Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 08:13 AM 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 Diamond Sports Group, the regional sports operator for 37 teams across MLB, the NHL and the NBA, dropped
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ESPN NFL Reporters Jan 19, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are working to officially remove the interim tag from Antonio Pierce’s title and make him the organization’s full-time coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. Pierce, 45, was promoted from linebackers coach in the wake
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 19, 2024, 03:05 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 All-Star closer Josh Hader agreed to terms on a five-year, $95 million contract with the Houston Astros on
Jan 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN EVERYTHING WAS falling apart for Wander Franco, the incandescent star shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays, prosecutors in the Dominican Republic allege he opened WhatsApp on his phone and sent a message to the teenage girl with whom he carried on a monthslong relationship and
Jan 19, 2024, 05:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex de Minaur isn’t satisfied with becoming the first local man in almost two decades to make the second week of the Australian Open in three successive years. Now he’s looking to carve out his own slice of history. De Minaur was in a different league
Jan 19, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team legend Sam Mewis has retired from professional football at 31 as a result of long-standing knee injury. Mewis won the World Cup with the USWNT in 2019 and won four NWSL titles in her illustrious career, playing for the now defunct
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2024, 09:37 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Police in Newport Beach, California, will not pursue charges against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey after closing an investigation into allegations that he had
Jan 19, 2024, 08:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MMA calendar is off and rolling with big events on the immediate horizon. The UFC will host its first pay-per-view of the year in Toronto with UFC 297. The first joint event between the PFL and Bellator will follow in February with a fascinating
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions We’re another week closer to All-Star Weekend — the spiritual, if not mathematical midway point of the season — but our voters caused no change atop the Power Rankings, with the Winnipeg
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is starting to feel better about his health and his game, winning in straight sets Friday for the first time this tournament with a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory over Tomas Martin Etcheverry in his 100th Australian Open match. The 24-time
For starters, Ryans believed the Houston Texans had just landed “two staples” to build their roster around. “When I knew we had the ability to trade and get Will [along with] C.J., it was ‘OK, it’s on,'” Ryans told ESPN. “You don’t always get the top guys that you want. So for us to get
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Dusty Baker is back for a third stint with the San Francisco Giants. The longtime manager will return as a special adviser to baseball operations and work on both the baseball and business sides, the team announced Thursday. “I’ve enjoyed my
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As they have from the start of All-Star voting earlier this month, Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James led their respective conferences ahead of next month’s All-Star Game, as the third and final set of fan results were announced Thursday afternoon. Voting wraps up Saturday,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 19, 2024, 07:01 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions When the Anaheim Ducks celebrate a win on the ice this season, there’s a more bizarre celebration happening on social media: a duck triumphantly slamming its webbed feet on a drum, in a room filled with
Noah Davis, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Matt Turner is the USMNT’s clear No. 1 in goal right now, but he’s had a rough go of it in the Premier League. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images The list reads like one of those T-shirts: Tony + Kasey + Brad + Tim. From
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 11:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov had three assists to reach 500 for his career, Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 7-3 on Thursday night. Kucherov, who leads the league with 75 points, had his fourth game this
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 02:06 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 isn’t going anywhere. Days after walking out of a postgame news conference during a question about his future, the Pittsburgh
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the health status of former Toronto center Christian Koloko “is in the hands of the NBA.” Later Thursday, The Athletic reported that Koloko is suffering from a blood clot issue and has been referred to