Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration when they agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $3.85 million, a deal that includes an $8 million team option for 2026. Duran gets a $3.75 million salary for this year,
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — It would have been reasonable to worry that the prolonged 12-team College Football Playoff would have exhausted fans’ spending money before the final costs of reaching the championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Instead, the first 12-team playoff has only fed ticket prices
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 11:06 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 Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from rugby. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images England and British
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic sought assistance from a trainer for some trouble breathing Friday night, and went back-and-forth with one particularly loud spectator, but when the ball was in play at the Australian Open against Tomas Machac, all went quite smoothly for the
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage. Ferguson, a Scot ranked
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Ineos Grenadiers Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Britain’s Ineos Grenadiers cycling team insist they will remain in the sport, but are searching for new partners to keep pace with competitors. Ineos, who won seven Tours de France between 2012 and 2019, mostly as Team Sky, suffered their worst season in 2024.
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs and new outfielder Kyle Tucker avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a $16.5 million contract for next season, according to sources familiar with the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland has signed a mammoth 10-year contract at Manchester City. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The striker was under contract at the Etihad Stadium until 2027, but has extended his deal until 2034. The exact numbers involved have not been made public by City,
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Jan 17, 2025, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has said that Greg Norman‘s departure as CEO of LIV Golf is “probably a good move” and has admitted the Saudi-backed league is not going away “anytime soon.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related LIV is moving forward with sports executive Scott O’Neil as its CEO,
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