Month: January 2025

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 03:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting their first child. Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts has some advice. “He should get his sleep now,” Betts said, speaking Tuesday in Tokyo. “Because when the baby comes he won’t get
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 03:26 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings honored firefighters and first responders in the first game back in their downtown arena since the catastrophic wildfires that devastated large parts of Los Angeles. The Kings were scheduled to face Calgary on Jan. 8, but that game was postponed
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 03:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — CJ McCollum highlighted a 45-point performance with 3-pointers and reverse layups in the clutch. Dejounte Murray‘s relentless pressure on both ends of the court left him one rebound short of a triple-double. And the New Orleans Pelicans pulled off the largest
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:20 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The top two favorites to win next season’s College Football Playoff will square off in Week 1, when Ohio State hosts Texas on Aug. 30. Texas +450 Ohio State +500 Penn
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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 21, 2025, 01:29 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Following his team’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman sat in the middle of
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Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 20, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Maybe Ohio State football fans will like coach Ryan Day now. Fifty-one days after suffering the worst loss of his career, Day
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Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 20, 2025, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis and San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Stephon Castle have committed to two of the four spots in the slam dunk contest during NBA All-Star Weekend, sources told ESPN on Monday. The dunk contest, which will be
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 20, 2025, 10:20 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 Boxing star Ryan Garcia will fight Rolly Romero in his return
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ESPN News Services Jan 20, 2025, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University has laid off 25 athletic department employees as it prepares for revenue sharing with athletes that is expected to begin this year, according to multiple reports. The Indianapolis Star reported the employees were notified of the decision in a
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