Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Colorado has signed Liberty transfer quarterback Kaidon Salter, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Buffaloes are bringing in one of the most accomplished dual-threat quarterbacks in college football to compete…
Dec 18, 2024, 04:17 PM ET The NBA All-Star Game’s new format has been greeted with skepticism from some of the league’s biggest stars — most notably Kevin Durant. “I hate it; I absolutely hate it,” Durant said Tuesday, minutes after the league announced the changes to its midseason showcase. This season’s format is a…
Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 18, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has agreed to a lifetime contract extension with Adidas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. As Lillard’s deal with Adidas expired during last offseason, his representative, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management, has been negotiating a new deal with company officials….
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Bookmakers estimate 90% of the action on the opening round of the College Football Playoff will be placed this week, ahead of the four on-campus games that kick off Friday. The games begin with…
Dec 18, 2024, 02:51 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The two teams suing NASCAR over an antitrust complaint were granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that allows them to compete as chartered teams in the 2025 season. 23XI Racing, the team owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin,…
Sergio Pérez‘s exit from Formula 1 is a sad end to what at one point seemed like a long-overdue bit of recognition for one of the sport’s most underrated drivers. Pérez and Red Bull confirmed their split on Wednesday, bringing to an end weeks of negotiation about an exit from a race seat. RB driver…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 18, 2024, 04:39 AM ET Ruben Amorim has told Marcus Rashford he wants him to stay at Manchester United. Rashford has suggested he’s ready to leave and pursue a “new challenge” after a 20-year association with the club. Editor’s Picks Amorim, however, insisted the 27-year-old can find that challenge at Old Trafford…
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 18, 2024, 01:57 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…
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books THE RAFTERS IN the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City are a little sparse. The hometown Thunder have collected a handful of division titles and there’s that prized 2012…
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Two days after Dave Clawson announced his resignation, Wake Forest hired Washington State‘s Jake Dickert as his replacement Wednesday. Dickert was in his third full season at Washington State and guided…