Month: January 2024

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 26, 2024, 05:51 AM ET 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 Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave his position as Liverpool manager at the end
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James became the first player to ever be named to 20 All-Star teams Thursday night, when he was selected for the Western Conference as part of the league’s unveiling of the 10 starters for next month’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis. James, who surpassed
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Associated Press Jan 26, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Zach Hyman
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Jan 25, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Taiwanese-Polish duo Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won a match tiebreaker to claim the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Friday, with an nail-biting 6-7(5) 6-4 (11-9) victory over American Desirae Krawczyk and Britain’s Neal Skupski. The victory earned Hsieh her first mixed
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Multiple Contributors Jan 25, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are planning to hire Raheem Morris as the team’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Morris was last in Atlanta three years ago when he was the interim head coach after Dan Quinn was fired following the
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ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Joc Pederson and the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract that includes a mutual option for 2025, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. The 31-year-old Pederson has been a consistent power threat for
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 25, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Anthony Kim, who blazed a red-hot trail on the PGA Tour for four seasons and then disappeared from public view after injuries derailed his
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Associated Press Jan 25, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Stephan Jaeger of Germany made a 35-foot eagle putt on his final hole for an 8-under 64 and a one-shot lead over Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark after the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Thursday. Jaeger
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Field Level Media Jan 25, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nelly Korda and New Zealand’s Lydia Ko are tied atop the leaderboard after one round of the LPGA Drive On Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Florida. Korda and Ko shot 6-under 65s at Bradenton Country Club, good for a 1-stroke lead over Denmark’s
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Jan 25, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona is expected to hire former Syracuse head coach Dino Babers as the Wildcats’ new offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Babers was an assistant at Arizona from 1995 to 2000, and was there when new Wildcats head coach Brent Brennan worked as a
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Field Level Media Jan 25, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who has missed 10 games with a lower-body injury, will return against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Heiskanen, 24, sustained the injury in a collision with teammate Scott Wedgewood during a game against Colorado on Jan. 4.
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 24, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Michigan has focused its search on offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Sherrone Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh as head coach, and Moore is expected to be offered the job
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Jan 25, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons plan to hire Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Morris replaces Arthur Smith, who was fired after the Falcons finished 7-10 this season. It marks a return to Atlanta for Morris, who was
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Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Bubba Thompson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the New York Yankees on Wednesday, moving to his fourth team of the offseason. Infielder Jeter Downs and outfielder Oscar González passed through waivers and were assigned outright to Triple-A
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Jan 25, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Days after his rare win as an amateur on the PGA Tour, Nick Dunlap announced Thursday that he is turning pro and accepting membership on the tour. With his victory Sunday at the American Express, Dunlap became the first amateur to win on tour since Phil
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