Month: December 2023

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 08:29 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron has been suspended six games without pay for delivering a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub on Saturday. It’s the first suspension of the veteran winger’s
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani‘s historic contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers will see him defer $68 million of his annual
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tony Finau isn’t leaving the PGA Tour for the LIV Golf League, he announced Monday on social media. Finau, a six-time winner on the
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Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour has notified Jon Rahm he has been suspended for signing with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a formality that is more about the benefits to the players he leaves behind. Mackenzie Hughes and Carl Yuan are the immediate beneficiaries of Rahm’s decision last
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Dec 11, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Friday’s title fight between Shadasia Green and Franchon Crews-Dezurn, which was already for the vacant WBC super middleweight crown, will now also be for the WBA’s interim belt in that weight class. A source Monday told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein that the WBA elected to sanction the
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon‘s Jackson Powers-Johnson, who won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center in 2023, is declaring for the NFL draft. Powers-Johnson announced his decision on X, formerly Twitter, thanking
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Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, one of the top NFL prospects in college football, tells ESPN that he’s forgoing the remainder of his eligibility at UNC to declare for the NFL draft. Maye, a redshirt sophomore, started all 26 games of his career during
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Dec 11, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex De Minaur will head into the Australian Open as a dual Newcombe Medal winner after being rewarded for his most consistent season yet with Australian tennis’s highest individual honour. Editor’s Picks De Minaur claimed the award outright for the first time on Monday night, after
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Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was put on injured reserve Monday, two days after being knocked unconscious when he was cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph. The Red Wings also placed left wing J.T.
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid said the Kansas City Chiefs won’t be giving up on wide receiver Kadarius Toney, even after he made a costly mistake late
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Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Iga Swiatek‘s second consecutive season-ending No. 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award Monday, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honor twice in a row. Williams, who retired
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a move that opens up a 40-man roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Victor Gonzalez and infielder Jorbit Vivas to the New York Yankees for shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney, sources told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Monday.
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a second straight week, a frustrated Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were left “talking about the refs,” this time after an offside penalty
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