Jesse RogersFeb 3, 2025, 04:04 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Following a lengthy appeals process, Major League Baseball on Monday has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for “sharing” legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and for intentionally deleting
Month: February 2025
ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports and avoided any talk of tariffs as he celebrated the defending Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers at the White House on Monday. The ceremony was delayed nearly an hour because Trump was talking to Canadian
Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did his best to shut down the popular notion that NFL officials are partial toward the Kansas City Chiefs, calling it a “ridiculous theory.” “This sort of reminds me a little bit of the script,” he said during his state of the league address Monday.
NEW ORLEANS — In light of President Donald Trump’s executive order to roll back DEI policies, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell faced multiple questions Monday about the league’s intentions for equitable hiring. During his state of the league address, Goodell doubled down on the NFL’s commitment to inclusive hiring practices, like the Rooney Rule, which the
Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charley Hoffman wrote a letter to his fellow PGA Tour players addressing slow pace of play and other issues within the ranks. The letter, which was shared on social media by Golf Magazine on Sunday night, follows the lead of Justin Thomas, whose
Adam RittenbergFeb 3, 2025, 05:59 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions West Alabama has hired Scott Cochran, a longtime SEC staff member who served as Alabama’s strength coach under Nick Saban and later spoke out about his addiction to painkillers, as its new coach.
ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris will be out “a couple weeks” because of a mid-body injury, coach Travis Green said Monday. Norris exited in the third period Saturday after a hit by Minnesota Wild center Jakub Lauko in the Senators’ 6-0 home victory.
Dave WilsonFeb 3, 2025, 04:49 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Tim Campbell, a star pass-rusher who was an All-Southwest Conference defensive lineman for the Texas Longhorns from 1975-79, died on Sunday of cancer in his
Field Level Media Feb 3, 2025, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced Monday. Barzal, 27, played Saturday in a 3-2 overtime win over Tampa Bay but left late in regulation after blocking a shot. He has six goals and
DJ Bien-AimeFeb 3, 2025, 03:11 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended Reactions