Associated Press Dec 29, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves delayed their game against the San Antonio Spurs by one hour Sunday night due to an issue with the court at Target Center. The Timberwolves announced the decision about three hours before the originally scheduled tipoff time. The Spurs
Associated Press Dec 29, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Anthony Edwards was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday for using profanity during a live television interview, with the league increasing the amount after penalizing the Minnesota Timberwolves star for the third time in three weeks. This penalty was for
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Liverpool need no reminders of the class of Mohamed Salah, but when the forward produced a blood-twisting shimmy while registering an assist for Cody Gakpo‘s goal in their 5-0 win at West Ham United, the 32-year-old gave his employers a nudge which basically said, “Can you really do without me?”
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Dec 29, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs suffered a right wrist sprain in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets and will not return, the team announced. Suggs finished with 8 points in 13 minutes. The Magic have been ravaged by injuries this year; stars
Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions NC State wide receiver Kevin Concepcion will transfer to Texas A&M, he announced Sunday. The 5-foot-11, 189-pound sophomore was the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 15
Dec 29, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday afternoon at the age of 100. The Carter Center confirmed that the former president died peacefully and surrounded by his family at his home in Plains, Georgia. At 100 years old, Carter was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. A life-long Atlanta Braves
Dec 29, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond will play against Arizona State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals while right tackle Cameron Williams is trending toward being a game-time decision, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. Bond, who aggravated a prior ankle injury in the SEC
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Boise State coach Spencer Danielson insists he wasn’t trying to create a new motto when he leaned into the program’s underdog reputation during a recent news conference,
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 03:58 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 running back
Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-0 at the London Stadium to stretch their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once again in irrepressible form. Salah scored one goal to take his tally for the season to 20 and assisted for two others as Liverpool outclassed their hosts. Liverpool had to
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions JERRY KILL KNEW when he took the head coaching job at New Mexico State in 2022 that the program was strapped for cash, but it wasn’t until a
Afghanistan 515 for 3 (Rahmat 234, Shahidi 179*, Muzarabani 1-52) trail Zimbabwe 586 by 71 runs Rain had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two Tests between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan headed to a draw. Zimbabwe managed to end the mammoth 364-run third-wicket
Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 29, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs acquired utilityman Vidal Bruján on Sunday, sending first baseman Matt Mervis to the Miami Marlins in a swap of former top
Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderDec 29, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski, the top player in the FCS in recent seasons, told ESPN that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. When Gronowski appears in
Dec 29, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PERTH, Australia — Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4, 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to its United Cup defense Sunday while the Czech Republic, United States and Italy were all victorious. Zverev had a lengthy spell on the sideline after damaging
Eric Woodyard, ESPNDec 28, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored