Month: January 2024

Jan 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TWO WEEKS AGO, Joel Embiid returned from a four-game absence caused by a sore ankle, an injury that kept him out of the Philadelphia 76ers‘ marquee Christmas Day matchup with the Miami Heat. After that Jan. 2 win against the Chicago Bulls, during which Embiid recorded
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 03:39 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 Jose Mourinho has left Serie A side Roma with immediate effect. Mourinho’s contract was up
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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 04:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE — Amid blazing heat and blustery conditions Tuesday at the Australian Open, at least one player was enjoying the weather, as Norwegian Casper Ruud basked in the sunshine during a routine 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas. “It’s minus 20 back
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 15, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green made his return from his indefinite suspension but he wasn’t able to lift the Warriors past a depleted Memphis Grizzlies team, falling 116-107. Green, whose absence spanned 16 games, came off the bench in the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Arizona has zeroed in on San Jose State‘s Brent Brennan to be the Wildcats‘ next football coach, and a deal could be finalized by Tuesday, sources told ESPN
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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to multiple reports. An announcement is expected this week. Baker is still beloved
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 15, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC quarterback Caleb Williams will be entering the 2024 NFL draft, he announced on social media Monday. The decision comes on the final day that underclassmen are allowed to declare. Williams’ decision formalizes his status as the favorite to be the No. 1 pick
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ESPN News Services Jan 15, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid returned from his latest injury to score 41 points and grab 10 rebounds in leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday. Embiid’s 17 straight games with 30 points are
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 15, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Associated Press Jan 15, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and will be away from the team for an indefinite amount of time. The league and union announced Monday that Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche once he’s cleared by
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