Month: March 2024

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The percentage of Major League Baseball players born outside the United States dipped slightly to 27.8%, its lowest level since 2016. There were 264 players from 19 countries and territories outside of the 50 states among 949 players on Opening Day
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. Open
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James Regan Mar 29, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Ben Whittaker steps into the ring at London’s Bronx Boxing Gym ahead of his media workout on Thursday, heads instantly turn to get a glimpse of England’s latest rising star. Whittaker (6-0 5 KOs) is used to turning heads now. His last fight
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Strome has been fined $5,000 for cross-checking Seattle Kraken forward Tye Kartye on Thursday. The league’s department of player safety announced the fine Friday. The money goes to the NHL players’ emergency assistance fund. The cross-checking occurred
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers. Fedotov, whose NHL career was delayed following a forced stint in Russian military service, had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated Thursday by CSKA Moscow. Fedotov and
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez and Steve Claggett are finalizing a deal for a June 29 fight in Miami for Lopez’s WBO junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN. The 140-pound title fight will headline Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) made the first defense
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Igor Severino, who was released from the UFC after biting his opponent last weekend, said there is “nothing that could justify” his actions that night. Severino, of
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker’s family stayed out of Philadelphia on Opening Day. Snitker called out Phillies fans in spring training for what he said was objectionable behavior from them in the playoffs toward his wife and other Atlanta friends and family
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions James Madison has hired Morehead State‘s Preston Spradlin as its new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Friday. Spradlin is coming off his second NCAA tournament appearance with the
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Field Level Media Mar 29, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Cavaliers on March 18 in the wake of injuries to guard Donovan Mitchell (nasal fracture), forward Evan Mobley
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Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 11:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gerry McNamara has signed a deal to take over as the men’s basketball coach at Siena, deciding to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player and assistant before eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange. McNamara’s signing was announced by
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