Month: January 2024

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls celebrated their inaugural class for the organization’s new Ring of Honor during halftime of Friday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The first class included 13 men and the entire 1995-96 team, which went 72-10 and won the
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Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Jan 12, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Former UFC champion Rose Namajunas will continue to test the waters of a new weight class in 2024. Namajunas will face Amanda Ribas in a flyweight main
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Field Level Media Jan 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Braves extended the contract of president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos through the 2031 season on Friday. He was promoted to his current role in February 2020 after joining the Braves as executive vice president and GM in
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New starter Shota Imanaga immediately endeared himself to Cubs fans after taking the stage for his introductory news conference Friday. “Hey Chicago,” Imanaga said in English. “What
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 07:17 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers rehired longtime major leaguer Raul Ibanez as their new vice president of baseball development
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 01:04 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 Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million contract, sources told ESPN, with the plan to convert him
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ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Burnley co-owner J.J. Watt hit out at the decision to allow Luton Town‘s controversial last-gasp equaliser in Friday’s Premier League draw, calling it “truly disgraceful.” The NFL legend was incensed after a lengthy VAR check failed to rule out Carlton Morris‘ stoppage-time goal,
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Associated Press Jan 12, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTTAWA, Ontario — Shane Pinto skated with his Ottawa Senators teammates Friday and might play in an NHL game on Jan. 21 after becoming the first player in the league’s modern era to be suspended for gambling. Pinto was suspended for 41 games —
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions MYLES GARRETT COULDN’T lift
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Jan 12, 2024, 05:27 PM Open Extended Reactions Players in this year’s Six Nations will use instrumented mouthguards to help medics detect incidents that require off-field head injury assessments, Six Nations Rugby said on Friday. Players will be provided with custom-fitted mouthguards that deliver in-game alerts to the medical team to indicate whether a pitchside
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Jan 12, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Berger, who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since 2022, is set to return at next week’s The American Express. The tour announced the 156-player field Friday, and Berger was among the notable names in it. Berger’s absence from professional golf has been lengthy, with
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Getty Images Emma Finucane and Dan Bigham won gold for Great Britain on day three of the European Track Cycling Championships. Finucane, 21, became Britain’s first female European sprint champion by beating Lea Sophie Friedrich – a repeat result of last year’s world final. Bigham, 32, beat Charlie Tanfield in an all-British men’s individual pursuit
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou will have some new scenery for his next boxing camp. Dewey Cooper, one of Ngannou’s top coaches, told ESPN in a video interview Thursday that the former UFC heavyweight champion will train in Saudi Arabia for his boxing match against
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 12, 2024, 04:19 PM 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 England prop Mako Vunipola has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 32-year-old’s decision calls time
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