Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Tony Finau isn’t leaving the PGA Tour for the LIV Golf League, he announced Monday on social media. Finau, a six-time winner on the
Dec 11, 2023, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Friday’s title fight between Shadasia Green and Franchon Crews-Dezurn, which was already for the vacant WBC super middleweight crown, will now also be for the WBA’s interim belt in that weight class. A source Monday told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein that the WBA elected to sanction the
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon‘s Jackson Powers-Johnson, who won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s top center in 2023, is declaring for the NFL draft. Powers-Johnson announced his decision on X, formerly Twitter, thanking
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 06:31 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 Shohei Ohtani‘s historic contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers will see him defer $68 million of his annual
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, one of the top NFL prospects in college football, tells ESPN that he’s forgoing the remainder of his eligibility at UNC to declare for the NFL draft. Maye, a redshirt sophomore, started all 26 games of his career during
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions ON A TUESDAY night in late November, hundreds of people gathered outside Primo Hoagies in Wayne, New Jersey,
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to
Dec 11, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex De Minaur will head into the Australian Open as a dual Newcombe Medal winner after being rewarded for his most consistent season yet with Australian tennis’s highest individual honour. Editor’s Picks De Minaur claimed the award outright for the first time on Monday night, after
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was put on injured reserve Monday, two days after being knocked unconscious when he was cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph. The Red Wings also placed left wing J.T.
Dec 11, 2023, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 15th annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards will take place Thursday night at the Sahara Theatre in Las Vegas (10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+). The event, which was started in 2008, recognizes fighters, coaches, gyms, personalities and media sources in and around the sport for
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Iga Swiatek‘s second consecutive season-ending No. 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award Monday, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honor twice in a row. Williams, who retired
Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite the praise from league insiders, players and fans for the debut of the NBA’s in-season tournament, even its architect admitted it won’t come back in exactly the same format next season. “I want to thank all of the players in the league and
West Indies will face England in 1st of England’s tour of West Indies, 5 T20I Series, 2023 on Wednesday, December 13, at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 AM IST. The Caribbean side will come into the T20I series on the back of their 2-1 win
ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a move that opens up a 40-man roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Victor Gonzalez and infielder Jorbit Vivas to the New York Yankees for shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney, sources told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Monday.
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For a second straight week, a frustrated Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were left “talking about the refs,” this time after an offside penalty
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he wants to help Tripura to flourish in cricket, besides promoting the state’s tourism sector as its brand ambassador. Addressing a press conference, he said he follows Tripura’s cricket players and is impressed with Manisankar Murasingh. “I am a cricketer and want to help the state cricket
Dec 11, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Some teams will need to replace their world-beating quarterbacks. Others will just need to make sure that they keep most of their players. But from top to bottom, every team in college football will leave this season with something more to prove. Here are the biggest
Open Extended Reactions Unai Emery knows better than most the suffocating pressure that comes with managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, so the Aston Villa coach will know perfectly well what Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are enduring at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. Two of the Premier League‘s most successful clubs,