8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Ohio State and Utah will head to Pasadena, California, coming from opposite directions. The Buckeyes appeared destined for
Month: December 2021
5:44 PM ET The New Jersey Devils are expanding on their commitment to highlight and support Black-owned businesses. In October, the Devils announced the next phase in their “Buy Black” program would be featured helmet advertising for 13 games this season. That arrangement, undertaken with Prudential, was the first time an NHL helmet sponsor had
6:00 PM ET Ohio State hired Jim Knowles as the football team’s defensive coordinator on Tuesday, head coach Ryan Day announced. Knowles had been the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, where his defense ranked No. 3 in total yards per game. A finalist for the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant
4:10 PM ET ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian is headed to the Hall of Fame — and we couldn’t be prouder. We also couldn’t miss the opportunity to express just how much he means to us around here. So, as Cooperstown calls for our colleague, we wanted to share just a few of our favorite
5:07 PM ET Michigan offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Josh Gattis on Tuesday was named the winner of the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant coach. The No. 2 Wolverines ranked second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally with 37.7 points per game behind a balanced attack that averaged
4:42 PM ET Count Alabama quarterback and Heisman Trophy favorite Bryce Young among those surprised that teammate Will Anderson Jr. wasn’t among the four finalists for the award. “I definitely think he was deserving,” Young told reporters Tuesday. “If you look at numbers, you look at production, I definitely think he deserves to be there.
4:05 PM GMT England’s Simon Middleton has become the first coach of a women’s team to win World Rugby Coach of the Year, the sport’s governing body announced on Tuesday. Middleton guided England’s “Red Roses” to their third successive Six Nations title in April and the team finished the year with an unbeaten record, winning
4:21 PM GMT Leicester Tigers have signed South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard ahead of the 2022-23 season, the English Premiership leaders said on Tuesday, to replace departing fly-half George Ford. Pollard, who has won 60 caps for South Africa since making his debut in 2014, will join Leicester next season after leaving French
3:49 PM ET Pittsburgh offensive coordinator Mark Whipple has resigned, the school announced Tuesday. Whipple, 64, just completed his third season as Pitt’s offensive coordinator and mentored quarterback Kenny Pickett, who on Monday was named a Heisman Trophy finalist. The 11-2 Panthers defeated Wake Forest on Saturday to win their first ACC championship. “During his
2:59 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right hand and could be lost for the rest of the season as he’s expected to miss several months, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. McConnell suffered the wrist injury during the Pacers’ loss to the Atlanta Hawks