Month: August 2024

Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NBA schedule release has arrived, with marquee matchups on opening night. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Boston Celtics tip off the season against the New York Knicks on ring night. That showdown is followed by a meeting between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA’s Christmas Day games
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles sent top prospect Coby Mayo to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday after he went 1-for-17 in his first stint in the major leagues. Mayo did produce his first career hit Wednesday night against Washington, but the Orioles optioned him and
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge halted a lawsuit by Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm against the Major League Baseball Players Association, ruling Thursday the case should be heard by an arbitrator. Rimas Sports, under its corporate name Diamond Sports LLC, sued
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — For the second straight day, the Atlanta Falcons have made a big splash — and indicated just how serious they are about contention in 2024. The Falcons signed free agent safety Justin Simmons, a two-time Pro Bowl selection,
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The 2025 spring training schedule opens Feb. 20 when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs in the Cactus League opener at Glendale, Arizona, and Grapefruit League play starts the following day when the New York Yankees host the Rays
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 15, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff selection committee will no longer use conference championships as one of its tiebreakers because the new 12-team format guarantees bids for the five highest-ranked conference winners,
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is “excited” to get back into a game
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Aug 15, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Former NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was arrested Wednesday in North Carolina after allegedly driving drunk. According to court records, Busch was pulled over after driving 63 mph in a 45 mph zone in Iredell County, North Carolina. An officer reported that Busch had “red glassy eyes” and that alcohol
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Wrigley Field will host two college hockey doubleheaders in January after the NHL’s Winter Classic is played there, the Big Ten and Chicago Cubs announced Thursday. “The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series” will feature three men’s games and one women’s game.
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 15, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State will start Will Howard, a transfer from Kansas State, at quarterback to open the 2024 season, coach Ryan Day announced Thursday. Howard, who started 28 games for Kansas
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ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants to give quarterback Colin Kaepernick a job — on his coaching staff, not his roster. “If that was ever the path he was to take, I think that would be tremendous,” Harbaugh told USA Today Sports.
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Buffalo Bills starting linebacker Matt Milano, who left Tuesday’s practice injured, tore his biceps and will be out indefinitely, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Milano will undergo surgery with the hope of trying to return later this season, possibly in December. Editor’s Picks 1
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