Month: August 2023

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 06:22 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. ACC presidents and chancellors are scheduled to have a phone call Friday morning to discuss expansion again, multiple sources told ESPN. While it remains unclear whether there are enough votes to add
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Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 05:03 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is pushing back on the possibility that a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field came from a gun inside the ballpark. Two women were injured in a shooting during the team’s 12-4 loss to Oakland last week. Chicago police are investigating
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 05:21 PM ET The Boston Celtics have agreed to a one-year deal with free agent guard Svi Mykhailiuk, sources confirmed to ESPN. Mykhailiuk, 26, has played for six teams across his five NBA seasons, including brief stints with both the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets last season. The 6-foot-7
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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 02:43 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds added a pair of right-handed bats off the waiver wire Thursday, claiming center fielder Harrison Bader from the New York Yankees and slugger Hunter Renfroe from the Los Angeles Angels as they continue their push for a postseason spot. Bader, 29, was waived
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Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cleveland Guardians on Thursday added three strong pitchers to their staff as an unusually busy late August day of waiver claims ended with a massive transfer of talent
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have named
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Aug 31, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Top Rank sent an official request to the WBO with hopes of naming junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. as the organization’s “super champion,” a designation that provides the fighter with special privileges under the WBO guidelines. “As you are aware Teofimo most recently defeated then WBO world champion
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 12:10 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Aug 31, 2023, 11:09 AM ET The Minnesota Vikings and star tight end T.J. Hockenson have agreed to terms on a new deal, the team announced Thursday. The Vikings have not disclosed the terms, but sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Adam Schefter that Hockenson will become one of the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends. “He
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ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics. Makoto Hiejima scored 23 points, Yuta Watanabe added 21 and Japan roared back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to beat Venezuela 86-77 on Thursday in a classification round game at the Basketball World Cup in
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox are promoting former infielder Chris Getz to senior vice president/general manager, the team announced Thursday. Getz, who turned 40 on Wednesday, has been the team’s director
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 10:47 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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ESPN Fantasy Aug 31, 2023, 07:02 AM ET Our ESPN Fantasy staff got together for our final fantasy football mock draft leading up to the start of the NFL season, this time using a 12-team, PPR format. Play the No. 1 fantasy game We’re back with another year of ESPN Fantasy Football, and it’s not
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 06:05 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — The FIBA World Cup format can be cumbersome to follow, particularly for American fans — and even Team USA players themselves, who are used to a
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M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comAug 30, 2023, 09:33 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. LINCOLN, Neb. — The largest crowd ever to witness a women’s sporting event filled Memorial Stadium on Wednesday
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Jones‘ contract holdout continues, but Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said Wednesday there is still a chance Jones could play in the Sept. 7
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Brady Henderson, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 09:51 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. RENTON, Wash. — A week removed from wrist surgery, Seattle Seahawks rookie
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 07:25 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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