Month: December 2024

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions One of the largest bets ever reported on an NFL regular-season game — $3.1 million to win over $442,000 on the Philadelphia Eagles — was in jeopardy until the last minute
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 10:15 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, the largest
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J.J. Post, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 06:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s not every day a player switches position with their touchdown celebration. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is usually best known for blocking and catching passes. After scoring against the Cleveland Browns, however, Freiermuth — who also punted in
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Tulsa has hired East Tennessee State‘s Tre Lamb to be the program’s next head coach, it was announced Sunday. “We are so excited for Tre and his family to join TU,” Tulsa athletic
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Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 08:05 PM ET MIAMI — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost forward Evan Mobley in the first half of Sunday’s game at Miami with a left ankle sprain. The Cavaliers announced at halftime that he would be out for the second half. Mobley had four points in 12 first-half minutes. Mobley came
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, his agents told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The redshirt freshman will explore his transfer options
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Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul glanced up as a rookie during a game at Utah and read the words: “John Stockton, all-time steals and
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants fans have had enough of the losing. Even before they saw
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David Schoenfield, SweetSpot bloggerDec 8, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Dave Parker, the rifled-arm outfielder and 1978 National League MVP for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Dick Allen, the feared slugger for the Philadelphia Phillies and
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Frustration about a
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will sit out Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers
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Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler returned from a two-month break and nothing changed. He won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday with a 9-under 63 to tie the tournament record at Albany Golf Club and win by six shots. Scheffler, the first player since
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Class of 2025 quarterback Chase Herbstreit, the son of ESPN analyst and former Ohio
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 06:04 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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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham announced Sunday that he will return as the program’s head coach in 2025 for his 21st season. “I’m back,” Whittingham said in a statement posted on Utah football’s X account, which mimicked Michael Jordan’s return announcement to the NBA
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