Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske snapped a 54-year losing streak at the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday when Felipe Nasr held off two-time defending race winner Tom Blomqvist in the final 45 minutes of the most prestigious endurance race in the United
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Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Former NHL player Alex Formenton turned himself in to police Sunday in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team. Formenton’s legal team told The Associated Press that police in London, Ontario, have charged Formenton and several
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 28, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to hire Tim Lester, the former Western Michigan head coach who spent 2023 as a Green Bay Packers analyst, as their offensive coordinator, sources told
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ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals and utility man Adam Frazier agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract to provide the club with a left-handed bat and some versatility in the lineup, according to multiple reports. Frazier will make $2 million
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File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.© AFP Amid the ongoing first Test against England in Hyderabad, former India captain Anil Kumble reserved high praise for veteran spin-twins Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Both the players have picked more than 500 wickets between them in Test cricket, bagging three each in the first innings
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Patrick Mahomes hasn’t been this big of an underdog in a long time. The line on the AFC Championship Game moved toward the favored Baltimore Ravens in recent days and was
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Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — Thorbjørn Olesen extended his overnight lead to win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship by 6 shots over fellow Dane Rasmus Hojgaard on Sunday. Olesen, 34, carded a 5-under 67 to finish at 27 under overall and clinch
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Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco is circling back with the Guardians. The 36-year-old right-hander, who spent 11 seasons pitching for Cleveland, has agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the team, a person familiar with the negotiations told The
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ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2024, 01:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 40th goal to reach 600 career points, and the Toronto Maple Leafs completed a home-and-home sweep of the Winnipeg Jets with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. “I’m just trying to stay consistent, trying to work
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2024, 02:52 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 SAN FRANCISCO — It took a statistical achievement that LeBron James had never
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Jeff Wagenheim Jan 28, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The biggest fights in boxing typically have championship belts at stake, but some major bouts have a less tangible prize up for grabs. That was the case for Jaime Munguia’s super middleweight main event against John Ryder on Saturday in Phoenix. Munguia was looking
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Jan 28, 2024, 01:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia – Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens won the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an emphatic 6-1, 7-5 victory over Latvian-Ukrainian pairing Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyl-a Kichenok. The win earned the second seeds their second women’s Grand Slam
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