ESPN News Services Jan 15, 2025, 10:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Wednesday night for inappropriate contact and verbal abuse of a game official. Mathurin was penalized for his actions with 3:58 left in the Pacers’
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PHILADELPHIA — New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his right thumb to go along with the sprain he sustained in Monday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday, though those same sources also said Towns was expected to play through the injury. Towns hurt his thumb
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Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 15, 2025, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Charlotte Hornets traded center Nick Richards and a second-round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for forward Josh Okogie and three second-round picks, it was announced Wednesday. The Hornets sent a 2025 Denver second-rounder to Phoenix, which trades a 2026 Nuggets
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJan 15, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — When Kevin Holland enters the Octagon against Reinier de Ridder at UFC 311, it will be his 24th fight with the UFC. Holland, who has navigated between middleweight and welterweight, has fought at a breakneck pace since joining the promotion in
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Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 05:16 PM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers’ spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric
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Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan are among the former players who will be inducted. The National Football Foundation announced Saban’s selection last week and the rest of the
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Jan 15, 2025, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran North Carolina quarterback Jacolby Criswell told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Criswell started 11 games over two stints at UNC, separated by spending the 2023 season at Arkansas. He was the Tar Heels’ primary starter in 2024,
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Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 15, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Days after one of the worst games of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert‘s career, which included four interceptions in a 32-12 wild-card playoff loss to the Houston Texans, coach Jim Harbaugh blamed himself for Herbert’s performance. “We did him
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Elian Peña, a shortstop from the Dominican Republic who turned 17 in October, agreed to a $5 million bonus with the New York Mets on Wednesday that was the largest amount on the first day of the 2025 international signing period.
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 15, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick’s first coaching staff at North Carolina continues to come together. Longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to
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Jan 15, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Ravens claimed their former wide receiver Diontae Johnson on waivers from the Houston Texans, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. This a procedural move and Johnson won’t officially be awarded to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl, but he qualifies as an
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 15, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein will miss Thursday’s matchup of the two teams with the NBA’s best records because of a left soleus strain,
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 15, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia jointly asked a court Wednesday to
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