Month: January 2025

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine returned to the lineup on Saturday night, scoring his club’s lone goal in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. Laine, who missed the previous four games with an illness, notched his ninth power play
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ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 11:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Alex Ovechkin is just 21 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s hallowed career record after scoring in the Washington Capitals‘ 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Ovechkin blocked a shot and went the length of the ice
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Brooke Pryor Close Brooke Pryor ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing
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Associated Press Jan 10, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Paolo Banchero missed 34 games, then came back and scored 34 points. The Orlando forward — back in the lineup for the first time after almost 2½ months spent recovering from a torn oblique muscle — gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 10:34 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern avenged a loss from five years ago to Amanda Ribas on Saturday, as she submitted Ribas via armbar with just four seconds remaining
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Jan 11, 2025, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman has resigned his post with the Gophers and will accept the same position at Miami, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday, confirming a report. Hetherman helped the Gophers to an 8-5 record this season, including a 5-4 mark in the
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 11, 2025, 08:40 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Former Michigan quarterback Alex Orji has committed to UNLV, he tells ESPN. Orji started three games for the Wolverines this season and played in 20 career games there. He’ll have
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Associated Press Jan 10, 2025, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract with reliever Andrew Kittredge, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to the The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the agreement has not been announced.
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Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Connor Murphy on injured reserve Saturday because of a groin injury. The 31-year-old Murphy hasn’t played since he logged more than 19 1/2 minutes in a 6-2 loss to St. Louis in the Winter Classic on Dec.
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 11, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
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Nick ParkinsonJan 11, 2025, 04:35 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois celebrated her 24th birthday in anticlimactic fashion with a third-round technical draw against Jessica Camara in a brief first defense of her WBC world lightweight title. Editor’s
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Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Britain and Ireland dominated the two foursomes sessions and took an 11-4 lead over Continental Europe at the Team Cup on the second day Saturday. The event at Abu Dhabi Golf Resort gives European players valuable match play
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said the criticism Trent Alexander-Arnold has faced following his disappointing performance against Manchester United last week is a “compliment” of his quality and “everyone has an opinion” on the defender. Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has come under scrutiny
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