Jan 16, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ross Bjork has made the jump from Texas A&M to Ohio State to be the new athletic director for the Buckeyes, it was announced Tuesday. Bjork’s hiring brings a paradigm shift for Ohio State athletics in the wake of the retirement of longtime athletic director Gene
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin told Pittsburgh Steelers players and coaches Tuesday that he plans to coach the team in 2024, a day after he
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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Jannik Sinner continued his hot streak of form to race into the third round of the Australian Open for the third successive year with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Italian
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Before Tuesday night’s showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the head-to-head battle between the top two finishers in the past three MVP races: 76ers center Joel Embiid and Nuggets counterpart
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics were given approval from Major League Baseball and the players’ association to receive revenue sharing money this year even if a binding agreement to construct a ballpark in Las Vegas was not in place by the Monday deadline
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 16, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona has agreed to a five-year deal to make San Jose State‘s Brent Brennan the school’s next football coach, according to a source. Brennan, who just finished his seventh season as San Jose State’s head coach, was a finalist for the Arizona job in
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are making inquiries of the biggest names available this head-coaching cycle. The Falcons announced Tuesday they
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. A Tennessee woman filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing James
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time in UFC history, the BMF title will be defended. Justin Gaethje will put the BMF championship on the line against former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas, UFC CEO Dana
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland warned Dricus Du Plessis not to cross the line ahead of their title bout this week in Toronto, saying that referencing the
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Jan 16, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros right-handed reliever Kendall Graveman is expected to miss the 2024 season after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Tuesday. After missing the playoffs due to discomfort in his right shoulder, Graveman, who had the procedure last week, again experienced discomfort while
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