Month: January 2025

Mike CoppingerJan 21, 2025, 08:19 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 Unified junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora and Chordale Booker are finalizing a deal for
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Multiple Contributors Jan 21, 2025, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote is in — and Ichiro Suzuki (one vote shy of being a unanimous selection), CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Carlos Beltran fell 19 votes short of
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Guard Tyler Herro will be sidelined for the Miami Heat, as they take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night because of groin tightness. Herro, who turned 25 on Monday, will miss his first game of the season. He is averaging
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Open Extended Reactions We’re into the home stretch! Quarterfinal action continues from Melbourne with spots in the final four still up for grabs. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is in action against local hope Alex de Minaur, as is women’s No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek, and American trio Ben Shelton, Emma Navarro, and Madison Keys.
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Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 first-rounder to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The trade gives the Suns the ability to triple their allotted first-round draft capital as the franchise pursues upgrades to the roster — such as Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Butler,
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Bradford DoolittleJan 21, 2025, 06:29 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Open Extended Reactions Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and he will be joined in the Class of
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Eli LedermanJan 21, 2025, 06:01 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 Class of 2025 quarterback Au’Tori Newkirk has committed to North Carolina, he told ESPN on Tuesday, continuing
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Mike ReissJan 21, 2025, 06:11 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on
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Field Level Media Jan 21, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, will sit out at least another week due to a strained left adductor, the team said Tuesday. Risacher already has missed three games with the injury, and Atlanta said
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 04:28 PM ET Pete Medhurst, a longtime radio broadcaster for Navy athletics, has died. He was 55. Navy’s athletic department spoke with Medhurst’s family and announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor. Medhurst was
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Jan 21, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell have agreed to a multiyear extension, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed. The Vikings are also working on an extension for general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday. O’Connell led the Vikings to a
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Jan 21, 2025, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods officially debuted in TGL, a joint venture with fellow golfer Rory McIlroy, on Jan. 14. The team-based, technology-infused league features a 3-on-3 format that pits the sport’s best golfers against one another in a two-hour match inside SoFi Center’s custom-built venue. Though Woods and
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Jan 21, 2025, 11:36 AM Open Extended Reactions Warren Gatland is backing his Wales team to spring some shocks amid their record losing run. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a
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