Month: March 2024

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Catcher Will Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a 10-year, $140 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, the latest deal in an offseason of
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Tisha Thompson Close Tisha Thompson ESPN Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist,
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 27, 2024, 02:22 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 New York Yankees, in need of infield help with DJ LeMahieu beginning the season on the injured
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David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions On the eve of the New York Yankees’ season opener at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros, manager Aaron Boone had a simple directive for
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ESPN News Services Mar 27, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NCAA president Charlie Baker is calling for a ban on college prop bets in states with legal sports wagering. Prop bets — short for proposition bets — are wagers not related to the final score of a contest. An example of such a
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Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterMar 26, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL has yet to approve Tom Brady’s bid for Las Vegas Raiders minority ownership, but commissioner Roger Goodell is not concerned. “I
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Hours after the NFL adopted a new kickoff rule, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract with versatile
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Associated Press Mar 27, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANTON, Ohio — The Pro Football Hall of Fame has honored longtime NFL assistant coach Monte Kiffin and more than a dozen others as part of its Awards for Excellence program. The Hall on Wednesday announced the 15 recipients of the award that goes
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Mar 27, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Rosenberg, the Philadelphia Eagles‘ longtime salary cap executive, is leaving the franchise in hopes of furthering his career in the NFL, he told the Philadelphia Inquirer in a story published Wednesday. Rosenberg, a friend of general manager Howie Roseman since both were in elementary school,
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