Month: December 2024

Howard Bryant Close Howard Bryant Columnist, ESPN.com Senior writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston” Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan Senior MLB Insider ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm:
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David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It was exactly the type of moment that would’ve fueled underpinned every criticism leveled at Penn State coach James Franklin, college football’s standard bearer
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Alexander Sørloth struck deep in stoppage time to hand Atletico Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona on Saturday that moved them top of LaLiga with their 12th consecutive victory across all competitions. Atletico have 41 points, three ahead of Barcelona who have gone three league games without a win. Barca were the better side
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Field Level Media Dec 21, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Washington Capitals placed Lars Eller on injured reserve Saturday due to illness and recalled fellow forward Henrik Rybinski from Hershey of the American Hockey League. The move to injured reserve is retroactive to Tuesday. The Capitals acquired Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins
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ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for the next two games because of left groin soreness, the team announced on Saturday. Booker will miss Saturday’s game vs. the Detroit Pistons and Monday’s game at the Denver Nuggets. The team
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk’s team requested the Middle East
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Aston Villa inflicted more misery on Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers. Villa leap-frogged City into fifth place in the Premier League table, while Pep Guardiola’s shell-shocked holders dropped provisionally to sixth — and could drop as low as
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India vs Australia: File photo of Ravindra Jadeja© AFP The India vs Australia Test series recently witnessed an off-field controversy when Virat Kohli asked a reporter to not take picture of his family at the airport. Now, another controversial incident has happened involving Ravindra Jadeja. The left-arm spinner addressed a press conference on Saturday ahead
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Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray felt tingles in making sure to take in the moment during pregame warmups and the national anthem before making his first NHL start in nearly 21 months. The 30-year-old, two-time Stanley Cup-winner felt an even
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ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose struggled to discuss Bayern’s 5-1 victory on Friday and a planned Christmas ceremony at the Allianz Arena was cut short after a car drove into crowds at a market in the eastern German city of
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