Month: December 2024

Dec 23, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell suffered a torn ACL and dislocated kneecap in Saturday’s 27-19 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday. Ryans also said there are “other things” Dell will need to get repaired when he undergoes surgery. Dell wasn’t the only Texans
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Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern Conference teams considering the league put 10 teams into Monday’s AP Top 25. The Volunteers (11-0) and Tigers (11-1) spent a
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Field Level Media Dec 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stewart Cink has committed to play full-time on the PGA Tour Champions circuit in 2025. Cink, 51, who joined the PGA Tour in 1997, has eight career wins in 689 events. He’s earned almost $44 million. Winner of The Open Championship in 2009,
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Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton. Coach Kirby Smart said Monday that Georgia is preparing Stockton to start in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against No. 3 Notre
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions A Notre Dame defense that has overcome key injuries all season must do so again as standout defensive lineman Rylie Mills will miss the remainder of the College Football Playoff
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Former Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles slugger Eloy Jimenez is in agreement on a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, sources tell ESPN. Jimenez, 28, is
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Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comDec 23, 2024, 11:09 AM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source
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Dec 23, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran slugger Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on social media. McCutchen received a one-year deal worth $5 million, a source told ESPN, confirming a report by MLB.com. Source: He’s back. pic.twitter.com/I2FqZJA2l9 — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) December 23, 2024 The 16-year-veteran
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Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. Johnson, who had briefly played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, died after his neck was cut by Petgrave’s skate in
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Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 23, 2024, 09:40 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Walker Buehler and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $21.05 million contract, sources told ESPN, sending the pitcher who
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Jeff Wagenheim Dec 23, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The year of the champion. That’s what 2024 has been in the UFC. How so?There were 16 title fights this year, and in 11 of those, the defending champion walked out of the cage still holding onto the belt. That might not seem so
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 09:47 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Georgia Tech transfer wide receiver Eric Singleton Jr. has signed with Auburn, the school announced Monday. Singleton is the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 3 overall
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