Month: January 2025

Jan 3, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. is set to miss four to eight weeks after fracturing his left hand during shootaround Friday, according to head coach Ime Udoka. Udoka said Smith got hit on the hand during practice and the team later found out it was
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ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have suspended star guard Jimmy Butler for seven games for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team,” the team announced Friday night. Butler on Thursday night, after scoring just nine points in a loss to the Indiana Pacers, said
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Associated Press Jan 3, 2025, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jared Bednar received some clarity from the league on why a whistle wasn’t blown to stop a play with his goaltender Scott Wedgewood hurt and down on the ice. It doesn’t mean the Colorado Avalanche coach fully agrees with what he heard.
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Field Level Media Jan 3, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After losing ace Corbin Burnes via free agency, the Baltimore Orioles bolstered their rotation on Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract with veteran right-hander Charlie Morton. A 17-year veteran and two-time All-Star, Morton posted an 8-10 record with a 4.19 ERA, 167 strikeouts
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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 05:46 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Alabama transfer running back Justice Haynes has signed with Michigan, the school announced Friday. Haynes, the No. 3 running back in ESPN’s transfer rankings, finished as Alabama’s
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 05:22 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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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 05:06 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE,
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Luka Modric and Jude Bellingham earned 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Valencia on Friday as the visitors moved top of the LaLiga standings. Real had to fight back after Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the 27th minute by tapping into an open goal after Thibaut Courtois had blocked Javi Guerra‘s
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Field Level Media Jan 3, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teoscar Hernandez is officially returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers after a triumphant first season, as the All-Star outfielder and the World Series champions agreed on a three-year, $66 million contract, the team announced Friday. The deal includes a club option of $15
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Doug Greenberg, ESPNJan 3, 2025, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Baltimore Ravens needing a victory to win the AFC North and the Cleveland Browns sitting several key players, Baltimore is a 20-point favorite for Saturday’s divisional matchup, as of Friday afternoon on ESPN BET. It’s the largest spread in Ravens franchise history
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ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golf’s season-ending Tour Championship could be held under a bracket-type competition involving stroke and match play as the PGA Tour looks at options to improve its playoff format, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Adjusting the format to the Tour Championship is
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 3, 2025, 12:23 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Alabama co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Colin Hitschler has been informed he will not return to the Crimson Tide next year, sources told ESPN. Hitschler’s departure comes with a
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 02:29 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 Oregon quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, a class of 2025 prospect who signed with the
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJan 3, 2025, 02:33 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 03:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim on a 3-year, $12.5 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Kim, 25, was posted by
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