Month: February 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England’s John Ryder announced his retirement from boxing Tuesday at age 35 following back-to-back losses. Ryder (32-7, 18 KOs), rated No. 9 by ESPN at super middleweight, made his announcement 10 days after he was dropped four times en route to a ninth-round TKO
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — A teachers’ union political group has filed a second legal effort seeking to block Nevada from spending taxpayer funds to build a baseball stadium on the current site of the Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip for the relocated Oakland
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 07:34 PM ET HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Southern Mississippi coach Jay Ladner was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering what the school described as a “heart-related medical emergency.” School officials said Ladner is expected to make a full recovery, but will step away from the team for now. Associate head coach Juan Cardona
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Feb 6, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Second baseman Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Altuve was set to hit free agency after this season, but he will now remain with the team for which he has played since
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 6, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter said goodbye to the program after two years Tuesday, as he prepares to return to the NFL. Minter, who helped Michigan win its first national
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Kris Rhim, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz doubled down on coach Jim Harbaugh’s “multiple championships” declaration, promising to deliver owner Dean Spanos at least two more rings, in Tuesday’s introductory news conference. “We’re going to build a consistent winner here,”
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A judge on Tuesday kept in place for now the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement, denying a request for a temporary restraining order by the states of Tennessee and Virginia. The attorneys general of
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck all came together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate their athletes. The call
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Ricky Rubio signed a short-term contract with Barcelona on Tuesday, a month after he announced that his 12-year NBA career was over. The 33-year-old Rubio, who had stepped away from playing to address mental health issues, agreed to a deal through
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Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets activated forward Mark Scheifele from injured reserve prior to Tuesday’s game against the host Pittsburgh Penguins. Scheifele has been sidelined six games due to a lower-body injury. The Jets placed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers. Scheifele, 30, has totaled 41
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Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn’t exactly extending a warm embrace to the Oakland Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city. In fact, Goodman said the team’s stadium plan “does not make sense” and that A’s ownership should
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Stephen Holder, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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