Month: December 2023

Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Jets announced the move on social media Wednesday. The team did not provide a timetable for the forward’s return. Connor was injured during the
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas backup quarterback Maalik Murphy is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN on Wednesday night. Murphy said in a phone interview that he will not be with the Longhorns in the College Football Playoff, a decision that was wrenching for him. “I
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have a deal in place to fight on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. The sides agreed on the money, sources said, but they both must come out victorious and uninjured in separate
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Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterDec 13, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — The NFL hears the rampant complaints about its officiating and is trying to do something about it. But it won’t apologize for correct
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will officially introduce Shohei Ohtani at a news conference Thursday. The two-time AL MVP agreed to a record-setting $700 million, 10-year deal last weekend. Ohtani, 29, will address the media at Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza during an
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson has spent the past five months working on personal growth and maturity after his “like” of an insensitive meme of George Floyd nearly cost him his NASCAR career. He’ll get a chance to show if he has truly evolved
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderDec 13, 2023, 04:34 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Taj Gibson and coach Tom Thibodeau are reunited for a fourth time in the NBA. Gibson agreed to a free agent deal with the New York Knicks, joining the club on a
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 13, 2023, 11:50 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Former England and Australia boss Eddie Jones has been confirmed as Japan’s new head coach through
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Professional Fighters League (PFL) will hire respected former Bellator matchmaker Mike Kogan following PFL’s acquisition of Bellator, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Kogan is considered an important get in the industry, as PFL attempts to integrate Bellator fighters into its roster and
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 13, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf League CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said last week’s addition of Spain’s Jon Rahm, the third-ranked golfer in the world, is validation
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ESPN News Services Dec 13, 2023, 08:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NFL could award a 2024 regular-season game to Brazil as soon as Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The expansion of the NFL’s international series has been a topic of discussion at this week’s owners meetings in Dallas, the source told
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