Month: January 2024

Hallie Grossman, ESPN Staff WriterJan 26, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Staff Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from Penn State University. Covers college football and college basketball. Open Extended Reactions THE TALK AROUND Rock Hill, South Carolina, was that when Jadeveon Clowney started peewee football, he looked
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Jan 25, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was arrested Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over allegations of illegal sports betting while he played at LSU. Louisiana State Police said the charges against Boutte, 21, include a felony count of computer fraud and a misdemeanor count of
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Jan 26, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Can defending champ Aryna Sabalenka win her second Grand Slam title on Saturday? Or will first-time major finalist Zheng Qinwen complete the ultimate upset? Our experts make their predictions for Saturday’s Australian Open women’s final (3:30 a.m. ET; ESPN and ESPN+). What can Sabalenka do to
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Field Level Media Jan 26, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the host Atlanta Hawks due to a sprained right thumb. Irving suffered the injury in Dallas’ 119-110 setback to the Boston Celtics on Monday. The eight-time All-Star did not play
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There are high-stakes lawsuits and labor relations boards, congressional hearings and an NCAA president’s controversial overhaul plan. There’s an angry school taking its conference to court over a grant of rights, and that conference preemptively striking against the school. There’s the disruption of name, image and likeness, grumbling over essentially unlimited transfers and million-dollar portal
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Portland Trail Blazers are letting the 48-hour deadline to file a protest over Tuesday’s loss to Oklahoma City lapse, confident that they communicated their frustration to the NBA about the final moments of the game, sources told ESPN on Thursday night. In the
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Associated Press Jan 25, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Orioles general manager Mike Elias is preaching patience during what has been another quiet offseason for Baltimore. Spring training hasn’t arrived just yet. “It’s been kind of a later, slower offseason than normal,” Elias said Thursday while meeting with reporters as the
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Jan 25, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers and free agent relief pitcher David Robertson, who has 175 career saves, reached a one-year deal in the $11 million-$12 million range, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal is pending a physical, sources said. Robertson, who turns 39 in April,
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