Month: December 2023

Associated Press Dec 22, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Ryan Minor, the Baltimore Orioles infielder who became part of baseball history when he replaced Cal Ripken at the end of his record-setting consecutive games streak in 1998, has died. He was 49. The University of Oklahoma — where Minor starred in baseball and basketball — said
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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 23, 2023, 06:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Left-handed reliever Yuki Matsui and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a five-year, $28 million contract, sources told ESPN, the first money spent by
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has verbally committed to join Duke, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A formal announcement is expected soon, the sources said. He’ll be immediately eligible with three years remaining, giving first-year coach Manny Diaz a key building block to start
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 23, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two years into an unlikely resuscitation of New Mexico State’s football program, coach Jerry Kill is stepping down, sources told ESPN. Kill’s decision came in recent days, and the school has already found an internal replacement in wide receivers coach Tony Sanchez, sources told
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Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus‘ second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League’s early game on Saturday. It is United’s 13th defeat in all competitions this season, and their fourth consecutive game without scoring. Bowen bundled home from close range in the 72nd minute after a lovely one-two
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart dipped into the transfer portal for another wide receiver Saturday, adding Miami‘s Colbie Young. Young, a junior from Binghamton, New
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNDec 22, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderDec 23, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions After missing a month with a left wrist injury, there is optimism that Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson could return as soon as Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN.
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Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dec 23, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A full day of fights headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay
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Associated Press Dec 23, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101 million after a fourth-place finish in their division, among an unprecedented eight teams that owe the penalty for the 2023 season. Owner Steve Cohen’s Mets finished with a
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Dec 23, 2023, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tara Moore was suspended in June 2022 for breaching anti-doping rules. Photo by Mike Owen/Getty Images Britain’s former No. 1-ranked doubles player Tara Moore has been cleared of an anti-doping rule violation after the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Saturday that she bore no fault
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Mohammed Shami‘s absence will certainly leave a gaping hole in India’s planning but former South African pacer Fanie de Villiers believes that Rohit Sharma‘s men have the best chance of ending a 31-year wait for a Test series win in the Rainbow Nation. De Villiers, once a well-known exponent of the slower delivery in white
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ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2023, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid played through an ankle injury to push his 30-10 streak to 13 games, finishing with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Embiid scored all 31 points after
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