Month: June 2023

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is planning his second fight of 2023 and two leading candidates have emerged, sources told ESPN: Jermall Charlo and Badou Jack. Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, and his trainer/manager, Eddy Reynoso, met with PBC founder Al Haymon last week in the
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. LAS VEGAS — The status of injured Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk won’t be revealed until Tuesday before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. “Update will be tomorrow,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Monday. “You’ll get all that
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Engine overrun – a sound created when droplets of fuel escape on to red-hot exhaust pipes. Sometimes it sounds like thunder. Sometimes a robot exploding. Sometimes like a huge tree snapping in half. Occasionally, if you’re close enough, it rattles your rib cage. Curiously, it doesn’t register on television coverage, but it is loud. Very
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 01:03 PM 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
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 12, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, who was officially upgraded to questionable Monday, is expected to dress and attempt to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN. Herro has been out since
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Jun 12, 2023, 02:44 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels purchased the contract of Daniel Murphy from Long Island of the independent Atlantic League and signed him to a minor league contract. The move was announced by the general manager of the Ducks. Murphy, who turned 38 in April, last played in the major leagues
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 03:59 PM 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
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Stephania Bell, ESPN Senior WriterJun 12, 2023, 03:23 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning specialist Clinician, author and teacher A group of prominent medical organizations says it’s growing concerned about what they consider to be a threat to medical care for top-level athletes: increasing liability risks
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Associated Press Jun 12, 2023, 11:06 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Lorenzo Sonego eliminated defending champion Matteo Berrettini from the Stuttgart Open on Monday, beating the Italian 6-1, 6-2. Berrettini had been going for his third win in three appearances at the grass-court tournament. But he struggled from the start against the 41st-ranked Sonego, who
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Associated Press Jun 12, 2023, 03:48 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Top-seeded Maria Sakkari won her opening match at the Nottingham Open on Monday, while former champion Donna Vekic also advanced to the last 16 at the grass-court tournament. Sakkari, the No. 8-ranked Greek, beat Xiyu Wang of China 6-2, 7-6 (6) after Vekic of
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Jun 12, 2023, 12:54 PM ET The International Boxing Association (IBA) will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to strip it of recognition, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The IOC’s executive board last week recommended withdrawing recognition of the IBA over its
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