Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” When Adley Rutschman was promoted to the big leagues little more than two years ago, the Baltimore Orioles’ catcher became known for how he greets his pitcher coming…
Jun 30, 2024, 12:28 AM ET Alex Pereira defends his light heavyweight championship in a rematch with former champion Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 303 on Saturday, June 29, in Las Vegas. The main card at T-Mobile Arena is on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims and early prelims on…
The 2024 NHL draft is taking place this weekend. Watch a replay of Round 1 here and tune in Saturday (11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+) for Rounds 2-7. From the first round all the way to pick No. 225 in Round 7, this page is your home for every selection, including scouting notes from Rachel Doerrie,…
Jun 28, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Portugal defender Pepe has hailed the positive impact Cristiano Ronaldo is having in the national team despite the prolific forward having yet to score at Euro 2024. Ronaldo, who is playing in a record sixth European Championship, has started in all three of Portugal’s games in Germany. “Cristiano lives…
Jun 28, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Euro 2024 is down to the final 16 teams, as eight are headed home after an exciting group stage. We said goodbye to Albania, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Scotland, Serbia and Ukraine, but we can all enjoy another four rounds of fixtures before the winner is crowned on July…
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJun 26, 2024, 12:55 PM ET The date of UFC 303 has been circled on many a calendar for months. Even sports fans who rarely watch an evening of mixed martial arts had made plans to do just that on June 29, if only for the pomp and spectacle. This coming weekend was…
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 11:31 AM ET The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that center Kristaps Porzingis had surgery to repair the rare leg injury he suffered during the NBA Finals, and that his recovery time would be five to six months — meaning he won’t return until well into the start of next season…
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 26, 2024, 06:57 AM ET Kylian Mbappé‘s lawyers have sent a final notice to Paris Saint-Germain to request that the club pay the wages that he believes they owe him, a source has told ESPN. The notice arrived at the club’s offices in Paris last week. Mbappé, 25, believes that the club…
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Jun 25, 2024, 05:18 PM ET France coach Didier Deschamps highlighted the problems Kylian Mbappé faced wearing a mask to protect his broken nose in the 1-1 draw with Poland at the European Championship on Tuesday. Mbappé scored a second-half penalty to mark his return to France’s starting lineup, eight days after suffering the bloody…
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov didn’t just lift the Stanley Cup after defeating the Oilers in Game 7. He lifted close to three decades of failures, embarrassments and frustration off the shoulders of the players, the fans and this…
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 24, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — JJ Redick was introduced as the Los Angeles Lakers’ coach Monday and…
Jun 24, 2024, 12:08 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to release defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs, who has been arrested multiple times in Alabama this offseason, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Buggs was booked on a domestic violence/burglary charge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on June 16. That came after he was charged…
Striker Niclas Füllkrug scored a stoppage time equaliser as hosts Germany rescued a point after a 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Sunday to seal top spot in Group A and maintain their momentum going into the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Swiss forward Dan Ndoye had threatened to spoil the party with a first…
Jun 23, 2024, 06:20 AM ET DENVER — Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk on a full-count pitch clock violation by Kyle Finnegan as the Colorado Rockies scored two runs in the ninth inning for an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. It was the first game decided by a pitch clock…
Jun 22, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way up to the…
Jun 21, 2024, 04:29 AM ET Roberto Baggio played 56 times for Italy. Mairo Cinquetti/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Retired Italy star Roberto Baggio was robbed at gunpoint at his home while watching the national team’s game against Spain at the European Championship on Thursday, local police said. At least five armed robbers burst into Baggio’s…
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Arizona State Land Department has cancelled a land auction scheduled for Thursday that the Arizona Coyotes’ owner was counting on to reactivate his dormant NHL franchise. In April, the NHL board of governors approved the establishment of a…
Jun 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET What a week can do in MLB — and in our Power Rankings. In the American League, the Rangers have lost five of their past six games, dropping from No. 13 on our list to No. 18. Meanwhile, in the National League, the Cardinals have steadily dug themselves out…
Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael 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. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed…
WIESBADEN, Germany — Ukraine’s players experienced a strange kind of normal after being beaten 3-0 by Romania in their Euro 2024 Group E opening game on Monday. They turned on their phones, checked their social media channels and were deluged by criticism, condemnation and, in the words of midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko, “hate.” “For a few…
Jun 19, 2024, 09:49 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston scored 22 points apiece, Caitlin Clark had her second double-double and the Indiana Fever won their third straight game with an 88-81 victory over the Washington Mystics on Wednesday night. Clark had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds plus six assists…
Jun 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Robert Whittaker meets Ikram Aliskerov in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card at Kingdom Arena is on ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN and ESPN+ at noon. Whittaker (26-7), a former UFC champion,…
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Editor’s note: Willie Mays died Tuesday at age 93. This story was originally published in 2021 on his 90th birthday. To appreciate Willie Mays is to remember him at 20. When he…
Jun 17, 2024, 11:00 PM ET The 2023-24 NBA season came to an end Monday with the Boston Celtics defeating the Dallas Mavericks, 106-88, to claim their NBA-record 18th championship. With the title, the Celtics retain the top spot, which they’ve held since November, in our way-too-early Power Rankings for next season. But, after Boston…
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2024, 01:37 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd passionately defended his 25-year-old superstar before Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, saying some of the “barbecue”-hot…
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 12, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Les Bouquinistes have been selling their secondhand books by the Seine since the 1500s. Through revolutions…
Jun 13, 2024, 06:59 AM ET Edin Terzić has left his role as Borussia Dortmund head coach despite leading the team on an improbable run to the Champions League final earlier this month. “Dear Borussians, even though it hurts me brutally right now, I would like to let you know that I will be leaving…
Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield not only had a…
England’s preparations for their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia were complicated on Wednesday after John Stones missed training due to illness. The Manchester City defender was the only member of Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad who sat out the session at the Weimarer Land Spa & Golf Resort. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Stones limped out of…
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Joey Chestnut, the 16-time champion of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, will not compete in the annual Fourth of July event next month, Major League Eating announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Major…
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Tony Stewart’s Stewart-Haas Racing will cease operations at the end of the season. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Racers, start your valuations. After months stuck under a…
Euro 2024 kicks off in Germany on June 14, running through to the final on July 14, and all 24 countries have now finalised their squads for the tournament. The squad must contain a minimum of 23 players and a maximum of 2. Three of the players must be goalkeepers. – Euro 2024 bracket and…
Michael Voepel, ESPN.comJun 10, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Michael 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. Chelsea Gray is still rehabbing an injury and hasn’t played this season. Fellow guard Jackie Young was ill…
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has said he should not have played in their game against Luton Town in February when he injured his hamstring, as he races the clock to be fit for England’s opening game of the European Championship against Serbia on June 16. England manager Gareth Southgate said earlier this week he…
Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, a source told ESPN on Saturday, confirming multiple reports. Clark has international experience with USA Basketball at a younger level, but she wasn’t able to make the national training camp in Cleveland after she was invited because she was leading Iowa to the Final Four. Clark…
It’s a new week in our MLB Power Rankings — and we have a new No. 1 atop our list! After the Phillies usurped the Dodgers two weeks ago, the red-hot Yankees have now taken over that spot. Since May 1, New York has won 25 of its 32 games. While the top teams continue…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 8, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Stefan Ortega played a crucial part in Manchester City’s Premier League title win last season. Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images Stefan Ortega has signed a new contract with Manchester City, the club have confirmed. The German goalkeeper has penned a one-year extension that will keep him at the…
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET BOSTON — As Jayson Tatum sat on the podium early Friday morning, a little more than an hour after the Boston Celtics’ defense had suffocated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, he was asked about Boston’s ability to throw several elite individual defenders…
The 2024 NBA Finals tipped off with a dominant Game 1 win by the Boston Celtics over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. The series couldn’t have started any better for the Celtics, who used a 23-5 run over the final six minutes of the first quarter to build a comfortable lead. Boston’s defense continued to…
The 2024 NBA Finals are finally here, as the top-seeded Boston Celtics take on the No. 5-seeded Dallas Mavericks. This is the first time these two teams have met in the Finals. To claim spots in the championship round, the Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals and the Mavericks defeated the…
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM THE DALLAS MAVERICKS’ disappointing 2022-23 season had slogged to its final two games. It was April 7, 2023, and the Mavs had fallen one game…
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Forget the distance — this year’s Stanley Cup Final is as electric as they come. Two fantastic teams hitting their stride when it matters most, with incredible stories to tell. Here’s a look inside how both teams got here…
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes is still learning some of the American sports lingo in her first weeks on the job. On Tuesday, under a steady rain at Allianz Field that reminded the British coach of home, Hayes implored her team to finish off a South Korea…
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — If the United States women’s national team’s 4-0 win over South Korea on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was any indication, the stagnant attack from last year’s World Cup is fully an issue of the past. The era of Emma Hayes as USWNT coach got off to a slow first…
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said he’s shocked that a public broadcaster asked participants in a survey if they would prefer more white players in the national soccer team. Nagelsmann agreed Sunday with midfielder Joshua Kimmich‘s comments the day before that the survey for German state broadcaster ARD was “absolutely racist” and said it was “madness…
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 2, 2024, 11:05 PM ET From a regular-season batch of 32 teams, to a Stanley Cup playoff field of…
EASTLAKE, Ohio — The team with no school won’t quit. Birmingham-Southern is still swinging. Now playing despite the school being closed for good, the Panthers kept their hopes of winning a national championship alive Saturday night with a thrilling 9-7 comeback victory over Randolph-Macon in the Division III World Series. Jackson Webster hit a two-run,…
Islam Makhachev retained his lightweight title in a five-round thriller Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 302 in Newark, New Jersey. Makhachev locked in a D’Arce choke late in the fifth round to force Poirier to tap. In the co-main event, former middleweight champion Sean Strickland is officially back on the title track…
José Mourinho said on Saturday that he wants to become Fenerbahce‘s new head coach after the Turkish Super Lig club earlier confirmed that negotiations with the Portuguese manager were underway. “Not yet, not yet. I decided I want to go but it is not done yet. I cannot confirm officially, but yes I want to…
May 31, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Borussia Dortmund have not travelled so far in this season’s Champions League to be mere witnesses to Real Madrid lifting the trophy for a record-extending 15th time, coach Edin Terzic vowed on Friday on the eve of the Wembley showdown. Dortmund finished a distant fifth in the Bundesliga this…
May 30, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Former NBA forward Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver’s Aaron Gordon, died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, his agent Calvin Andrews and the Nuggets told ESPN’s Andscape. He was 33. Gordon played nine games for the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2014-15 season. A native…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 30, 2024, 05:38 AM ET Manchester City will ask Pep Guardiola for a final decision on his future by Christmas, a source has told ESPN. Guardiola has one year left on his contract at the Etihad Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) City would like the 53-year-old to commit…
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 30, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM MINNEAPOLIS — Dallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II’s status for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals remains questionable after a 10-minute post-shootaround workout…
May 29, 2024, 05:17 AM ET Kylian Mbappé is widely expected to fulfill his life-long dream and join Real Madrid this summer, but the forward has said he would love to play for AC Milan one day. Mbappé said he cheered for Milan as a child in Paris and revealed his fandom of the club…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 29, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Criminal charges have been dropped against world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler after the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office in Louisville, Kentucky, said it would not pursue the…
May 28, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti said he “missed” on the midseason trade that brought in veteran Gordon Hayward, calling it a learning experience. The Thunder enjoyed a breakout season this year, entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference,…
May 27, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The 2024 NBA Finals matchup might be finalized sooner than we thought, as the Dallas Mavericks took a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night and the Boston Celtics look to close out their series against the Indiana Pacers on Monday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). No team…
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterMay 27, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” When Ronald Acuna Jr. blew out his right knee on July 10, 2021, Alex Anthopoulos felt compelled to respond quickly. The Braves’ head of baseball operations wanted to…
May 27, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Basketball legend Bill Walton, who led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles before winning two championships during his NBA career, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer. The NBA issued a statement saying Walton died Monday while surrounded by his family. “Bill…
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 26, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Andy Murray suffered a first-round exit at the French Open as he fell to an inspired…
Andre Snellings, ESPNMay 26, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Each day of the WNBA season, our team of fantasy and betting experts breaks down every game on the schedule, making note of everything from injuries and lineup changes to recent trends and more. Here’s what to look for today: There are two games on tap for…
MONACO — The duality of the race so often described as Formula One’s jewel in the crown, the Monaco Grand Prix, remains as clear as ever. While qualifying for the event, which snakes around the twisty streets of the Monte Carlo harbourside, is rightfully considered one of the standout moments in a Formula One season,…
May 25, 2024, 12:45 AM ET A late one-point victory in a tight Western Conference finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Mavericks escaping Minnesota up 2-0 is another story. Dallas rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to take Game 2 109-108 behind a brilliant step-back 3-pointer from…
Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Nothing is easy in college sports. And with the Power 5 conferences and NCAA board of governors voting Thursday to accept the settlement of three antitrust cases that create a new structure for the sport, the moment is layered in both historic change and looming ambiguity. The…
May 23, 2024, 10:54 PM ET BOSTON — Jaylen Brown was a big enough problem for the Indiana Pacers even before an All-NBA snub that may have given him an added desire to show how much he can do for the Boston Celtics. “I think he cares about it in a way that motivates him,…
May 23, 2024, 01:00 AM ET The NBA’s Western Conference finals got off to a dynamic start as the Dallas Mavericks took Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Minneapolis thriller on Wednesday. Entering the fourth quarter trailing 83-82, the Mavericks rallied behind 15 of Luka Doncic’s team-high 33 points in the final period…
May 22, 2024, 10:11 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Rob Thomson watched Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto hit solo homers and Edmundo Sosa hit a three-run shot to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Texas Rangers 11-4 on Wednesday night in a game that gave them the best 50-game start in baseball since Seattle in 2001…
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The first time Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was on the same field as Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes, their roles were reversed. The two were playing together on the United…
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 06:44 PM ET There’s growing optimism that Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could make his return to the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Indiana Pacers as soon as Game 4 on Monday, sources told ESPN. Porzingis has been making progress from a soleus strain of his right calf, accelerating his…
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” ON APRIL 30, with the Houston Astros tied 8-8 with the Cleveland Guardians in the ninth inning, Josh Hader emerged from the bullpen to pitch. This wasn’t unusual…
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 20, 2024, 10:01 AM ET This weekend saw the English Premier League, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 seasons come to an end, with Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain all crowned champions. Only the first one was a bit dramatic, though Arsenal’s win over Everton couldn’t deny…
Jürgen Klopp said he may not return to management after ending his eight-and-a-half year reign as Liverpool manager, with the 56-year-old admitting that he feels “empty” after the emotional strain of his final months in charge at Anfield. Liverpool recorded a 2-0 win at home to Wolves and secured a third-place finish in the Premier…
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 17, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Florida Panthers waited out the Boston Bruins in their second round Stanley Cup playoff series. And patience paid off. The Panthers and Bruins were knotted 1-1 in Game 6 on Friday until defenseman Gustav…
May 18, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Emma Hayes said she is “reinvigorated and re-energised” by the prospect of her new role as head coach of the United States women’s national team after winning the Women’s Super League (WSL) for the seventh time in her final game as Chelsea manager. Chelsea’s emphatic 6-0 victory over Manchester…
Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti May 18, 2024, 10:05 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Valhalla Golf Club has done it again. For all the griping about low scores and lack of strategy, the…
Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). The past and future of American gymnastics is colliding in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday. At…
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there’s optimism he’ll be able to return sometime in the series — barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday. Porzingis has been making…
May 17, 2024, 01:51 AM ET Brazil has been confirmed as host of the 2027 Women’s World Cup. On Friday, 211 member nations voted on the bid during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok to decide between Brazil and a joint bid from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands as hosts for the next edition of…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 16, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player with a total guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million, according to data released by the MLS Players Association. The amount reflects just…
May 16, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed a stellar season at Al Nassr with 42 goals. Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo has said he has no plans of slowing down at the age of 39 and added that he is motivated to carry on competing with the “young lions” that are coming through…
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:24 PM ET BOSTON — The Celtics were heavily favored to beat the Cavaliers even before Cleveland had three of its top six players — including star guard Donovan Mitchell — missing for Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night. And yet, despite that, Boston found itself…
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 A MONTH AFTER the NBA was hit by a gambling scandal involving alleged manipulation, officials at major sports leagues want change on betting menus and betting limits offered at U.S. sportsbooks, according to interviews…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 14, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — The last time Rory McIlroy walked the 18th fairway of Valhalla Golf Club, it was a race against time in the final round of…
Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterMay 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) IT MUST BE liberating, in a way, for New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau to have a roster like this, stripped to its bare essentials, six or seven…
Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 13, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good — and the worst bad. With everything…
NFL Nation, ESPNMay 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET The NFL draft is behind us, and teams are getting ready for OTAs and mandatory minicamps — which means the 2024 season is getting closer. Since rosters have plenty of new faces, it’s time to reevaluate our 2024 Power Rankings. How did the Bears drafting Caleb Williams…
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 11, 2024, 09:20 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Jalen Brunson vs. Tyrese Haliburton, two players already famous for being slighted, is a matchup ready for prime time that’s currently in prime time. And naturally for the two…
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM DALLAS — Mavericks star Luka Doncic, already ailing with a sprained right knee and a sore left ankle, writhed on the American Airlines Center court…
Apr 27, 2024, 10:30 PM ET As the year rolls forward, news and rumors will commence with updates on potential matchmaking, promotion news and fight locations across UFC, PFL, Bellator and more. As such, we’ll have it all covered right here, with analysis and insight from our reporters and writers. Check out our latest updates…
May 11, 2024, 08:39 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said he was proud to have had Kylian Mbappé in his team and understood the club’s all-time leading scorer’s decision to end his seven-year stay. Mbappé, whose contract expires this season, announced his departure in a video on Friday after months of speculation about…
High-profile veteran players Guillermo Ochoa, Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, Raúl Jiménez and Henry Martín have been left out of Mexico’s 31-man preliminary roster for this summer’s Copa América. With an eye towards the 2026 World Cup, the squad list includes a total of 10 players that are 23 or younger, signifying a generational change for the…
May 10, 2024, 04:43 AM ET Certain players and managers just feel made for each other; their styles, personalities or attitudes simply fit like a glove, often leading to great success on the pitch. Think Xavi dictating the Barcelona midfield for Pep Guardiola, Ricardo Carvalho marshalling José Mourinho’s defensive line at Chelsea, or Thomas Müller…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Rory McIlroy isn’t returning to the PGA Tour’s policy board, but he’ll still be involved in negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund regarding a potential multibillion-dollar…
Nick ParkinsonMay 9, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Just like the music business, boxing has had its fair share of one-hit wonders. George Kambosos Jr. aims to avoid having his name join the list of those who have won a…
Michael Voepel, ESPN.comMay 8, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Michael 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. Would Caitlin Clark break the NCAA scoring record? Would she declare for the WNBA draft? Would she lead…
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is…
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is a suspect in an alleged assault that injured a man at a Dallas nightclub earlier this week, police there confirmed to The Dallas…
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 06:51 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Over the first quarter of the 21st century, Washington State and Oregon State combined for five AP top-10 finishes and shares of two conference titles — modest totals, sure, but superior to those of Arizona, Arizona…
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:26 AM ET For a brief moment — if only a sliver of time — Naoya Inoue appeared human. As the Japanese star fired a left hook in the opening round of Monday’s undisputed junior featherweight championship fight at the Tokyo Dome, Inoue dropped his right hand. Luis Nery capitalized…
The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is complete. The four matchups in the second round are set, which means it’s time for another set of predictions from the reporters, analysts and broadcasters of the ESPN hockey family! More: Playoff scheduleUpdated bracketPlayoff lessonsOffseason keys for ousted teams Atlantic Division Editor’s Picks 2 Related…
LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift him a Porsche when the slugger breaks his Dodgers record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined. Before Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, Ohtani gifted Roberts a purple toy model Porsche…
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.…
Kalan Hooks, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 04:57 PM ET After the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in five games to move to the Eastern Conference semifinals, Jayson Tatum had some extra free time on his hands. On Friday, Tatum posted a tutorial video on his YouTube page, demonstrating how to tie a shoe. The player…
Alexa Philippou, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer ARLINGTON, Texas — In front of a sold-out crowd…
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. BRYCE HARPER’S DAILY routine is no different than many Philadelphia sports fans. On his drive into the city from his home in the suburb of Haddonfield, New Jersey, he listens to local…
LONDON — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will forever hold a special place in his heart for Tottenham Hotspur and he has one more reason to be thankful for his former club after his current club’s 2-0 win on Thursday night. A goal in each half from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson handed the Blues a…
PHOENIX — WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges. Griner spoke for the first time about her monthslong detention in Russia during an hourlong interview that aired Wednesday night on ABC’s “20/20.” Griner’s memoir, “Coming Home,”…
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 30, 2024, 07:08 PM ET MUNICH — When manager Thomas Tuchel was asked this week to assess Bayern Munich’s challenge against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semifinal he paused for a second before explaining they would not just be facing a team, but also a “myth.” The Spanish giants have…
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 10:28 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…
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET LARRY DAVID said it best. The beloved actor and writer, best known for “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” made an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” last month, during which he talked about his beloved New York Knicks and their best player, point guard Jalen Brunson. “He’s…
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterApr 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The NBA has occasionally seen teams go all-in only to have their seasons end in disappointment. But never before has the league seen the situation the Phoenix Suns find…
Apr 28, 2024, 07:20 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry received a standing ovation when they showed up at historic, creole French Quarter restaurant Arnaud’s on the eve of their final round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. They also had the largest, loudest galleries at the TPC…
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterApr 27, 2024, 06:28 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Deion Sanders reiterated his commitment to the Buffaloes program after the spring game Saturday, saying he had no plans to leave to follow his sons to the…
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have…
Apr 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET We’re just about to the one-month mark of the 2024 MLB season, and while it’s still too early to give too much credence to the standings, there are a number of surprising teams near the top — and bottom. We’re not even out of April yet, and there’s a…
Jurgen Klopp hugged Everton manager Sean Dyche, patted his Liverpool players on the back and then disappeared down the players’ tunnel with 38,000 Evertonians singing “You lost the league at Goodison Park” at full volume. Klopp didn’t need the reminder. The manager knew it was all over for him and for Liverpool. Having been so…
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast…
College football’s 15-day transfer window is open, and players have until April 30 to enter the portal. It doesn’t mean they have to find their new schools by then — or that they can’t return to their previous schools — but they have 15 days to decide whether they want to transfer to a new…
Source: Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt targeting Game 3 return Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt, sidelined with a right midfoot sprain, participated in one of his most intense workouts yet Monday morning and is targeting a return as soon as Thursday’s Game 3, a source told ESPN.
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy all the time in the Premier League, and the FA Cup doesn’t escape either. But how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 21, 2024, 03:34 PM ET LONDON — Manchester United are into the FA Cup final, but the manner with which they scraped past Coventry City will do nothing for Erik ten Hag’s prospects of remaining as manager. If anything, the supporters who streamed out of Wembley and back to Manchester after watching…
The six-month journey of the 2023-24 NHL regular season is complete. Sixteen of the league’s 32 teams have been eliminated, and 16 have made the postseason bracket. It’s time for ESPN’s hockey experts to serve up their picks on every first-round series, along with their calls on which team will skate with the Cup this…
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Two high school baseball teams made history in a 23-inning affair over two days in Texas. Editor’s Picks On Saturday, Midland (Midland, Texas) defeated Odessa (Odessa, Texas) 4-3 in a game…
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 19, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Duke forward Sean Stewart, a former top-20 recruit in the 2023 class, announced Friday that he plans to enter the transfer portal, becoming the seventh Blue Devils player to transfer since the…
Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Apr 19, 2024, 06:27…
Apr 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET When Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, the news stunned his fellow Americans. He was one of the most famous soldiers since Elvis Presley and perhaps the most famous American killed in combat since the legendary war correspondent Ernie Pyle in World War II. Editor’s…
Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — For the past several years, the Golden State Warriors have consistently been asked how much longer they can keep their dynasty together. Their title in 2022 bought them a year. But, following last season’s second-round exit and Draymond Green’s free agency, the question resurfaced.…
Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana…
Apr 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET After the Western Conference took center stage on Tuesday night, it’s the Eastern Conference’s turn in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament. A year after emerging from the play-in to reach the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are back, with Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers standing…
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 11:04 PM ET Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets’ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, monthlong search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings’ top assistant, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Fernandez, 41, has been a fast-rising…
Apr 14, 2024, 07:31 PM ET CHICAGO — Welcome to the NHL, Frank Nazar. Nazar scored on his first shot on goal in his debut with the Chicago Blackhawks in the team’s home finale against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, a 4-2 Chicago loss. Wearing No. 91, a smiling Nazar got a big cheer from…
Apr 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA regular season officially wraps up on Sunday, with teams looking toward the play-in tournament next week to shape the playoff picture. But NBA awards season is also right around the corner. Experts around the league are reflecting on the season and the deserving candidates primed to…
Apr 13, 2024, 02:53 PM ET The 2024 NBA regular season wraps up Sunday, but there is still plenty to decide before all eyes turn toward the postseason. The Boston Celtics are the top overall seed and guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the postseason, but things are far from settled among the other teams in the…
Apr 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET While the UFL is a new league, that doesn’t mean we don’t have some knowledge that can prove useful for bettors looking to make a couple smart bets. Daniel Dopp and Matt Willis are here to break down everything there is to know about betting on Week 3 of…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 11, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National Golf Club finally played like a par-67 course for 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau in Thursday’s opening round of the 88th…
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentApr 10, 2024, 07:55 PM ET PARIS — In a week that has seen some of the best clubs in world football facing each other and offering some superb games, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona did not disappoint at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. Without reaching the height in intensity and quality…
ESPN Apr 10, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Wednesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Paris Saint-Germain host Barcelona and Atlético Madrid…
Michael Voepel, ESPN.comApr 10, 2024, 01:45 AM ET Close Michael 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. Sitting in a Las Vegas hotel last October, surrounded by Pac-12 signage that was on its way to…
USWNT’s Jaedyn Shaw makes history before record friendly crowd Jaedyn Shaw, 19, became the first USWNT player to score a goal in each of her first five starts with her tally on Saturday, and the U.S. defeated Japan, 2-1 to advance to Tuesday’s final of the SheBelieves Cup.
Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off late on as his side lost 2-1 to city rivals Al Hilal in their Saudi Super Cup semifinal after a heated clash in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Portugal’s record scorer was shown a straight red card four minutes from time for elbowing an opponent when his side…
Nick ParkinsonApr 8, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. The NCAA basketball tournament and knockout stages of soccer’s Champions League are dominating sports fans’ attention around the world. Boxing rarely does brackets or tournaments for various reasons like injuries and gaps…
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC middleweight Brendan Allen got his revenge over Chris Curtis on Saturday, but it took literally everything he had over the course of a 25-minute fight. Allen (24-5) narrowly defeated…
As Arsenal moved to the top of the table, Bukayo Saka matched his career high of 14 goals in the Premier League this season. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images BRIGHTON, England — If there is credence to the idea that Arsenal’s title chances could be decided by their away form in the run-in to the…
CLEVELAND — In Friday night’s epic showdown between Iowa and UConn, featuring tremendous performances from both sides, an illegal screen call decided the game. With three seconds to go, officials whistled UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards for a screening foul as she tried to pry teammate Paige Bueckers open for a game-winning shot. Instead, Iowa took possession…
Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou ESPN Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s…
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 5, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. April has begun, and the end of the 2023-24 regular season looms on the 18th. Which teams are heating up at just the right time — and which are falling off? Our voters have cast…
Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 03:45 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — It took six years in college for NC State forward DJ Burns Jr. to become an overnight sensation. In a three-week span that’s included a five-game ACC tournament run and four wins in the NCAA tournament, Burns’ gap-toothed smile has emerged as one of…
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Welcome to the 2024 MLB Watchability Index! As ESPN NBA writer Zach Lowe would say — and we’re stealing this idea from his annual League Pass rankings — these…
The Buffalo Bills traded four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for draft pick compensation Wednesday. The Bills received a 2025 second-round pick (via the Minnesota Vikings) in exchange for Diggs, a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 189 overall) and a 2025 fifth-round pick. The Texans acquired that pick from the Vikings…
ESPN Apr 3, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Mar 29, 2024, 09:00 AM ET The 2024 McDonald’s All American Game will be played on Tuesday, April 2 in Houston (6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2). Last year, we saw a high-scoring affair with the West squad winning, 110-102. USC’s JuJu Watkins and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo were named co-MVPs of the night scoring 25…
Katie Barnes, ESPN.comApr 2, 2024, 02:34 AM ET Close Katie Barnes is a writer/reporter for ESPN.com. Follow them on Twitter at Katie_Barnes3. ALBANY, N.Y. — Flau’jae Johnson bends over and stretches her legs as the crowd roars its approval of more Iowa free throws. She stands up with a deep breath as reality sets in…
The Chicago White Sox and right-hander Mike Clevinger have agreed to a one-year deal, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Clevinger, 33, is 60-39 with a 3.45 ERA in 788 innings across seven seasons in the big leagues, including a 9-9 stint with the White Sox last season. A fourth-round pick by the Los…
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 31, 2024, 11:38 PM ET NEW YORK — After Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander broke the New York Knicks’ hearts with a jumper with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift the Thunder to a 113-112 victory here at Madison Square Garden Sunday night, forward Josh Hart delivered another blow by indicating it…
Charlie Creme, ESPN.comMar 30, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Close Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Texas Longhorns cruised. The South Carolina Gamecocks and USC Trojans had to sweat. The Elite Eight in the 2024 women’s NCAA tournament is set, and all the No. 1 seeds made it…
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 31, 2024, 02:54 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the heels of attaining the largest contract ever for…
Michael Voepel, ESPN.comMar 30, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close Michael 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. ALBANY, N.Y. — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has walked a fine line this season between…
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. ORLANDO, Fla. — Omar Khan sat on a sectional couch in the glow of a sunny late March afternoon and answered reporters’ questions. The Pittsburgh Steelers general…
Wrexham boosted their automatic promotion hopes from League 2 with a hard-fought 2-0 win over second-place Mansfield Town at STōK Cae Ras on Friday. A goal in each half from talisman Paul Mullin, who is now one goal shy of the 100-mark for the club, took Wrexham level with Mansfield on 73 points. However, the side…
Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 02:33 AM ET BOSTON — The Illinois men’s basketball team is so experienced that many of its players wouldn’t get carded at a local dive bar. They are physical enough that their front line looks like it could be auditioning for linebacker spots at the NFL combine. The Illini balance…
Mar 28, 2024, 07:00 AM ET It’s a typically busy Thursday night in the NHL, with 14 games on the schedule. And there are some absolute gems among those 14 contests, including several that could be run back during the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. The early window includes three games that could take place in…
Mar 28, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he’s sure younger brother Jontay would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA career. Jontay Porter, a forward for the Toronto Raptors, is under investigation by the NBA following multiple instances of betting irregularities over the past several…
Mar 15, 2024, 12:52 PM ET It’s March and Opening Day is quickly approaching. Fantasy baseball managers all over the world are getting ready for those ever-crucial drafts in order to stock their fantasy rosters with the talent that they hope will end up with a championship. Editor’s Picks They say that practice makes perfect…
Mar 27, 2024, 01:32 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — With his parents at the top of Mullett Arena in a suite, Josh Doan scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally, in his first NHL game, and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night. Doan, son of the Coyotes’ longtime captain…
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He…
Mar 26, 2024, 03:28 AM ET SPOKANE, Wash. — Utah women’s basketball coach Lynne Roberts said her team experienced a series of “racial hate crimes” after arriving at its first NCAA tournament hotel and was forced to change hotels during the event for safety concerns. Roberts revealed what happened after Utah lost to Gonzaga in…
NFL Nation, ESPNMar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Welcome to the second edition of the 2024 NFL Power Rankings. The free agent frenzy has slowed down — these players remain unsigned — and teams are looking ahead to April’s NFL draft. So, we’re doing a reset on expectations for the 2024 season with a new…
Mar 25, 2024, 12:25 AM ET If anything, Sunday’s action taught us that it’s really not over — until it’s over. Houston had cruised to what appeared to be an easy win over Texas A&M before a combination of bad decisions, missed shots and foul trouble forced the Cougars to unravel before they salvaged the…
Charlie Creme, ESPN.comMar 24, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Close Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. The 2024 women’s NCAA tournament should have perhaps been played on a blackboard. There’s that much chalk all over it after the first round wrapped up. Higher-seeded teams went 31-1 in the first round. No bracket…
Mar 22, 2024, 06:00 AM ET NFL free agency has started to slow down a week after officially opening. Teams have added impact playmakers across their depth charts, though free agents such as Xavien Howard and Connor Williams are still available for more moves. Notably, Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley, Calvin Ridley, Danielle Hunter, Arik Armstead,…
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMar 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.…
Mar 21, 2024, 12:38 PM ET The First Four gave us some quality appetizers — aside from Virginia’s performance, which was more like expired dairy — but the 2024 NCAA tournament truly gets underway on Thursday, with 16 first-round games over the course of 12-plus hours. Two of the most popular upset picks are in…
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. DAYTON, Ohio — As an ugly game at UD Arena swayed back and forth, Colorado seemed likely to finish on the wrong end of it. All-Pac-12 guard KJ Simpson couldn’t hit a shot.…
Eric Woodyard, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored…
Mar 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET The start of the 2024 MLB regular season is just days away following an offseason that was so chaotic that … well, it hasn’t quite ended yet. Before the shock factor of a World Series featuring a pair of wild-card teams in the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks had…
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 DODGERS PITCHER Tyler Glasnow, who stands 6-foot-8, 225 pounds, can do a standing backflip. “It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that big and tall…
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 18, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Blake Snell’s prolonged free agency has ended. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner agreed to a two-year, $62 million…
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Well, here we go. The 2024 men’s NCAA tournament field has been announced, and the greatest three-week stretch in sports is set to begin. How we got here was a journey,…
Mar 17, 2024, 01:31 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida center Micah Handlogten fractured a bone in his lower left leg in the opening minutes of the Southeastern Conference tournament final Sunday and was taken off the court on a stretcher. Handlogten, a 7-foot-1 sophomore, had two rebounds in two minutes and was trying to…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Wyndham Clark had just regained a share of the third-round lead at the 50th Players Championship on Saturday when Xander Schauffele missed…
Mar 15, 2024, 09:24 AM ET The National Women’s Soccer League’s 11th regular season kicks off this weekend, and progress appears to be prevalent at every turn. Expansion interest and fees are booming, new media partners make the league more accessible than ever, and clubs are paying world-record transfer fees for players. Growth is hardly…
Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterMar 15, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for…
Aaron Schatz, ESPN WriterMar 15, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close NFL analyst for ESPN+ Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Network Creator of the DVOA metric Has been producing NFL analytics for more than 20 years Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and eight-time All-Pro, is retiring.…
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMar 14, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys executive vice…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 12, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — On a sizzling Sunday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, in late May, Scottie Scheffler had just tied for third…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — With TV ratings falling so far this season, four-time major champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday that he wants the “train to speed…
