Month: May 2023

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 05:02 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Actor Ryan Reynolds’ bid for the Ottawa Senators is not moving forward, multiple sources close to the process told ESPN. The NHL declined to comment when reached by ESPN. Reynolds was attached to a bid to acquire the NHL
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Equipped with a favorable court ruling, the European tour has expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months. The tour already has issued fines of 100,000 pounds ($125,000) to 17 players who played in the first
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CLIFTON, N.J. — Sei Young Kim shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Thursday at tree-lined Upper Montclair Country Club to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup. Kim had four straight birdies – on the par-5 12th, par-4 13th, par-5 14th and par-3 15th
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Jalen Carter was driving with a suspended license during the night of the Jan. 15 incident in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia that led to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing, court documents show. The vehicle that Carter was alleged to be racing against crashed, resulting in the death of Georgia teammate Devin Willock and recruiting
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Marcelo Bielsa has agreed to become coach of Uruguay‘s national team, an executive of the country’s soccer association said on Thursday. Jorge Casales, a member of the executive committee of the Uruguayan soccer association, told The Associated Press that the former Leeds United manager will sign a
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 05:50 PM ET Vergil Ortiz Jr. will return July 8 vs. Eimantas Stanionis now that he’s recovered from rhabdomyolysis and discovered it was caused by long COVID, Ortiz told ESPN on Thursday. The 147-pound contest — Ortiz’s fourth consecutive in his native Texas — pits top-10 welterweights with plenty of
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 03:41 PM ET Kentucky Derby winner Mage remains on track to run in the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore next week, with a final decision expected Friday. Ramiro Restrepo, part of the ownership group, said Thursday those in charge of deciding Mage’s next race wanted to see one final workout before
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From the time Yashasvi Jaiswal arrived in the Indian cricket scene at the 2020 U-19 World Cup, there was no doubting about the left-handed opener’s talent. A technically gifted batter with a calm head on his shoulders, Jaiswal was always expected to deliver on the big stage. The 21-year-old, whose rise to the top echelons of Indian
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 02:09 PM ET SECAUCUS, N.J. — A sports integrity monitor launched a tool Thursday to help athletes, coaches and staff to anonymously report suspicions about gambling activity to regulators and law enforcement. The tip hotline “Athlete Alert Powered by RealResponse” was announced by U.S. Integrity, a sports data integrity company
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Associated Press May 11, 2023, 02:36 PM ET ANTWERP, Belgium — Unheralded Swedish golfer Simon Forsstrom shot 7-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead in the Soudal Open on the European tour on Thursday. The No. 429-ranked Forsstrom, who came through qualifying school at the end of last year to get his tour card, made
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May 11, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris said the positive way Javier Baez responded to being removed from a game last month has helped contribute to his team’s improved play since. Baez, in the second season of a six-year, $140 million contract, was removed from a game against the Toronto Blue
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Associated Press May 10, 2023, 12:27 PM ET HANOVER, N.H. — Sammy McCorkle will serve as Dartmouth‘s interim football coach for the 2023 football season while Buddy Teevens recovers from a bicycle accident that resulted in the amputation of his right leg. McCorkle was elevated from associate head coach to acting head coach on April
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 08:07 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ramla Ali’s life story is being made into a movie, and one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses has been cast to play the Somalian British boxer. Letitia
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Rajasthan Royals made some major progress after a big win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2023 match in Kolkata on Thursday. Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s history-making fastest half-century in IPL history and Yuzvendra Chahal‘s four-wicket haul guided Rajasthan Royals to a comprehensive 9-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Chahal’s four-wicket haul and Jaiswal’s record-breaking half-century
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