Turron Davenport Close Turron Davenport ESPN Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can follow him on
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 08:29 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron has been suspended six games without pay for delivering a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub on Saturday. It’s the first suspension of the veteran winger’s
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterDec 11, 2023, 09:00 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. Testifying for the first time in a civil lawsuit roughly
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves filled three openings on their coaching staff Monday by promoting Matt Tuiasosopo and Tom Goodwin from the minor leagues and hiring Erick Abreu. Tuiasosopo, who spent the past three seasons managing at Triple-A Gwinnett, will replace Ron Washington as
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour has notified Jon Rahm he has been suspended for signing with Saudi-funded LIV Golf, a formality that is more about the benefits to the players he leaves behind. Mackenzie Hughes and Carl Yuan are the immediate beneficiaries of Rahm’s decision last
ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniors Brandon Parrish and Ousmane Sylla each scored, and No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night to claim the program’s second national championship in three seasons. Clemson (15-3-5), making its sixth championship game appearance in school history
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