Month: January 2022

1:46 PM ET The Las Vegas Raiders are expected to hire Josh McDaniels as their new head coach and Dave Ziegler as their new general manager, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders and McDaniels are still finalizing a contract, the sources said. The 44-year-old Ziegler, the New England Patriots‘ director of player personnel, would
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3:53 PM ET Jake Michaels Close ESPN Associate Editor Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He joined ESPN in June, 2013 and works as an Associate Editor, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Matt Walsh Close Assistant Editor Matt Walsh
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — Jeremy Colliton has been elevated to head coach of Canada’s men’s hockey team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing after Claude Julien was sidelined by an injury. Hockey Canada said Julien slipped on ice and fractured his ribs during training camp in Switzerland, and medical staff
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7:55 PM ET DALLAS — Tears streamed down Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle’s face after a tribute video honoring him played on the American Airlines Center video boards before Saturday night’s game with the Dallas Mavericks. It was the first time Carlisle had faced the Mavericks since the franchise’s all-time winningest coach resigned last summer,
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Jan 30, 2022 Jake Michaels Close ESPN Associate Editor Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He joined ESPN in June, 2013 and works as an Associate Editor, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN
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9:00 AM ET Associated Press Viktor Hovland beat Richard Bland in a playoff to capture the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday after Rory McIlroy missed a chance to win the title in regulation by bogeying the last hole. Hovland claimed his third victory in five events by making birdie from inside 3 feet at the
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Jan 29, 2022 Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with white supremacy. In the original depiction of the mascot, which debuted in the early 1970s, Herbie’s
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News Players from both sides soak in an “emotionally draining” finish in Canberra And breathe. Both teams were still trying to digest the epic finish to the Ashes Test in Canberra during in the immediate aftermath, but the responses could be summed up as Australia’s relief and England’s disappointment. The fact it was that way
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