Month: March 2024

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE NCAA MEN’S basketball tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday, beginning a magical sporting event that unifies the country every year for nearly a month. The tournament that gave us UCLA’s dominance, Villanova’s perfection and Butler’s pluck remains poised for another edition of upsets,
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — VICTOR Wembanyama slumped in the chair in front of his locker following the Spurs’ 117-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Feb. 3. Rather than meet with the media at the podium outside the locker room, he held his postgame availability
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Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterMar 14, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions Dylan Cease nearly earned the AL Cy Young award for his work during the 2022 season, when the right-hander
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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As Dartmouth men’s basketball players move toward forming the first labor union in college sports, a majority of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing — though younger respondents are more supportive. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Oliver Bearman says it was “really fulfilling” to have Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso praise him after his Formula 1 debut. The 18-year-old Briton finished seventh at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after replacing Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Bearman told BBC Sport: “It was a proud
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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 02:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford III scored 22 points and No. 5 seed Montana State beat third-seeded Montana 85-70 on Wednesday night to win the Big Sky Conference tournament championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. Montana State (17-17) advances to the
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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Donovan Mitchell returned from a seven-game absence and the Cleveland Cavaliers stemmed a two-game slide with style and on the road against an opponent that has been hard to beat lately. Mitchell scored 14 points, Darius Garland had 27 points and
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Field Level Media Mar 13, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets named veteran left-hander Jose Quintana their Opening Day starter on Wednesday. The Mets start the season at home on March 28 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Freddy Peralta was tabbed by the Brewers to start. Quintana, 35, is 0-1 with
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 13, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back and is expected to miss around three months, sources told ESPN on
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic‘s streak of seven straight triple-doubles was snapped Wednesday, when he exited a 109-99 win over the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Saint Louis is expected to move on from head coach Travis Ford after eight seasons, sources told ESPN. The Billikens’ season ended Wednesday with an 83-73 loss to Duquesne
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Mar 13, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Linebacker Eric Kendricks, who earlier on Wednesday agreed to a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, has instead decided to join the Dallas Cowboys, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Kendricks’ agreement with Dallas is for one year, sources told ESPN’s Todd Archer. Cowboys defensive coordinator
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 10:15 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 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Wearing a pale gray suit with a red tie and black sneakers, Kirk Cousins stood
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Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With college basketball’s portal season about to tip off, athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year if they meet conditions while a lawsuit continues against the NCAA, the organization said Wednesday. The NCAA issued the
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