Month: December 2024

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 12:30 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — With LeBron James in the midst of his worst outside shooting
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Associated Press Dec 2, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State leading receiver, Jordyn Tyson, will not play in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game against No. 16 Iowa State due to an unspecified injury. Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham said on Monday that Tyson is out indefinitely after being injured
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 11:34 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 Four-star running back Jonathan Hatton decommitted from Oklahoma Monday night, he told ESPN, pulling
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Todd Greenberg has been announced as the new Cricket Australia chief executive to take over from Nick Hockley when he steps down from the role at the end of the summer. Greenberg, the current Australian Cricketers’ Association CEO and former CEO of the National Rugby League, had long been the front-runner to replace Hockley. He
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 2, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will meet in a Feb. 22
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Alabama’s odds to make the College Football Playoff shifted significantly Monday, with the Crimson Tide going from small underdogs to odds-on favorites to earn a spot in the 12-team field at
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 09:20 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt is finalizing a new five-year deal that will extend him at the school through 2029 and increase his compensation, sources told ESPN Monday. The deal still needs
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Nebraska signed Dana Holgorsen to a two-year deal to make him its full-time offensive coordinator, it was announced Monday night. The move locks in Holgorsen for the near future after he arrived in
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Associated Press Dec 2, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The depleted Brooklyn Nets played without key forward Cam Johnson on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was sidelined by a sprained left ankle. He scored 26 points in Brooklyn’s 100-92 loss to Orlando on Sunday. The 6-foot-8 Johnson is off
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Dec 2, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers on Monday signed veteran catcher Kyle Higashioka to a two-year contract with a mutual option for 2027. Higashioka, 34, played for the San Diego Padres last season, after being a part of the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees last offseason.
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Associated Press Dec 2, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has been fined $2,000 for embellishment during a recent game against the New York Rangers, the NHL said Monday. Skinner was issued a warning after a diving/embellishment incident in an Oct. 22 game against the Carolina
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 2, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions When Oregon players Terrance Ferguson, Jeffrey Bassa and Dillon Gabriel left Lucas Oil Stadium in July after participating in Big Ten media days, they fully expected to be back. Despite
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Dec 2, 2024, 07:25 PM Open Extended Reactions USA Eagles star Ilona Maher has signed a three-month contract with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears, the club has confirmed. While the deal will see her play for Bristol from January, Maher has already landed in the UK this week to begin training, before she returns
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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