Month: May 2024

ESPN News Services May 26, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of their longest losing streak since 2019, but Freddie Freeman has no doubt that there’s no concern. “It’s May, it’s baseball,” Freeman said. “Two weeks ago, we were winning every game. I don’t think anybody
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 26, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Andy Murray suffered a first-round exit at the French Open as he fell
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — The start of the Indianapolis 500 was expected to be delayed as a strong storm pushed into the area, forcing Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials to evacuate about 125,000 fans who had already arrived for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The video boards
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Charlotte Motor Speedway plans to reconfigure its 17-turn, 2.28-mile “roval” course in time for the Oct. 13 playoff race. The move is designed to provide additional passing opportunities for drivers and force a competitive re-think of what it’ll take for teams
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2024, 03:34 PM 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 DALLAS — Anthony Edwards has a plan for what the Minnesota Timberwolves need
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Monaco 2 hours ago Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc said he had “tears in my eyes” as he was on the verge of completing what he described as “the ultimate dream” and winning the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc has seemed destined to win this race for a long time
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Mitchell Starc was magical. Andre Russell was mesmerising. Gautam Gambhir remained stoic. Shah Rukh Khan hid his emotions behind a mask. Those contrasting pictures vividly conveyed Kolkata Knight Riders’ annihilation of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lopsided final to bag their third Indian Premier League title in Chennai on Sunday. In a season dominated from start
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Getty Images 15 minutes ago Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d’Italia on his debut by completing a processional final stage through Rome on Sunday. The Slovenian, who has two Tour de France victories, won six stages of the 21 in a dominant performance. He finished nine minutes 56 seconds ahead of second placed Daniel Martinez
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Getty Images 26 May 2024 Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes clinched the RideLondon Classique title after winning each of the race’s three stages. Wiebes, 25, headed into the third stage on Sunday with a 20-second lead over Belgium’s world champion Lotte Kopecky in the general classification. Wiebes took the 91.2km third stage, which ended on The
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANTWERP, Belgium — Nacho Elvira‘s favored 2-iron cracked in the warmup. He was soaked by a brief torrential downpour. He saw his four-shot overnight lead wiped out after 10 holes. Nothing was coming easy for the Spanish golfer as he tried to secure his
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 02:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Rockies rookie left fielder Jordan Beck broke his left hand Saturday night during an 8-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Beck landed hard on his glove hand while making a diving catch of Nick Castellanos‘ sinking liner for the final out
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