Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 29, 2023, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is going back to his roots, as he’ll return to Northern Iowa to serve as interim athletic director, the university announced Wednesday. Bowlsby, 71, first became an athletic director at Northern Iowa in 1983. He went on to
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 29, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions San Diego State hired Sean Lewis, the Colorado offensive coordinator and former Kent State coach, as its new head coach on Wednesday. Lewis spent the 2023 season with coach Deion
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 29, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — The PGA Tour’s controversial Player Impact Program was introduced in part to prevent top players from accepting lucrative contract offers to
Nov 29, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers had a special guest read out their lineup Tuesday night. Nine-year-old Owen Micciche, who has been living with a pediatric brain tumor diagnosis since he was 6 months old, signed with the Flyers on a one-day contract. The team honored him on “Hockey
Open Extended Reactions College football‘s transfer portal opens Monday and will be open for the next 30 days. More than 2,100 NCAA football players entered the portal in last December’s transfer window — the most of any month since the transfer portal was created in fall 2018. The NCAA enacted two transfer portal windows: a
Nov 29, 2023, 09:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard is expected to miss the remainder of the season because of a knee injury, a source confirmed to ESPN. Howard, who suffered the injury during Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, will have surgery. It marks the second long-term injury
Nov 29, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Pro-Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson is retiring as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles Friday and will be an honorary captain for Sunday’s game against the 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field. Jackson played eight of his 15 NFL seasons with the Eagles, earning all three
Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer signed a one-year contract extension on Tuesday after his successful return from a broken leg. The new contract is a sign of faith in the 37-year-old, who returned to action with Bayern last month following more than
Adriana Garcia Nov 29, 2023, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has encouraged Lionel Messi to continue playing for “as long as he can.” Messi, 36, who recently completed his first season with MLS side Inter Miami CF, has not given an indication as to when he will retire from football.
Nov 29, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker will be sidelined for at least the next two weeks with a hamstring injury, manager Jürgen Klopp confirmed on Wednesday. Alisson went down clutching his hamstring in the closing stages of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Saturday. – Stream on