Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — James Paxton and the Los Angeles Dodgers reworked their one-year contract, lowering the guarantee to $7 million from $11 million while still allowing the 35-year-old left-hander to earn up to $13 million if he is healthy during the early part of
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. The total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $140,000, which is far
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Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein,
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Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Since Jim Harbaugh accepted the Los Angeles Chargers‘ head-coaching job last week, he’s been reaching out to several players, including Quentin Johnston, whom Harbaugh faced two years ago as the coach at Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Johnston and
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley is expected to become the new defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN. Hafley has gone 22-26 in four seasons at Boston College, bringing them to bowl eligibility in three of his four years. Boston
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Jan 31, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A22 Sports Management, formed to assist with creating the European Super League, made public on Wednesday a letter they sent to UEFA asking for the immediate cessation of anticompetitive behaviour. The decision to publish the letter on social media platform X came after A22 said UEFA
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 31, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest have announced the signing of Borussia Dortmund forward Giovanni Reyna on a loan
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Barcelona‘s 18-year-old Brazilian striker Vitor Roque came off the bench and scored with a header to snatch a 1-0 win against visitors Osasuna in LaLiga on Wednesday. In their first game since manager Xavi Hernandez announced that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season, Barca once again struggled up-front but
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