Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Clay
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The Winnipeg Jets signed Kevin He to an entry-level deal Tuesday, making him the first China-born player to sign an NHL contract. Winnipeg picked the 18-year-old forward in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, becoming the second player from China
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Devin
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris was largely noncommittal Tuesday when asked if Kirk Cousins will be the team’s starting quarterback for Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants. The Falcons beat the Las Vegas Raiders 15-9 on the road on “Monday
Dec 17, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has said he should have considered delaying his first fight against Oleksandr Usyk further after suffering a cut in sparring in February, and that his preparation ahead of the rematch has been “a lot easier.” Fury and Usyk were originally set to fight on
Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 17, 2024, 04:52 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 New York Yankees acquired outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, continuing to stock up on high-end
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nico Iamaleava, wearing his trademark glasses and an easy smile, sat in the Peyton Manning Room last week at Tennessee‘s Anderson Training Center. All around
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — If
Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Browns are expected to start Dorian Thompson-Robinson at quarterback for Sunday’s
Nick ParkinsonDec 17, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk has gained added inspiration from his fellow Ukrainians who are fighting a war, according to his team director Sergey Lapin. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) defends his WBA,
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball released a 62-page, yearlong study on pitching injuries Tuesday, identifying contributing factors to an increase in arm ailments — including players chasing higher velocity and better
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Alex Grinch is a defensive coordinator again as he joins new UCF coach Scott Frost’s staff after spending this season coaching Wisconsin‘s safeties. UCF announced the hire of Grinch on Tuesday. Grinch previously worked as a defensive coordinator at Washington State
Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado State and Utah State have filed a lawsuit saying the Mountain West is engaging in “extraordinary and unauthorized actions” to penalize the five schools leaving the conference for the Pac-12. Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Utah
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game format has been officially announced with a tournament-style event consisting of four teams of eight players each. The All-Star weekend is scheduled for Feb. 14-16, with the main event held at Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Other events will be held across the San Francisco Bay Area,
Field Level Media Dec 17, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf and Fox Sports have engaged in “high-level discussions” toward a television contract for the 2025 season, Sports Business Journal reported Tuesday. More specific details were not clear, including which Fox property would broadcast the tournaments and whether Fox would pay a
Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 17, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions In Major League Baseball’s much-anticipated Pitching Injury Report, the league spends most of the 62 pages breaking little new ground. This is by design.
Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Dec 17, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC star wide receiver Zachariah