Month: May 2024

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Bally Sports channels carried by the distributor Comcast went dark at the start of May after Comcast and
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Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame May 2, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA’s national office might be footing the bill for a settlement expected to be more than $2.7 billion in the
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 2, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has been ruled out for Game 6 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Bruins on Thursday. The Leafs trail the Bruins 3-2
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMay 2, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Georgia‘s Kirby Smart has received a new 10-year, $130 million deal that was approved by university officials Thursday in its annual athletics board of directors meeting. The deal
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Associated Press May 2, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Onsi Saleh was officially hired Thursday by the Hawks as an assistant general manager, coming to Atlanta from Golden State. Saleh served last season as vice president of basketball strategy and team counsel for the Warriors. He adds to a front office
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Associated Press May 2, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi left Thursday afternoon’s game against Washington with right groin tightness after throwing a pitch to Luis Garcia Jr. with one out in the top of the sixth inning. Eovaldi threw a 94 mph fastball to Garcia for
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 2, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption to play in next month’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, and his former promoter, Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya, engaged in a heated verbal exchange at a Wednesday news conference ahead of Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship defense vs. Mexican countryman Jaime Munguia
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are declining the fifth-year option for the 2025 season for running back Najee Harris on Thursday, a source told ESPN,
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — One day after having surgery to repair the ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was back leading his team through practice on Thursday. In the portion of practice open to media, Finch was walking around on
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Associated Press May 2, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska forward Rienk Mast will have surgery on his left knee and miss the 2024-25 season, coach Fred Hoiberg said Thursday. Mast, 22, who averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, said he plans to take a medical redshirt and
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Associated Press May 2, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Cleveland Cavaliers starting center Jarrett Allen did not practice as he continues to be slowed by a painful rib injury that could keep him out of Friday night’s critical Game 6 in Orlando. Allen didn’t dress for Cleveland’s 104-103 win in
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ESPN News Services May 2, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year Thursday. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. “It was a pretty clean performance and really solid
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Field Level Media May 2, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan and Jim Furyk have parted ways amicably after 25 years of working together. Cowan, who was on the bag for Tiger Woods in the late 1990s, is returning to the PGA Tour. Cowan is working with Taiwanese pro C.T.
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