Month: February 2024

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns acquired Royce O’Neale from the Brooklyn Nets and David Roddy from the Memphis Grizzlies for a trio of second-round picks, sources confirmed to ESPN. As part of the deal, Brooklyn is receiving Keita Bates-Diop and Jordan Goodwin, while Yuta Watanabe and
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The SEC will distribute $741 million to its 14 member universities, about $51.3 million per school, from the 2022-23 fiscal year, commissioner Greg Sankey
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 12:56 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have named an unchanged starting team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham,
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions HENDERSON, Nev. — General manager Brett Veach is aware of the challenge the Kansas City Chiefs face in re-signing both defensive tackle Chris Jones and cornerback L’Jarius Sneed
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte. The
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers made a pair of trades with fellow contenders atop the Eastern Conference standings in the closing moments before the NBA’s trade deadline Thursday, sending Patrick Beverley to the Milwaukee Bucks and Jaden Springer to the Boston Celtics for second-round picks, sources
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks have acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guards Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. For New York, which is currently dealing with
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Feb 8, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to crown the first undisputed strawweight champion in women’s boxing history, March 29 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona (ESPN/ESPN+). The fight will be the co-main event on the card featuring the Oscar Valdez-Liam Wilson junior lightweight
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ESPN News Services Feb 8, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adolis García and the Texas Rangers agreed Thursday to a $14 million, two-year contract, according to multiple reports. The deal avoids a salary arbitration hearing for the AL Championship Series MVP and the World Series champions. The deal through 2025 is pending a
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Following a tumultuous but successful season that culminated with a national championship, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel has been named the chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee for
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brooklyn Nets acquired Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Schroder, 30, was averaging 13.7 points and 6.1 assists in 30.6 minutes per game for Toronto, which signed him
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Oklahoma City Thunder fortified their roster for a playoff push by acquiring Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for guard Tre Mann and forward Davis Bertans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hayward is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Eric Peterson has been named president of Iowa Speedway as the track prepares for its first NASCAR Cup Series race in June, NASCAR announced Thursday. Peterson, who replaced David Hyatt, has been NASCAR’s West Region senior director for corporate sales and
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