Month: December 2024

Field Level Media Dec 5, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka was fined $50,000 by the NBA for his actions during Tuesday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game. Udoka was docked for confronting and directing profane language toward a game official, failing to leave the
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Dan Hajducky, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions Mykalai Kontilai, the broadcast executive-turned-entrepreneur who bought Jackie Robinson’s
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from Canada’s NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19,
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Kentucky is losing a starting wide receiver to the transfer portal for the second straight day, as Barion Brown will follow Dane Key and leave the program. Brown, who ranked
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Thursday that he’s hopeful running back Trevor Etienne, who missed the No. 5 Bulldogs’ past three games with a
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Japanese pitcher Koyo Aoyagi was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent through 5 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 17. Aoyagi, a 5-foot-11 right-hander who turns 31 on Wednesday, was 2-3 with
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:44 PM 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 Luis Severino and the Athletics are in agreement on a three-year, $67 million free agent contract that is the largest guarantee in the franchise’s history,
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Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Jake Trotter Close Jake Trotter ESPN Senior Writer 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
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 12:44 PM 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 FRISCO, Texas — The
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Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions The San Antonio Spurs ruled out star Victor Wembanyama for Thursday’s game at Frost Bank Center against the Chicago Bulls due to bilateral low
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is set to receive a five-year contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Manuel, who also chairs the College Football Playoff selection committee, has
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Dec 5, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is time for national boxing federations to decide if their athletes will be at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics under a new global body or if the sport will miss out, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The boxing competition at the
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Brent Strom was hired Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ assistant pitching coach. Brent Strom, who was previously a pitching coach with the Diamondbacks, will now be an assistant pitching coach for the Pirates. Chris Coduto/Getty Images The 76-year-old will work with Oscar Marin,
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