Month: February 2024

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Top-seeded Frances Tiafoe advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over 19-year-old fellow American Alex Michelsen on Thursday night. Tiafoe gave himself three match points with a backspinning drop volley that landed so close to the
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Sahith Theegala returned from a lengthy weather delay to finish off a 6-under 65, taking the early lead in the unfinished first round of the Phoenix Open on Thursday. Five days after weather shortened the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to 54
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Mike Coppinger Paul Gutierrez Close Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as
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Feb 8, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was named the NFL MVP on Thursday night, the second time he’s won the award in the last five seasons. Jackson received 493 points in the voting, with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott finishing second with 152 points. Jackson received 49
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NFL Nation, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 09:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Before the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS), the best of the NFL gathered at the Resorts World Theatre for Thursday’s NFL Honors. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar
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Field Level Media Feb 8, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Harold Varner III and Paul Casey each shot a 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead at LIV Golf Las Vegas on Thursday. Varner went bogey-free with seven birdies at Las Vegas Country Club, while Casey absorbed his only bogey of the day
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Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls did not make a move ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the third consecutive year the team has stood pat at the deadline. Bulls vice president Arturas Karnisovas reiterated several times during a video call with reporters shortly after the deadline
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ESPN News Services Feb 8, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Former professional baseball and football player Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a running back who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn, has won a $21 million verdict in his civil case against his niece and nephew for trying to extort him. The Feb.
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant in his white No. 8 jersey with his right index finger
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Just days before the Super Bowl, an interesting development was shaping up at Caesars Sportsbook — there were more bets on Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 05:58 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. — The abrupt end to Clayton Kershaw‘s 2023 season triggered a combination of decisions unlike any
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Feb 8, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was cited with “careless and negligent” driving after a car crash Tuesday night that left a man with a partial amputation on his right leg, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department. Highsmith was not hurt in the crash, which occurred as he was driving
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Feb 8, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby had surgery to remove a loose bone fragment in his right elbow and will miss a minimum of three weeks, the team announced Thursday. Anunoby had tried resting, but this procedure turned out to be the best route to get
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Field Level Media Feb 8, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Thursday that defenseman Mikhail Sergachev underwent surgery to stabilize fractures to his left tibia and fibula. There is no timetable for his return to the ice. Sergachev, 25, left Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to the host New York Rangers
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Field Level Media Feb 8, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As a U.S. Senate committee investigates the possibility of a PGA Tour merger with LIV Golf, bankers and consultants who advise Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund have testified that they face “criminal and financial penalties” if they cooperate with the probe. According to
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