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Collins embraces crowd’s boos at wild Australian Open match

Matt Walsh, ESPN Assistant EditorJan 16, 2025, 05:18 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open […]

Sports

C.J. Stroud hits Nico Collins for first TD in playoffs

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 11, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” HOUSTON — […]

Weather

Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups

“Get Pete Hegseth on the phone!” It was March 2018, and then-President Donald Trump was meeting with his Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin, about how to reform veteran health care. But it was Hegseth, then a Fox News personality, whose opinion Trump really wanted. Hegseth, now Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary […]

Politics

Trump picks former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the VA : NPR

Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican from Georgia, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on June 17, 2020. President-elect Donald Trump has named Collins as his pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, a key defender of President-elect Donald Trump […]