Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 28, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions PROVO, Utah — For BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill, the offseason carried a lingering sense of frustration. After nine years as the head coach at FCS Weber State, Hill joined
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterDec 28, 2024, 05:02 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has definitively changed the Premier League since arriving in 2016, but now he finds himself in the rare position of trying to catch up to the competition. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images
Sydney Thunder 182 for 8 (Billings 72, Sangha 33, Webster 3-42) beat Melbourne Stars 164 for 8 (Duckett 67, Stoinis 22, Agar 3-25) by 18 runs Sam Billings smashed a half-century after capitalising on a bizarre non-appeal on a run out as Sydney Thunder beat hapless Melbourne Stars by 18 runs in Canberra. After Thunder
Dec 27, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United‘s problems are not down to new manager Ruben Amorim, and believes he would be able to fix them if he was the club’s owner. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Amorim has lost five of his 10 games in charge of
Dec 28, 2024, 04:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Kyrgios has launched a savage attack on tennis stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek for breaches of the sport’s anti-doping program, labelling their conduct as “disgusting for our sport”. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) levelled charges against world No.1 Sinner and former world No.1
ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the blocker side
Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 28, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks are in agreement on a six-year, $210 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN late Friday night. After
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has severely criticised Rishabh Pant‘s shot selection that led to his unusual dismissal on the third morning of the MCG Test between India and Australia. Pant looked fluent on 28 off 37 after he and Ravindra Jadeja resumed India’s reply from the overnight 164 for 5 and had nearly seen
ESPN News Services Dec 28, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns to break Deshaun Watson‘s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing record and lead No. 22 Syracuse to a 52-35 victory over depleted-yet-scrappy Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night. LeQuint
Field Level Media Dec 27, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver forward Aaron Gordon will miss at least the next two games due to a right calf strain, coach Michael Malone announced before the Nuggets hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Malone said he doesn’t think Gordon’s injury will keep him out for
Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero is getting closer to a return, with the Orlando Magic forward hoping he might be able to play again sometime within the next couple of weeks. The Magic said Friday that Banchero — an All-Star last season — has
Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios will make his return to tournament tennis Saturday at the Brisbane International when he takes on 21-year-old Giovanni Perricard of France. It will be the first tour-level appearance by Kyrgios since the Stuttgart Open in June 2023. The 29-year-old
ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Suns center Jusuf Nurkic and Dallas Mavericks forwards Naji Marshall and P.J. Washington were ejected from Friday night’s game after a brief fight between the players. Nurkic was called for an offensive foul while being guarded by Daniel Gafford with 9:02
Dec 27, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Ja Morant scored 25 points before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury during the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 132-124 win over the slumping New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Morant was knocked from the game when he was flattened by
Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterDec 27, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are re-signing former
ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — All-Stars Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler have teamed as owners of a 3-year-old colt that won for the first time at Santa Anita on Friday. March of Time defeated four rivals by 2 1/4 lengths to win a six-furlong sprint
Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on a hamstring injury and is set to be sidelined until March, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday. The 23-year-old sustained a tear to the muscle in his right leg during the first half of last Saturday’s 5-1 win at Crystal Palace. “He had a procedure,
Associated Press Dec 27, 2024, 09:07 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man’s trial. The retired football player was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in October 2020