Month: January 2025

Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder Miles Mastrobuoni from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for cash. Mastrobuoni, 29, hit .194 with four RBIs in 50 games for Chicago last year. He can play second base, third, shortstop and the corner outfield spots. Mastrobuoni
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Jan 14, 2025, 12:09 PM ET Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz died last week of an apparent drug overdose, according to a Phoenix police report obtained by the Baltimore Banner. The police report said Matusz’s mother found him in his home on Jan. 6 when she went to check on him. The report states
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Of all the players gathered outside Notre Dame‘s locker room late Thursday night recapping a historic win, offensive lineman Charles Jagusah might have been the unlikeliest
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 14, 2025, 11:30 AM 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 will be captained by Maro Itoje into the 2025 men’s Six Nations but there is
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Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 14, 2025, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN. Butler told Riley that he will not sign a new deal in Miami and intends
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Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Stephen Holder Close Stephen Holder ESPN Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 14, 2025, 08:54 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond is leaving school early to enter the 2025 NFL draft, he told ESPN. Bond profiles as one of the fastest players in the upcoming draft,
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ESPN News Services Jan 14, 2025, 08:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Knox and Kai Redick are two basketball-obsessed kids who had amassed a big collection of NBA jerseys, trading cards and autographs thanks to their dad’s careers as a shooting guard, a podcaster and the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — João Fonseca definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis on Tuesday night, upsetting No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Australian Open. It was quite
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Connor O’Halloran Jan 14, 2025, 06:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League has been beset with PSR charges in recent seasons. Getty Images The Premier League have not charged any club with breaches of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) for last season, although Leicester City remain the most at risk of further penalties. Newly
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Team Visma-Lease a Bike Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Britain’s Simon Yates will try to win the Giro d’Italia for his new Visma-Lease a Bike team before supporting Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France. The 32-year-old joined the Dutch team after spending his whole World Tour career with Australia’s Jayco-AlUla,
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Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Infielder Donovan Solano and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $3.5 million, one-year contract Monday. Solano can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $200,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500. The 37-year-old Solano hit .286 with
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