Month: January 2025

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2025, 06:43 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 South Carolina beat in-state rivals Clemson and other finalists Colorado, Ole Miss and Tennessee
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Field Level Media Jan 2, 2025, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver has been awarded the 16th franchise in the National Women’s Soccer League for a record $110 million fee, Sportico reported Thursday. Not only is that expansion fee more than double the previous NWSL record, it would also be the largest ever paid
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-handed pitcher Grant Anderson from the Texas Rangers for minor league left-hander Mason Molina on Thursday. The trade followed the Rangers’ decision to designate Anderson for assignment Monday. Anderson, 27, went 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA and one
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Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions RENTON, Wash. — Cornerback Devon Witherspoon was the Seattle
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 07:56 PM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand — NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen walked away from a multiple-car crash at a dirt track speedway meeting at Auckland in his native New Zealand on Thursday. Van Gisbergen, who drives the No. 88 Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing in the NASCAR Cup series,
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ESPN News Services Jan 2, 2025, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Riley Leonard passed for a touchdown, Jayden Harrison returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, and Notre Dame‘s defense made it hold up in a 23-10 victory over No. 2 Georgia in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 07:51 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans reserve point guard Jose Alvarado plans to play Friday night at home against the Washington Wizards, ending a 23-game absence caused by a right hamstring strain. “I will be playing tomorrow for sure. No doubt and I’m excited just to put the jersey
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency in determining what constitutes a targeting penalty after no call was made on Texas safety Michael Taaffe‘s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Fox Sports will carry a package of Friday night United Football League games when the spring league kicks off its second season in March. Fox will have a Friday night game during each of the 10 weeks of the regular season.
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2025, 06:21 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Jalen Milroe has declared for the NFL draft after two seasons as Alabama‘s starter. Milroe, a redshirt junior, announced the news via an Instagram post Thursday. He
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Mexico State is moving on from athletic director Mario Moccia in the wake of an investigation that criticized the school’s handling of the sexual-abuse scandal that temporarily shut down the Aggies men’s basketball program. Valerio Ferme, who took over as university president to
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Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 03:26 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. Open Extended Reactions BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns will start Bailey Zappe at quarterback for
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout game. “The feeling was just like, ‘Man, I’m better than this,'” the
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Associated Press Jan 2, 2025, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville punter Brady Hodges said he opted out of the Sun Bowl this week because the Cardinals’ NIL collective did not pay money promised to him in September. Hodges posted on social media during Tuesday’s game against Washington in El Paso,
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