Month: October 2024

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is scheduled to be a full participant in Wednesday’s practice for the first time since aggravating his calf
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 01:40 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 Oct 8, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright, among the transfers brought in by first-year coach Mark Byington, is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketball. “Due to the personal nature of medical information, no further details will be shared at
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ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week in the Raleigh area for their season opener at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Milton, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is projected to
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The annual NBA.com survey of all 30 of the league’s general managers has overwhelmingly tapped the Boston Celtics as its pick to repeat as NBA champions. The survey, conducted at the start of each season and polling all 30 front offices across The Association,
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ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox pitching legend and a beloved fan favorite, has died at the age of 83. Major League Baseball confirmed Tiant’s death on Tuesday, though a cause of death has not been disclosed. Tiant, nicknamed “El Tiante” and known for
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 09:38 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Oct 8, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers are signing veteran kicker Matthew Wright with Jake Moody injured, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Moody has a high ankle sprain and will miss Thursday night’s game at the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers also worked out kickers Randy Bullock,
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Abuse by “angry sports bettors” is one of the most common types of harassment college athletes receive, making up at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse, according to a new analysis conducted
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Making Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings the night of the national championship game has become something of a fool’s errand in the transfer portal era. Rosters change dramatically from one
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Oct 8, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after starting the season 2-3, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, has a 20-36 record as the team’s head coach. Saleh’s firing marks the first time in owner Woody
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Getty Images 55 minutes ago Welsh teenager Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development programme. The 19-year-old will drive in Formula E’s Women’s Test in Valencia, Spain, on 7 November and will then represent McLaren in the 2025 F1 Academy season, in an entry operated by Rodin Motorsport. Lloyd, whose family is from Pontypridd
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested early Tuesday morning on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault of an unborn child, according to Athens-Clarke
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