Month: February 2024

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — With Kansas City bidding to become the first NFL team to win back-to-back championships in 20 years, Patrick Mahomes said the Chiefs would “put our
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Max Purcell won a tiebreaker in the deciding set after letting two match points get away, beating Mitchell Krueger 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) in the first round of the Dallas Open on Monday night. The sixth-seeded Australian won six consecutive points in
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 5, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff management committee unanimously agreed upon an undisclosed amount of money for incoming ACC member SMU that will go to the conference, but it’s still less than
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s state auditor filed court papers Monday renewing his call for Brett Favre to repay the state for welfare money the auditor says was improperly spent on projects backed by the retired NFL quarterback. Auditor Shad White’s demand of nearly $730,000
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are working to hire Shane Bowen to be their defensive
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 07:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald was hospitalized Monday, a day after suffering a cardiac event while returning from the NHL’s All-Star festivities in Toronto. The 70-year-old McDonald wrote on a social media post Monday that he had what he described as a “cardiac event”
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ESPN News Services Feb 5, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viktor Hovland, the No. 4 player in the World Golf Ranking, and No. 5 Xander Schauffele have both withdrawn from this week’s WM Phoenix Open, the PGA Tour announced Monday. Hovland finished in a tie for 58th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am,
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A National Labor Relations Board regional official has decided that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first labor union for NCAA athletes. All 15 members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team signed
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 05:16 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 ATLANTA — It was simple for Raheem Morris, really. This, he felt, was home. The concept of coming home
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Feb 5, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has a right midfoot sprain and will be reevaluated by team doctors in about three to four weeks, the team announced Monday. Vanderbilt was hurt late in last week’s win over the Boston Celtics. After missing the first 20 games
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Field Level Media Feb 5, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Reds signed two-time All-Star infielder and Cincinnati native Josh Harrison to a minor league contract. The deal announced Monday by Harrison’s agency, MSM, includes an invitation to spring training. Harrison, 36, is a career .270 hitter over 1,208 games in 13 seasons
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 5, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. LONDON, Ontario — The London Police Service cited a discovery of new evidence for reopening an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving five players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team. Chief Thai Truong
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