Month: February 2024

Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Cornerback Denver Harris has chosen his third school in as many years, transferring to UTSA. Harris was the No. 25 overall recruit in the 2022 ESPN 300, ranked as one
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 02:18 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 A year after the Kansas City Chiefs proved the yearly Madden NFL football simulation of the Super Bowl wrong,
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Atlanta’s Trae Young is going back to the All-Star Game after all, and Toronto’s Scottie Barnes will play in the NBA’s showcase event for the first time. NBA commissioner Adam Silver picked Young and Barnes as injury replacements on Tuesday, adding
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Feb 6, 2024, 01:02 PM Open Extended Reactions Rassie Erasmus will coach champions South Africa to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with former Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery added to the technical team as defence coach and ex-New Zealand flyhalf Tony Brown signed to sharpen the attack. Erasmus returns as head coach after four years, a
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Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy confirmed he will defend his Scottish Open title at The Renaissance Club from July 11-14 ahead of The 152nd Open the following week. McIlroy, 34, birdied the final two holes last year to edge Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre by a shot and
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals owner John Sherman remembers hanging along the fence at spring training in Arizona back in 2020, shortly after he had purchased the club from David Glass, and watching top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. rip line drives to every part
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:39 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 Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached agreement on a new contract, ensuring that one of
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Feb 6, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time major winner Boris Becker said he has stepped down as coach of Denmark’s world No. 7 Holger Rune, effective immediately, due to “private and professional responsibilities.” Becker returned to the tennis circuit last October to coach Rune, who went on to compete in the eight-player
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse has dismissed Benny Williams from its men’s basketball program. The school announced Williams’ exit Tuesday without disclosing the reason for the 6-foot-9 forward’s removal. The statement announcing the decision said “everyone involved with the program wishes Benny the best.” Williams
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The Big 12 will announce a $25,000 fine for Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades, who called the officiating in his team’s home win over Iowa State on Saturday
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 11:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GANDIA, Spain — Oleksandr Usyk says he doesn’t judge Tyson Fury for sustaining a cut while sparring which forced their heavyweight boxing unification fight to be postponed. The fight was delayed from Feb. 17 to May 18, still in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after Fury
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 11:35 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions A day after a historic ruling that could change collegiate sports by allowing NCAA athletes to unionize, St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said the sport needs a “salary
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Feb 6, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wide receiver Kadarius Toney said Monday night that his profanity-filled rant on social media wasn’t directed at the Kansas City Chiefs and instead was directed at fans of his former team, the New York Giants. In an Instagram Live post that went viral on the Sunday
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