Month: January 2024

ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, holding on for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunlap, the 20-year-old University of Alabama sophomore and reigning
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Robert Stephenson and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a three-year, $33 million contract that includes a conditional option that could be triggered
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Doug Greenberg Jan 21, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nick Dunlap became the latest long shot to overcome immense odds to win a tournament after the amateur’s 1-shot victory at The American Express on Sunday. Dunlap, the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991 and the first
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Jan 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Jose State has finalized a five-year deal to hire Ken Niumatalolo as its next head football coach, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The deal runs through the 2028 season. Niumatalolo, 58, replaces Brent Brennan, who left for Arizona on Thursday, and brings extensive
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Washington wide receiver/kick returner Germie Bernard has committed to Alabama, he announced on social media Sunday. Bernard, who entered the transfer portal Monday, follows former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer to Tuscaloosa. DeBoer, after going 25-3 in two seasons at Washington and
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Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 19, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss at least one week with a sprained right ankle, the team announced Friday. LaVine injured his ankle in the third quarter of Thursday’s win over the Toronto Raptors and immediately removed himself from the game. In
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ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — After getting outhustled and outshot for three quarters, the Los Angeles Clippers turned into a team possessed. Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 21 points in the final five minutes and the Clippers overcame an 18-point deficit with a game-ending
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, closing with a 2-under 70 for a
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Associated Press Jan 21, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY — Santiago De La Fuente of Mexico birdied the last two holes for a 6-under 64 on Sunday, giving him a 2-shot victory in the Latin America Amateur Championship and a berth in three majors later this year. De La Fuente became
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ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — In his return to the lineup from a 41-game gambling suspension, Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto notched a point in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Pinto got an assist on Tim Stutzle‘s second-period tally. Pinto was suspended by the
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Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Corey Perry is signing a one-year deal to finish the season with the Edmonton Oilers, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The contract will include performance bonuses and be prorated to the league minimum, the sources said.
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin, ESPN’s top quarterback recruit in the 2024 class, is transferring to Ohio State, he told ESPN on Sunday. Sayin entered the NCAA transfer portal on Friday in the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement from Alabama. He’s ESPN’s No. 3
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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