Month: March 2024

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon allowed four homers to minor leaguers over three innings during a simulated game with the wind blowing out in Florida on Friday. “I don’t want to give up homers, but I’m glad I give it up to
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ESPN staffMar 1, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL combine brings over 300 NFL prospects to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week. Editor’s Picks The invite-only event gives participants visibility to NFL general managers, coaches and scouts through interviews and drills, such as the 40-yard dash. Read more:
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ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes left Friday night’s 120-105 loss to the visiting Golden State Warriors with a hand injury and did not return. Barnes injured his left hand late in the first half when he smacked it against the rim on a
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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Former UFC title challenger Taila Santos has signed an exclusive deal with the PFL. Officials have not formally announced the deal, but sources confirmed the news to
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff hasn’t unveiled its first 12-team field yet, but discussions on a 14-team competition
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Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After another courtroom loss, the NCAA has told its enforcement staff to halt investigations into booster-backed collectives or other third parties making name, image and likeness compensation deals with Division I athletes. In a letter to member schools on Friday, NCAA President Charlie Baker
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Field Level Media Mar 1, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche traded forward Kurtis MacDermid to the New Jersey Devils on Friday in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick and the rights to forward Zakhar Bardakov. MacDermid, who turns 30 this month, has skated in 29 games for Colorado this
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the format for the 2023-2024 U.S. Open Cup on Friday, confirming that only eight out of a possible 26 MLS teams will have their
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Associated Press Feb 29, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 7.1% last year to a record $4,525,719, according to the annual report the players’ association issued Thursday, but several teams appear to be cutting payroll for 2024. After declining in 2021 following the pandemic-shortened season,
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Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Lewis Hamilton, who starts from ninth today: “I wasn’t comfortable with my race pace [during practice] so I changed the car to hopefully make the race pace better, but we’ll see if that’s really the case. “There is lots of [tyre] degradation with the rears and race pace is everything but
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Max Verstappen has given qualified support to Christian Horner as Red Bull team boss after setting pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Verstappen was asked whether he had
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Andreas Hale Mar 1, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul continues his pursuit of one day becoming a boxing world champion when he faces Ryan Bourland (17-2) in the co-main event of Amanda Serrano’s homecoming fight against Nina Meinke on Saturday night in Puerto Rico. The fight will be Paul’s second
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