Month: October 2023

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 12:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Over the winter, Jordan Montgomery spent his days at Tread Athletics, a performance lab about 10 miles outside of Charlotte, fine-tuning his pitching craft.
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Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Jordan Thompson upset ninth-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open on Monday for his second win over a top-10 opponent this season. The 29-year-old Australian saved four of the five break points he faced to claim
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 16, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo Sabres didn’t rebuild from scratch. Don’t let the franchise’s headline-generating class of rising young stars convince otherwise. Buffalo was reforged through strategy, embracing fundamentals and a return
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 01:26 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long for Giannis Antetokounmpo to realize just
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Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Tom Kim now has something in common with Byron Nelson as the only players to have won the same PGA Tour event twice in the same season. Kim successfully defended his title Sunday in the Shriners Children’s Open when he closed
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Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 15, 2023, 07:44 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken has interviewed for the team’s open managerial job, becoming the first woman to speak with an organization formally about leading
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 15, 2023, 10:11 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 15, 2023, 01:02 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — After trading places at the podium with coach Marcus Freeman late Saturday night, Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman paused as a chant began near the main
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Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott hopes Sunday’s World Cup win over England will “encourage boys and girls” to take up cricket even though the country’s Taliban rulers ban women from playing sport. The 69-run victory will be regarded as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament as Afghanistan ended a 14-match World
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