Dec 23, 2024, 06:29 PM ET The Houston Astros welcomed first baseman Christian Walker to the team Monday, in one of two moves that almost certainly marks the end of Alex Bregman‘s time in Houston. But Bregman’s tenure didn’t end without a concentrated effort by the Astros to keep the two-time All-Star. On a day…
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Major League baseball and the Major League Baseball Umpires Association came to a tentative agreement on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement on Monday, pending ratification by the umpires and owners next…
Manchester City might have the most productive academy in football right now, but as Pep Guardiola’s side lurches from one defeat to another during an unprecedented slump, it is their “lost team” of Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Morgan Rogers and so many more that is compounding the misery at the Etihad. Just as the club…
TV personality, model, and actress Claudia Jordan is the latest public figure to chime in on the controversy involving 2024 Heisman winner Travis Hunter and his fiancée Leanna Lenee, noting how “concerned” she is after having his big moment got “eclipsed” by all the internet drama. RELATED: Travis Hunter Defends His Fiancée After Recent Backlash…
Prayers: Eddie Levert, co-frontman of the legendary and iconic R&B group The O’Jays, is mourning another unimaginable loss with the passing of his 22-year-old daughter Ryan Levert. This is sadly the third child he’s mourned for, having previously lost sons Gerald Levert in 2006 and Sean Levert in 2008. RELATED: Vanessa Bryant Honors Late Daughter…
Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderDec 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for three MLB teams. Co-author of Author of ‘Future Value’ A recent college football ruling against the NCAA could end up having a sizable…
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterDec 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,…
Dec 23, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, arguing that it tricks and misleads fans. The lawsuit filed in state district court in Lubbock and announced Sunday argues the NCAA violates the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by…
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 23, 2024, 04:01 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Once again, Bevo will not be making the trip to Atlanta, as the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl announced Monday that there is not enough room on the sideline in Mercedes Benz-Stadium for the…
In a recent interview about the 2024 presidential election, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith weighed in on whether he had any second thoughts about throwing his support behind the Democrats. “I voted Democrat, and I got to tell you something right now, I don’t like the fact that I did. I don’t like what I’m seeing,”…