Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NBA has promoted referees JD Ralls and Tyler Ricks to the league’s full-time staff for this season. Ralls has worked 28 NBA games in his career, including two this season. Ricks has worked 24 games in the NBA, one of
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 01:38 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.” HOUSTON —
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — South Florida introduced Ben Fletcher as interim basketball coach on Tuesday, saying he’s the right man to lead the Bulls following the death of Amir Abdur-Rahim. Fletcher, a close friend of Abdur-Rahim who helped the late coach turn around struggling programs
Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — The season debuts for Joel Embiid and Paul George remain on hold for the Philadelphia 76ers as both players will miss Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with knee injuries. Embiid and George participated in portions of Tuesday’s practice and their
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Cooper Flagg is accustomed to the national spotlight at this point. The 17-year-old is Duke’s next college basketball star and the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State offensive tackle Zen Michalski, who was carted off late in Saturday’s win over Nebraska, could return this week at No. 3 Penn State. Coach Ryan Day said there
Kalan Hooks, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Barker remembers the most iconic play that he missed because of an obstructed view. When Barker was looking for a ticket to watch the Gardner Minshew-led Washington State Cougars take on the Oregon Ducks in 2018, the average price was over $700. He
NFL Nation, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Almost immediately after describing his team’s play as “soft” following its sixth straight loss Oct. 20, New England Patriots first-year coach Jerod Mayo learned a lesson about the impact of a head coach’s words. Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick was one of many former
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 29, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a season it’s been for Zheng Qinwen. Entering last week’s 500-level Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, the 22-year-old had already won Olympic singles gold and the title in Palermo, and reached the final at the Australian Open and at the 1000-level event
Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 12:42 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. A bench trial was
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers center Christian Koloko has been medically cleared to play by the NBA’s fitness-to-play panel, sources told ESPN. He will begin practicing with the Lakers and will ramp up to play for the first time since a blood clot issue threatened his
Jonathan Givony, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Open Extended Reactions Duke freshman Cooper Flagg will be the second-youngest college player ever drafted to the NBA when he’s
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comOct 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions The amount of preparation, practice and pregame work that goes into a single
Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Georgia Tech associate head coach for special teams Ricky Brumfield, who did not accompany the team to Saturday’s 21-6 loss at Virginia Tech, is no longer with the program. In a two-sentence statement released Tuesday, Georgia Tech announced Tim Salem, a senior
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions West Virginia defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley is out and will be replaced by Jeff Koonz for the rest of the season, sources confirmed to ESPN. Lesley had served as West
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rudy Gay is retiring after 17 NBA seasons, the veteran announced Tuesday. Gay, 38, last played in the 2022-23 season for the Utah Jazz. He had signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors last summer but was waived shortly before the season. “I