Month: January 2025

Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 7, 2025, 03:32 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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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterJan 7, 2025, 03:01 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Nick
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Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State was justified in firing Nick Rolovich as head football coach because of his refusal to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements, a federal judge has ruled. Rolovich sued the university following his dismissal midway through the 2021 season.
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Jan 7, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said that Tyreek Hill did not ask for a trade when he met recently with the wide receiver, who expressed his frustration after Sunday’s season finale and hinted he may want to play elsewhere next season. Grier said he and
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Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 12:56 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison. Sean M. Higgins, 44,
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Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The mental health training program launched by the NHL Players’ Association roughly a year ago is expanding to those in the minors in the American Hockey League and ECHL. The NHLPA and Professional Hockey Players’ Association announced Tuesday that the First Line
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Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJan 7, 2025, 02:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Open Extended Reactions Midway through 2024-25, the Toronto Maple Leafs sit atop the Atlantic Division, four points clear of the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. Not a jarring surprise, considering this group, led by last year’s
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 10:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The 2025 LIV Golf schedule will include 14 tournaments in nine countries, including six in the U.S., and a new location for the season-ending
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Jan 7, 2025, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tennessee Titans fired general manager Ran Carthon on Tuesday after finishing 3-14 this season and earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft. “It’s impossible to ignore that our football team hasn’t improved over the past two years. I am deeply disappointed in
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 7, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Former Florida State and Alabama wide receiver Malik Benson, who was has an extra year thanks to the recent NCAA ruling on junior college players, told ESPN that he has
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