Open Extended Reactions Bowl season has begun, and our reporters are breaking down all of it. Below you’ll find takeaways from every game as well as game MVPs and the top moments from social media. At the end of each day we’ll crown the current MVP of bowl season. The early leader on Day 1
Jeff Legwold Close Jeff Legwold ESPN Senior Writer Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a
ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keegan Murray made 12 3-pointers, including an NBA-record 11 straight, and scored a career-high 47 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 125-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. The 12 3s were two shy of the
Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 17, 2023, 01:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At just 23 years old, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has already amassed quite the boxing resume. Stoppage victories over Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Titles in two weight classes. The No. 1 spot on ESPN’s best 25 fighter sunder the age of 25. And
Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 11:15 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with right-handed starter Michael Wacha and outfielder Hunter Renfroe on Friday, sources told ESPN, pushing Kansas City’s guaranteed free
Associated Press Dec 16, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a
Dec 16, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blasted his team after their careless defending and a needless late-game penalty cost them a much-needed victory in a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday, saying they deserved the result. “It’s not bad luck, it’s deserved,” an angry Guardiola told
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterDec 16, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Dec 16, 2023, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The stakes were raised between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington at the prefight news conference Thursday. Covington brought up Edwards’ father, who was murdered when Edwards was a teenager. Covington said he would bring Edwards to the “seventh lair of hell” and maybe
Dec 16, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are only a couple of weeks until we ring in the new year but, before that, there is some football action to be decided all across Europe to finish off 2023 on a high. As always, this weekend saw some shocking results, drama, and excitement
Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC hired former Houston defensive coordinator Doug Belk as its defensive backs coach, a source told ESPN on Saturday. The Trojans’ addition of Belk comes just over two weeks after they hired former UCLA defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to run and
Associated Press Dec 16, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods has never had a family outing quite like the PNC Championship on Saturday, even in the rain. He was competing with his 14-year-old son, Charlie, and his 16-year-old daughter, Sam, on the bag as caddie for the first time.
Dec 16, 2023, 02:29 PM ET NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after suffering a broken hip when he fell at a concert in Los Angeles, his representative Deborah Morales told multiple outlets Saturday. Abdul-Jabbar, 76, was taken to the hospital Friday night after falling at the undisclosed event and was slated to undergo
India star Virat Kohli has left for South Africa for the upcoming two-match Test series set to be played in the rainbow nation, starting December 26. The first game will take place at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Meanwhile, the second Test will kick off on January 3 at Newlands, Cape Town. It is worth noting that
Field Level Media Dec 16, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada’s seven NHL teams are banding together in support of the ALS Super Fund, a campaign to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) following the deaths of members of the league community in the country. Former NHL player Mark Kirton, who was diagnosed
File photo of Ricky Ponting© BCCI Sydney: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that Glenn Maxwell does not deserve a return to Test cricket, saying that the dashing all-rounder must prove himself first in First Class matches. Maxwell, currently Australia’s star player in limited-over cricket after his stellar show in the recent ODI World Cup,
ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2023, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 35 points and Tyrese Maxey added 19 as the Philadelphia 76ers dealt the Detroit Pistons their franchise-record 22nd straight loss in a 124-92 victory on Friday night in the second game of a home-and-home series. The Pistons, who
Dec 16, 2023, 12:01 PM ET The Premier League game between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after Luton captain Tom Lockyer had earlier collapsed on the pitch on Saturday. The score was 1-1 in the 59th minute when Lockyer fell to the ground with no other player near him and players and Luton manager