Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom already has thrown off the mound this offseason and said everything felt normal after missing most of his first two seasons with the Texas Rangers because of elbow surgery. The three starts deGrom got
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Jan 18, 2025, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just more than a week after its season ended in the College Football Playoff, Texas has agreed to new contract with Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday, confirming a report. The sides came to an agreement Friday night in a
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 18, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, capping off a year that saw her win an Olympic gold
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Jan 18, 2025, 04:16 PM ET Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale will not be returning to broadcasting next week after all. Vitale announced Saturday that an accident at his Florida home has created “near-term physical limitations” and will prevent him from returning to broadcasting next week as planned. The news comes one day after
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ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2025, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to lead Creighton to a 68-63 victory over No. 14 UConn on Saturday, snapping the Huskies’ 28-game home winning streak. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and Steven Ashworth scored 12 for the Bluejays
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2025, 01:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — As No. 7 Notre Dame prepared to face No. 8 Ohio State in Monday night’s CFP National Championship presented by AT&T, the
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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 18, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua said the independent Irish are comfortable continuing to give up access to a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff —
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is hiring former NFL assistant coach Rob Ryan to be the Trojans’ new assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach, the school announced Saturday. “Rob Ryan is one of the most accomplished defensive coaches in NFL history,” USC head coach Lincoln Riley
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Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome. The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in
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Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 18, 2025, 10:54 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Following Ohio State‘s fourth straight loss to Michigan, the players had a meeting with coach Ryan Day during which they “really hashed some things out,” quarterback Will
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 18, 2025, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — After being limited to one catch in Ohio State‘s Cotton Bowl semifinal victory over Texas, freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith gave a warning Saturday in advance of the Buckeyes’ national championship matchup against Notre Dame. “If you are going to play man [to-man
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Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Daniel Hillier of New Zealand birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 on Saturday and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. Tyrrell Hatton shot 68 and was the closest challenger
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Adam Schefter, Senior NFL InsiderJan 18, 2025, 07:55 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions The Bears recently called the Steelers to see if they would be allowed to talk to and potentially try
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