Month: October 2024

Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for
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Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — New Reds manager Terry Francona has hired hitting coach Chris Valaika away from the Cleveland Guardians, Cincinnati announced Friday. Valaika, 39, has been Cleveland’s hitting coach for three years, dating back to Francona’s time running the team. The former infielder played in
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves hired Tim Hyers as hitting coach Thursday after a shake-up of manager Brian Snitker’s staff. Hyers, 53, joins the Braves after spending the last three seasons in the same capacity with the Texas Rangers, where he was part of
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Mark Carlson will be the World Series umpire crew chief, and Andy Fletcher, Mark Ripperger and Carlos Torres will make their Fall Classic debuts. Torres, a 46-year-old who began his big league career in 2015, will work the plate for the
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — DeAndre Hopkins has three first-team All-Pro selections and seven 1,000-yard receiving seasons. He has played on some good teams but never one that ventured
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Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce are expected to return from injury and make their season debuts for the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Detroit. Hughes, 21, hurt his shoulder training in the offseason. Pesce broke a leg in the playoffs
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ESPN News Services Oct 24, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor franchise great Fernando Valenzuela with a jersey patch in the World Series and during the 2025 season. The team unveiled the patch on Thursday — a circular design with a black background, his name in white and
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The NBA oddsmaking team at Caesars Sportsbook wanted to keep it simple — Bronny James over/under 0.5 points in Tuesday’s opener between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. It would
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — A lot has happened
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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 24, 2024, 08:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Five-time major champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles pairing in history, were named to the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 on Thursday. They will be inducted Aug. 23
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 24, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Penn State coach James Franklin declined to answer questions from reporters Wednesday after two of his former players were accused by police of raping a 17-year-old girl
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