Month: December 2024

Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — The fourth quarter had just begun when
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions There are a multitude of surprising storylines in college basketball this season. Auburn and Tennessee lead an SEC that could break the record for at-large berths in the
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Dec 23, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Joc Pederson and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a contract pending a physical, sources tell ESPN. News of the deal was first reported by The Athletic. Last a designated hitter with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pederson, 32, declined his mutual option for the 2025
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Ryana MacDonald-Gay has earned her place in England’s Women’s Ashes Test squad after making a successful debut in South Africa this month. MacDonald-Gay, the 20-year-old seam bowler, has played two ODIs and one T20I after making her international debut on England’s tour of Ireland in September. She impressed both captain Heather Knight and South Africa’s
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Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 23, 2024, 02:37 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Sean Manaea and the New York Mets are in agreement on a three-year, $75 million contract, sources told ESPN, keeping the veteran with
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Associated Press Dec 23, 2024, 01:44 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Grand Slam winning doubles player Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement on Monday after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 01:56 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Like
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — It’s uncommon for a rookie quarterback to make his first start in late December on a team still vying for a playoff spot, when the incumbent starter has not been injured. But that’s exactly what happened with the Atlanta Falcons
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 22, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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