Month: August 2024

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit will miss the start of training camp while he recovers from an operation on his right knee. Brossoit had meniscus surgery on Tuesday in Chicago. Team physician Michael Terry said Wednesday that Brossoit is expected to return in
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Aug 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated boxing match between the legendary Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium. The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to
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Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Miguel Andujar on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Aug. 25 with a core muscle injury and recalled infielder Nick Allen from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday. Andujar, the A’s’ primary left fielder for most of the
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson will start at quarterback in the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season opener in Atlanta, coach Mike Tomlin announced Wednesday. Wilson, who signed
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said Wednesday that there is no deadline for the tour to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia’s
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Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners reinstated shortstop J.P. Crawford from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, and optioned outfielder Dominic Canzone to Triple-A Tacoma. The Mariners’ shortstop has been on the IL since July 23 with a right hand fracture, after he was hit
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West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has retired from international cricket, ending a career that began in 2012. The 36-year-old played 59 Tests, 25 ODIs and two T20Is picking up a total of 202 wickets. “During the past 12 years,” Gabriel said on Instagram on Wednesday, “I have dedicated myself to playing international cricket for
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Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, one day after straining his left hamstring while covering first base against the Guardians. Lorenzen, who was acquired in a July 29 trade with the Texas Rangers,
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Florida State coach Mike Norvell said Wednesday it was “sickening” that his team came up short to Georgia Tech in the season opener last week, in his first comments
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs signed quarterback Bailey Zappe to their practice squad after his release from the New England Patriots, a source confirmed. The Chiefs carried
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