Month: February 2024

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 04:23 AM ET 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 Paxten Aaronson made his full debut for the USMNT in 2023. (Photo by Michael Janosz/ISI Photos/Getty
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $140,000, which is far
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Feb 1, 2024, 03:58 AM Open Extended Reactions The All Blacks will play 14 Tests in Scott Robertson’s first season in charge, including a match against Fiji in southern California. The Fiji clash in San Diego on July 19 comes a week after the All Blacks wrap up a two-Test series against England at Eden
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Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — As Damian Lillard walked into Portland’s Moda Center on Wednesday evening for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he instinctually headed toward the home locker room. That was the same route he’d taken for 11 years as
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 31, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Calgary Flames had one lone All-Star Game representative at the start of Wednesday in Elias Lindholm. By the end of the day, they had none after trading him to the Vancouver
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley is expected to become the new defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN. Hafley has gone 22-26 in four seasons at Boston College, bringing them to bowl eligibility in three of his four years. Boston
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Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein,
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Jan 31, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is out for Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz and will receive further evaluation on his left knee in the next 24 hours, a team official told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Embiid is expected to travel back to Philadelphia and not join
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Two weeks ago, Nick Dunlap couldn’t have imagined he would be standing on the iconic 18th tee at Pebble Beach on Wednesday and playing a practice round in advance of his first PGA Tour appearance as a professional. “I remember
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 31, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss defensive tackle DeSanto Rollins‘ lawsuit against head coach Lane Kiffin and the university was dismissed Wednesday by Judge Michael P. Wills in the U.S. District Court
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 31, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH — Jordan Spieth said he doesn’t believe a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is necessary now that a new partnership with Strategic Sports Group could infuse $3 billion into the newly formed PGA Tour Enterprises going forward. Spieth, who joined
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