Month: March 2024

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff and ESPN have agreed to a new six-year, $7.8 billion contract that ensures the network will remain the sole media rights holder of the event through
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David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Clemson became the second school to sue the ACC in state court in an effort to extricate itself from onerous exit fees and a grant of rights that runs
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez are finalizing a June 29 fight in Glendale, Arizona, for Estrada’s WBC junior bantamweight title, sources told ESPN. Rodriguez, a unified champion at 112 pounds, is returning to 115 for a shot at the future Hall of
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Mar 19, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former NHL All-Star forward Rick Nash has been named general manager for Canada’s national men’s hockey team at this year’s world championship, Hockey Canada announced Tuesday. Among the committee members who selected Nash for the tournament, which will be held May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava,
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a source of tension between Olympic leaders and Russian sport, the IOC decided Tuesday that the International Boxing Association led by Kremlin-backed Umar Kremlev will not be involved in organizing bouts for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The IOC also threatened to remove
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Masters champion Jon Rahm is bringing plenty of Spanish flavor to the Masters Club dinner for champions next month, even before they find their seat at the table. The cocktail reception will have gernika peppers, grown in a town in the Basque region of
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA men got a reasonable draw Tuesday for the Olympics, avoiding what might be the most competitive pool in the event’s history as they seek
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Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a significant move that could continue to alter the rapidly shifting landscape of college sports, Clemson filed a lawsuit against the ACC on Tuesday that portends its exit from the league. In a filing in the court of common pleas in Pickens County,
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Vinay Kumar at the RCB Unbox event.© Twitter Former India pacer Vinay Kumar was inducted into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hall of Fame during the RCB Unbox event on Tuesday. Vinay joins the elite company of RCB icons Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. “Formidable cricketer, Our third-highest wicket-taker. We’re celebrating Namma Vinay Kumar as
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Petr Yan will undergo surgery on a torn ACL on Tuesday, the former UFC bantamweight champion announced on social media. Yan (17-5) revealed multiple injuries in a
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Mar 18, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with quarterback Joshua Dobbs, his agent announced Monday. “Congrats @josh_dobbs1 agreeing to a 1 year deal with the @49ers,” agent Mike McCartney posted on X. The 49ers are giving Dobbs a fully guaranteed $2.25 million deal
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