Month: January 2025

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Charley Hoffman and Rico Hoey both shot 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course to share the lead Friday after two rounds at The American Express. Hoffman and Hoey were at 16-under 128 midway through this three-course tournament in the
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 08:15 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sat out Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks due to a sprained right wrist.
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJan 17, 2025, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions More than a decade after producing one of the most shocking knockouts in MMA history, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman announced his retirement on Friday during the UFC 311 weigh-in show. “Since 2009, the goal was to be a UFC fighter,” said Weidman.
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 07:58 PM ET Martin Truex Sr., the father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. has died, Truex and his brother said in a statement Friday. He was 66. “We are devastated by the loss of our father,” Martin Jr. and Ryan Truex said. “Simply put, he was our hero
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The UFC’s first pay-per-view event of 2025 underwent a major change Friday, as lightweight title challenger Arman Tsarukyan was forced out of Saturday’s UFC
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The lawyer for Xavier Lucas says the ex-Wisconsin player is transferring to Miami, even though the cornerback’s former school never entered his name into the portal. Darren Heitner has been representing Lucas, who indicated on social media last month that Wisconsin was refusing to
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former San Francisco 49ers star Dana Stubblefield, whose 2020 rape conviction was vacated late last year, will remain in California state prison for now after a judge declined to make a bail ruling Friday. Santa Clara County’s Superior Court Judge
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 07:46 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions The Sun Belt Conference announced Friday it fined Marshall $100,000 for opting out of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl last month even though the Thundering Herd’s roster had
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Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — With his seven-game suspension over, Heat star Jimmy Butler was back in the starting lineup for Friday night’s home game against the Denver Nuggets. Head coach Erik Spoelstra announced Butler’s return during his pregame media session, saying that the lineup of Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith and Duncan
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 06:26 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Roki Sasaki, the prized Japanese pitching prospect who has had scouts drooling over his potential since high school,
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Jan 17, 2025, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Oklahoma City Thunder said Friday that Chet Holmgren continues to make progress in his recovery from a pelvic fracture and will be re-evaluated in three-to-five weeks. Holmgren was hurt Nov. 10 after he took a hard fall when he went to challenge an Andrew Wiggins
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 07:36 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Betting integrity firms are investigating a Jan. 14, men’s college basketball game between Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, after multiple sportsbooks reported unusual wagering activity. On Wednesday, sports betting monitor Integrity
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics agreed to terms on a $10 million, one-year contract Friday with former Texas right-hander Jose Leclerc. The 31-year-old Leclerc went 6-5 with a 4.32 ERA and one save in 64 relief appearances for the Rangers last season. He
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Field Level Media Jan 17, 2025, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Islanders forward Maxim Tsyplakov received a three-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, one day after delivering a high hit to Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan Poehling. Tsyplakov had a hearing earlier on Friday with the NHL Department of Player Safety. The
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 04:09 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
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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 04:20 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 — Running back Saquon
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Turron Davenport, ESPNJan 17, 2025, 03:38 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
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