Dec 7, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions All eyes have been on Shohei Ohtani this offseason — and understandably so, as the two-way star is expected to sign a contract in the range of $500 to $600 million, the largest guarantee in North American sports history. But his free agency has been shrouded
Month: December 2023
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The New York Islanders have built two public pond hockey rinks outside of UBS Arena that will host 4-on-4 tournaments and “learn to play” clinics in conjunction with USA Hockey. One rink will have natural ice
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Deion Sanders and Colorado have been hemorrhaging players on the recruiting front as of late. On Thursday, the commitment of five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton gave Sanders and the rest of the Buffaloes a reason to smile. Seaton (No. 19 overall in
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Florida running back Trevor Etienne entered the transfer portal Thursday. Etienne is the brother of former Clemson running back Travis Etienne and led the Gators in rushing touchdowns this season
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels is The Associated Press college football player of the year, the school’s second winner in the past five seasons. Daniels received 35 of the 51 first-place votes and 130 total points from AP Top 25 poll
Dec 7, 2023, 11:58 AM Open Extended Reactions The British and Irish Lions will take on Argentina in Dublin in preparation for their 2025 tour to Australia in what will be their first ever match in Ireland, the team announced on Thursday. The game will be held at the Aviva Stadium on June 20, 2025,
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The betting over/under total on the “Thursday Night Football” game between the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers is testing a 30-year low, and weather isn’t even a factor. The total
David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. CHARLOTTE,
Dec 7, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday in a story written for The Players’ Tribune. “Now, although football has been a really great part of my life for the past 18 years, it is with
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALELANE, South Africa — Dean Burmester‘s bid for a third straight victory on the European tour got off to a solid start after the South African golfer shot 3-under 69 in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship to lie four strokes off