Field Level Media Feb 6, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman isn’t exactly extending a warm embrace to the Oakland Athletics, who plan to build a $1.5 billion stadium in her city. In fact, Goodman said the team’s stadium plan “does not make sense” and that A’s ownership should
Feb 6, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Second baseman Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros have agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Altuve was set to hit free agency after this season, but he will now remain with the team for which he has played since
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Former Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith was hired as an assistant coach by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. General manager Rob Blake said Monday the Kings were looking to hire an assistant coach from outside the organization after Jim
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A judge on Tuesday kept in place for now the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement, denying a request for a temporary restraining order by the states of Tennessee and Virginia. The attorneys general of
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 6, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter said goodbye to the program after two years Tuesday, as he prepares to return to the NFL. Minter, who helped Michigan win its first national
Kris Rhim, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz doubled down on coach Jim Harbaugh’s “multiple championships” declaration, promising to deliver owner Dean Spanos at least two more rings, in Tuesday’s introductory news conference. “We’re going to build a consistent winner here,”
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Egypt has put twin brothers in charge of their national soccer team with Hossam Hassan taking over as coach and Ibrahim Hassan as team director. The Egyptian Football Association said Tuesday that Hossam Hassan — the country’s all-time top-scorer with 68 goals — will
Feb 6, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Fire have acquired striker Hugo Cuypers for a club-record fee reported at $12 million. Cuypers, 26, arrives as a designated player from KAA Gent, a top-flight club in his native Belgium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) As part of the deal
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 02:06 PM ET After being escorted in handcuffs into the Barcelona courtroom, Dani Alves sat in silence and listened to a stream of witnesses give testimony during the second day of his sexual assault trial on Tuesday. Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom of an
Bayer Leverkusen reached 30 games unbeaten in all competitions this season with a 3-2 comeback win over VfB Stuttgart to reach the DFB Pokal semifinals Tuesday. Jonathan Tah‘s 90th-minute header won the game and spared Xabi Alonso’s team of having to play extra time ahead of a league game Saturday against title rivals Bayern Munich. –