Open Extended Reactions Slugger Pete Alonso and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $54 million contract, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, ending a lengthy free agency with a return engagement to the only team for which he has played. The deal, which is pending a physical, includes an opt-out after the
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Mark SchlabachFeb 5, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Brian Kelly on Wednesday disputed comments made by the father of former LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr., who alleged the Tigers coach abandoned the player after he had surgery to
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Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE, England — The “never” men beat the “nearly” men. Newcastle United now stand a Carabao Cup final away from ending their interminable 56-year-old wait for a major trophy while questions grow about Arsenal‘s ability to cap their progress with silverware. There was an irresistible determination about Newcastle from the outset on
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Adam RittenbergFeb 5, 2025, 05:41 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is set to promote Brian Hartline as its primary offensive coordinator, replacing Chip Kelly, and will have him handle playcalling, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Hartline, a former Ohio State
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Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of
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Feb 5, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LPGA Tour is cracking down on slow play, hoping to address an issue that has reached a boiling point throughout the sport. In a memo sent to players Tuesday and obtained by multiple media outlets, the tour said players can receive as little as fines
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Outfielder Harrison Bader and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026, according to multiple reports. A Gold Glove winner for St. Louis in 2021, Bader will be playing for his fifth team in five
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 02:09 PM ET CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Crosby did not practice Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he got caught between a pair of New Jersey Devils in the third period of what became a 3-2 shootout loss.
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Feb 5, 2025, 09:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola faces a selection headache as he will need to leave out one of the club’s January signings from the Champions League knockout stages ahead of Thursday’s deadline. City, amid a prolonged run of poor form, spent €210 million ($219m) last month
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Field Level Media Feb 5, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LIV Golf announced a major scoring change Wednesday on the eve of its season-opening tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. For the first time in the circuit’s history, every player’s score in every round will count toward his team’s total score. Last season, the
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 11:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gonzalo Oliveira, a Portuguese-born player who represents Venezuela, was provisionally suspended for doping on Wednesday. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said the 29-year-old Oliveira was tested on Nov. 25 while competing at an ATP Challenger event in Manzanillo, Mexico and the A sample was
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