Month: May 2023

May 16, 2023, 08:26 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs have won the 2023 NBA draft lottery and the right to select French super-prospect Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick. The Charlotte Hornets will draft second, followed by the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. The Detroit Pistons, who finished a league-worst 17-65,
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Close Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association GREEN BAY, Wis. — The running joke this offseason has been that with Aaron Rodgers out and Jordan Love in, the
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David Hale Close David Hale ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. May 16, 2023, 07:34 PM ET AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Amid increasing uproar over the
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Associated Press May 16, 2023, 07:48 PM ET RANCHO MIRAGE, California — Marlene Hagge-Vossler, a Hall of Fame player and the last surviving founder of the LPGA Tour, died Tuesday morning, her family said. She was 89. Hagge-Vossler won 26 times on the LPGA Tour, including the 1952 LPGA Championship, and she was inducted into
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley will headline UFC 292 on Aug. 19, UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday. The pay-per-view event will take place
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2023, 07:19 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will square off for the second time in a five-round main event at UFC 291, UFC president Dana White announced
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Associated Press May 16, 2023, 04:22 PM ET RIGA, Latvia — Switzerland posted another shutout in beating Kazakhstan 5-0 Tuesday for its third victory at the ice hockey world championship. Fabrice Herzog and Damien Riat had a goal and an assist each in the Group B game in the Latvian capital of Riga. The Swiss
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ESPN News Services May 16, 2023, 12:30 PM ET The Atlanta Braves recalled left-hander Jared Shuster from Triple-A Gwinnett to start against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Shuster is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA in two starts for the Braves this season. He made his major league debut April 2. During his time at
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2023, 03:23 PM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow remained tight-lipped about his ongoing contract negotiations. But he did clarify a few points Tuesday in his first media availability
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 16, 2023, 02:38 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh said he doesn’t believe the LIV Golf League is a lasting business model but commended the startup circuit
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NBA Insiders May 16, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Eastern and Western conference finals begin Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), with just four teams remaining in the fight for the NBA title. Of those four teams, however, two made the playoffs through the play-in tournament. The No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers, who advanced through
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