Month: December 2024

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January. Tennis Australia said Wawrinka would be joined at Melbourne Park — where the main draw begins on Jan. 12 — by Australians Tristan
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Dec 13, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bronny James‘ first road game in the G League resulted in the highest-scoring output of his young career Thursday night. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie scored a game-high 30 points on 13-of-23 shooting as his South Bay Lakers fell to the Valley Suns 106-100 in Tempe,
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Flyers center Scott Laughton felt a huge sense of pride when his second goal of the game gave him 100 in his career. Laughton had another major milestone in sight: He added two empty-net goals to tie Philadelphia’s team record of four
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNDec 12, 2024, 10:29 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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United States men’s national team winger Alejandro Zendejas scored a 49th minute game-winner for Club América in a 2-1 victory against Monterrey in Thursday’s first leg of the Liga MX final. Held at Puebla’s Estadio Cuauhtemoc — Club América’s temporary home for the championship series — the final first kicked off with an early injury
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tony Gibson jumped right into recruiting at Marshall in his first college head coaching job after nearly three decades as an assistant. It involved his own players. The roster took an immediate hit after Charles Huff was named coach at Southern Miss on Sunday
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Virginia Tech has fired defensive coordinator Chris Marve as part of staff changes following the regular season. Marve, in his third season with the program, is out alongside offensive line
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ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2024, 09:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. announced Thursday night he has decided to enter the transfer portal, meaning the Terrapins are likely to have a new starter at the position for a second straight season. Edwards said on social media
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Arizona is set to hire Marshall‘s Seth Doege as its new offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday night. Doege, a former Texas Tech quarterback who played in the
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Travis Hunter is a throwback-type player — an elite receiver one moment, a lockdown cornerback the next — who rarely leaves the field and has a knack for making big plays all over it. The Colorado Buffaloes‘ two-way standout (see: unicorn)
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston receiver Nico Collins was fined about $5,000 this week for throwing a football into the stands after a touchdown against the Titans. Collins said it was “definitely worth it” because it was a little kid who caught the ball. “The only
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Chiefs and Browns at opposite ends of NFL spectrum as they meet 4 years after tight playoff matchup — When they met in the postseason four years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns were both ascending teams. With young quarterbacks and dynamic playmakers, it appeared to be the start of a budding rivalry.
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 07:18 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will be out for six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Zegras had surgery Thursday, the team announced. Zegras was injured last week on a fairly innocent-looking play during the Ducks’ 4-1
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