Month: March 2024

Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ fifth starter slot just came more into focus with right-hander Emmet Sheehan expected to start the season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Saturday. Sheehan had been experiencing shoulder soreness earlier this spring. He took a week
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Toto Wolff said that Mercedes would “love to have” Max Verstappen next season but admitted his team need to improve their car first. Verstappen’s future is a subject for debate because of the controversy within Red Bull following allegations made about team boss Christian Horner. Wolff said:
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Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Phoenix Raceway, capping a stellar qualifying session for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on Saturday. Toyota grabbed four of the top six spots after Hamlin ran his
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 9, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn right labrum, the team announced on Saturday. Mathurin’s loss is a significant blow to the bench of the NBA’s top-rated offensive team. The procedure will be performed by surgeon Dr. Neal
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Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins will host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in an Eastern Conference matchup at TD Garden in Boston. An alternate presentation of the Bruins-Penguins game called the “NHL Big City Greens Classic 2” will air on ESPN+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney+. This
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Browns have
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a comfortable victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Briton Oliver Bearman scored points on his debut in seventh for Ferrari. Verstappen’s win was his second in two races in 2024 and his ninth consecutive victory dating back to September. Leading
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko says he will stay with the team following talks with the company’s chief executive officer Oliver Mintzlaff. Marko faced an internal investigation amid the controversy around team boss Christian Horner. He told Sky Germany: “We agreed on all points. I will
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ESPN News Services Mar 9, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions First-round co-leader Abraham Ancer birdied five of his final eight holes Saturday for an 8-under 62 and a 5-stroke lead after two rounds of the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong. Ancer, seeking his first individual LIV Golf win, had a two-round
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Harry Kane scored a hat trick in Bayern Munich‘s 8-1 demolition of Mainz on Saturday to set a Bundesliga record as the champions cut the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to seven points. Kane, who joined this season for a league record €100 million ($109m) from Tottenham, became the first player to score at least twice
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Last month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons. Texas manager Bruce Bochy
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