Month: February 2024

Xuan Thai, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 20, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Open Extended Reactions The wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson against
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ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Reid died at his Houston home on Monday following a battle with cancer, according to the Houston Chronicle. After playing his first 10 seasons with Houston (1977-82, 1983-88), Reid finished his
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIDGELAND, Miss. — A Mississippi grand jury has decided not to indict former NFL player Jerrell Powe months after he was arrested on a kidnapping charge in 2023, his attorney said. Tom Fortner told The Associated Press on Monday that he received notification from
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and JaMarcus Shephard as co-offensive coordinator. DeBoer announced the hirings on Tuesday. Sheridan replaces Ryan Grubb, who had planned to follow DeBoer from Washington to Alabama but instead was hired
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ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets have signed first baseman Luke Voit to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to major league camp. The Mets announced Voit’s deal Monday as position players reported to spring training. The former New York Yankees slugger will
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St.
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Feb 20, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Infielder Amed Rosario and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a one-year, $1.5 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. Rosario, 28, will bring a strong bat against left-handed pitching and should get at-bats at shortstop, second base and potentially corner-outfield spots.
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Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Devers is looking for some help — from the front office of the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox ramping up at the start of spring training, Devers made it clear Tuesday that he felt the franchise should have done more to
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