Month: February 2024

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 15, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Associated Press Feb 15, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Pressly said he was surprised the Houston Astros dropped him from closer in favor of Josh Hader but has accepted an eighth-inning setup role. Hader, a five-time All-Star left-hander who turns 30 on April 7, agreed Jan. 22
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Associated Press Feb 15, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The Guardians will throw the first pitch at their 2024 home opener after the earth, moon and sun align. Cleveland’s first game at Progressive Field against the Chicago White Sox will begin April 8 at 5:10 p.m. — two hours following a
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 15, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — A winter of trade rumors has given way to spring training for Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease, who reported to camp this week with the
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Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 15, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions The Oakland Athletics, still seeking a temporary home as they await their move to Las Vegas, met with officials from the city of Oakland and
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Field Level Media Feb 15, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Former major league outfielder Lenny Dykstra had a stroke this week and is recovering at a Los Angeles hospital, the New York Post reported Thursday. The Post reported that Darryl Strawberry and Kevin Mitchell, teammates of Dykstra on the New York Mets, said Dykstra was in
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Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 05:41 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday he plans to step down from the job upon the expiration of his contract in January 2029. Manfred,
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Associated Press Feb 15, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will miss at least one game with a lower-body injury, the team announced before its home game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The Sabres listed Luukkonen as day to day without revealing the nature of the injury
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Feb 15, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Former world number one Simona Halep is suing the Canadian company that produced a nutritional supplement that she believes led to her being handed a four-year ban for doping that could end her career. Halep is seeking more than $10 million in damages
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