Month: March 2024

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE — Agent Scott Boras said Monday that just in the last week, four new teams have inquired about free agent pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. The extent
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Freshman Joseph Tugler, one of top-ranked Houston‘s best defenders, broke a bone in his right foot and will miss the remainder of the season, coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday. Tugler will have surgery Thursday, Sampson said. “That’s a big hit. Everyone will
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Mar 4, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Denver Broncos announced Monday that they have informed quarterback Russell Wilson that he will be released after the 2024 league year begins next Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. “We spoke with Russell Wilson today to inform him of his release after the start of the
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Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterMar 4, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Josh Donaldson, who won the American League MVP during a 13-year career, announced his retirement Monday. Donaldson, 38, made the announcement on the podcast of
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 03:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston Southern promoted interim men’s basketball coach Saah Nimley to the permanent job going forward. Buccaneers athletic director Jeff Barber announced Nimley’s full-time hiring on Monday. Nimley, a former Charleston Southern player, joined the coaching staff in 2019 and was
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray left his spring training start for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Washington Nationals with tightness in his right hamstring Monday after getting two outs in the second inning. The three-time All-Star had struck
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Taylor Swift’s boyfriend has taken shaking it off to another level. Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who began dating the pop music superstar during this past season, will be honored Tuesday night with a bobblehead giveaway when the Cleveland
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 12:57 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Pacific has relieved Leonard Perry of his head-coaching duties after three seasons, the school announced Monday. He has been reassigned to other duties at the school, according to the
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Eagles star center
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Mar 4, 2024, 01:40 PM Open Extended Reactions Italy flanker Jake Polledri has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 28, having failed to recover completely from a serious knee injury, he said on Monday. Polledri, born in England, qualified for Italy through his grandparents and played for them at Under-20 level
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMar 4, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been another action-packed weekend in European soccer, so let’s review. Sunday brought the Manchester derby and with it, a fresh reminder as to how far back Man United are from Pep Guardiola and Man City. Real Madrid returned to Valencia,
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Field Level Media Mar 4, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Former major league middle infielder UL Washington, who was known for his time playing in Kansas City and his trademark toothpick, died over the weekend after a reported battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. Washington played 11 seasons with three teams, most notably the
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Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Austin Eckroat waited a long time to become a winner on the PGA Tour. Another day didn’t hurt. Eckroat got the first victory of his tour career Monday, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by 3 shots
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