Associated Press May 13, 2024, 01:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist, Elias Lindholm also scored twice, and the Vancouver Canucks held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Quinn Hughes
Month: May 2024
ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brad Keselowski moved to the front when leaders Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick hit battling for first with nine laps left and held on to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday for his first NASCAR win in
Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Steve Stricker decided Sunday to withdraw from the PGA Championship at Valhalla, citing the difficulty of the 57-year-old playing four times in a span of five weeks. Stricker was eligible by winning the Senior PGA Championship last year. Stricker, John Daly
Associated Press May 12, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Doug Barron outlasted the series points leader, Hall of Famers and the two-time defending champion. Barron won the Regions Tradition on Sunday for his third PGA Tour Champions victory and first major title, shooting a 4-under 68 to hold off Steven
Associated Press May 12, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chris Buescher let his frustrations out over a second close call that cost him a NASCAR victory for a second straight week. Buescher had lost out by 0.001 of a second at Kansas to Kyle Larson a week ago in what
ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLIFTON, N.J. — Great things have been expected from Rose Zhang from the moment the two-time NCAA champion won in her professional debut last year and joined the LPGA Tour the following week. The 20-year-old finally delivered Sunday, birdieing four of the final
Getty Images 12 minutes ago Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij produced a perfectly-timed finish to win stage nine of the Giro d’Italia in Naples. Stage one winner Jhonatan Narvaez looked to have stolen victory with a stunning solo counter-attack 6km from the finish. But the Ecuadorean was caught in the final 100m as the peloton piled
Sara Coello, ESPNMay 12, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Close Sara Coello is a writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Before joining, they wrote about legal issues and crime for The Charlotte Observer, The Post and Courier and The Dallas Morning News. Coello studied sociology, journalism and Spanish at The University of Dallas. CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Justin Allgaier used a dominating performance Saturday to win his first Xfinity race of the season and the third of his career at Darlington Raceway. Allgaier led 119 of 147 laps, sweeping both stages as he finished ahead of Austin Hill
Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterMay 12, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions
Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterMay 12, 2024, 01:33 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions
Jake Michaels Close Jake Michaels ESPN Senior Writer Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Mike Coppinger May 12, 2024, 02:31
Timothy Bradley Jr.May 10, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The 135-pound weight class is once again in the spotlight. The division has shifted dramatically since Devin Haney moved to
Nick ParkinsonMay 11, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Lauren Price won her first world title in only her seventh professional fight as her handspeed and smart boxing proved too much for Jessica McCaskill in a ninth-round technical
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner. Trainer Kenny McPeek announced
Getty Images 11 May 2024, 16:50 BST Updated Just now Tadej Pogacar completed back-to-back victories at the Giro d’Italia by winning stage eight in Prati di Tivo. The Slovenian, a two-time Tour de France winner, extended his lead in the race by four seconds after earning his third stage victory in eight days, and his
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jockey Tyler Gaffalione was fined $2,500 Friday for “touching a rival with his left hand” near the finish of the 150th Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s ruling was posted on its website. Gaffalione was aboard Sierra Leone, who finished
Associated Press May 11, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Fifteen days before he is scheduled to play in what will likely be his final French Open, Rafael Nadal is so unsatisfied with his level of tennis that he is still debating whether to go to Roland Garros. Nadal’s surgically repaired hip