Month: February 2024

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Former Houston Astros closer Ken Giles and top prospect Hurston Waldrep were among 23 non-roster players invited to spring training Friday by the Atlanta Braves. The six-time reigning NL East champion will have a total of 60 players in their big league
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Feb 2, 2024, 12:19 PM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars have asked FanDuel to reimburse them for some or all of the approximately $20 million in stolen proceeds a former employee lost on the site, but the company is unwilling to pay, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN. Amit Patel, a midlevel finance manager,
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Dan Hajducky, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions A complete set of Michael Jordan championship Air Jordan sneakers, worn by
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 2, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The Big Ten and SEC have formed a joint advisory group of university presidents, chancellors and athletic directors to “address the significant challenges facing college athletics” and how to improve
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury suffered a cut over his right eye that required stitches while sparring Friday and his undisputed heavyweight championship fight vs. Oleksandr Usyk on Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been postponed, Fury’s promoter, Queensberry, announced Friday. “I am absolutely devastated after
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Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Bernhard Langer tore his Achilles tendon while exercising and had surgery Friday, putting the 66-year-old German player out of golf during a year when he planned to play the Masters one last time. Langer last year broke Hale Irwin’s
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Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 11:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin received a $550,000 raise on Friday, increasing his salary to $1.4 million a year. Defensive tackles coach Nick Eason got a raise of $300,000 to $1.1 million, giving Dabo Swinney’s staff three assistants earning more than
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 2, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who recently retired after a decade in the league, has been named head coach at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, his alma mater. Miami Northwestern
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Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the
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Doug Greenberg Feb 2, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NFL’s season-long frenzy surrounding Taylor Swift is headed to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. As the fervor around Travis Kelce‘s superstar girlfriend hits the betting capital of the United States, sportsbooks around the country are trying to find ways to capitalize, even
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PA Media By Matt Warwick BBC Sport British Cycling says it faces a “race against the clock” to hold the Women’s Tour, after collaboration with the previous organiser became “untenable”. The governing body will run the men’s Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour after Sweetspot, which owed many thousands of pounds, was liquidated in January.
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Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 10:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Theo Epstein, who as Red Sox general manager was the architect of two World Series championships, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company, Fenway Sports Group. Epstein, who also helped the Chicago
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 2, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LeBron James will remain with the Los Angeles Lakers, agent Rich Paul made clear to ESPN on Friday. “LeBron won’t be traded, and we aren’t asking
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