Month: January 2025

Jan 24, 2025, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two-time All-America safety Xavier Watts will enter the NFL draft rather than return to Notre Dame for a sixth season. Watts made the announcement on social media Friday, four days after the Irish lost to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff
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Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 03:08 PM ET BOSTON — A jury acquitted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday in his assault and battery trial. Peppers finished testifying earlier Friday by denying he choked or shoved the woman who had made the accusation against him. Peppers, who first took the witness stand Thursday,
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John KeimJan 24, 2025, 03:32 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to
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Tim McManusJan 24, 2025, 03:08 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 — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said his
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Open Extended Reactions Mesrobian High School, located just outside of the Los Angeles area, delivered Pasadena’s Waverly High School a 119-25 loss on Thursday night. But the Mesrobian win was more than just a regular victory. Nick Khatchikian, who averages just over 32 points per game, broke the state of California’s single-game scoring record after
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Greg WyshynskiJan 24, 2025, 02:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Tony DeAngelo is back in the NHL, signing with the New York Islanders for the rest of the 2024-25 season. The contract, announced Friday, is for the league minimum salary of $775,000 and is prorated for the
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DJ Bien-AimeJan 24, 2025, 02:02 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended Reactions
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ESPN News Services Jan 24, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA has canceled the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship near Los Angeles because the underwriter of the tournament failed to make payments for the 2024 and 2025 tournaments. The LPGA said in a statement Friday that canceling the tournament was unavoidable because
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Mark SchlabachJan 24, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour is moving the Genesis Invitational to the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego on Feb. 10-16, the tour announced Friday. The Genesis
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Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas will host the College Football Playoff national championship game at Allegiant Stadium on Jan. 25, 2027, the CFP announced Friday. “Las Vegas has shown the world they have amazing venues and boundless energy to host an event like the College Football Playoff National Championship in spectacular fashion,” CFP executive director
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Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 11:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OMAHA, Neb. — Calvin Jones, who rushed for more than 3,000 yards in three seasons at Nebraska and was with the Green Bay Packers when they won the Super Bowl after the 1996 season, has died. He was 54. Police said Jones’ body was
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Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler has committed to play the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, his first competition in about six weeks while recovering from a puncture wound to his right hand from preparing Christmas dinner. Scheffler had said at the start of the week the
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Open Extended Reactions Ohio State star running back Quinshon Judkins is leaving school early and will declare for the NFL draft, he told ESPN. His addition to the 2025 draft highlights another high-end tailback, as Judkins is projected to be a Top 50 pick, according to NFL scouts, and ranks as the No. 5 overall
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Jan 24, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pete Carroll and the Las Vegas Raiders have reached an agreement on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option to be the team’s new head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carroll, 73, is one of four head coaches to have led teams to both
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