Month: January 2024

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Injured superstar Ja Morant spoke up during the Memphis Grizzlies‘ emotional team meeting Tuesday morning in the wake of the
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr welcomed Draymond Green back to practice from his indefinite suspension, Brandin Podziesmki started a round of applause. But Green didn’t think he deserved that. “I’ve cost my team enough. I’ve cost this organization
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed on an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Spoelstra, 53, has established himself as one of the most respected and
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Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 09:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — New Padres reliever Yuki Matsui says he is not expecting to come in and become the closer right away but is looking forward to pitching in big late-inning situations. The 28-year-old left-hander is one of two new Padres relievers who will
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — It’s feeling like a matter of when, not if, Chicago White Sox righty Dylan Cease will be traded as new general manager Chris Getz indicated Tuesday that
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins hired Rachel Balkovec to be their farm director Tuesday, sources told ESPN, tabbing the first female manager in the minor leagues to ramp
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 09:16 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 The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined Tuesday that it will not file felony charges against former
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Jan 9, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs are working toward an agreement, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Imanaga, 30, excelled during eight seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, going 74-55 with a 2.96 ERA and striking
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