmur to oversee the offense. In addition, Sanders added Phil Loadholt to revamp a shaky offensive line and Jason Phillips to
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Brady Henderson, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Seahawks plan to hire Aden Durde as
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has scheduled a March 5 election to determine whether the players will unionize — a step that would be unprecedented in American college sports. The National Labor Relations Board said the in-person election will take place on
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 05:23 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. — Roughly 70 media members formed a half-circle around a small backdrop at the Los Angeles
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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Getty Images Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed his first victory of the season in a sprint finish on stage four of the Tour of Colombia. Cavendish edged out home favourite Fernando Gaviria on the 181.8km route from Paipa to Zipaquira. The 38-year-old’s triumph was his first since reversing his decision to retire – and also the
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 03:50 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 The Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris to be their head coach last month, but franchise owner Arthur Blank wanted
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Field Level Media Feb 9, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe underwent successful surgery Friday for a core muscle injury and will be reevaluated in six weeks. Sharpe, 20, hasn’t played since Jan. 11, when he sustained a lower abdominal strain during a 139-77 loss to the Oklahoma
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Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Hawks, who allow the most points per game in the NBA and are struggling to remain above the cutoff line for the play-in tournament, surprised many by not making a move before Thursday’s trade deadline. There was much speculation the Hawks
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