Month: June 2024

Associated Press Jun 18, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators approved a bipartisan plan Tuesday aimed at luring the Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium for the Super Bowl champions. The bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and sent to Democratic Gov.
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 18, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions One of the biggest questions of the Vancouver Canucks‘ offseason was answered Tuesday with the club announcing it had signed Filip Hronek to an eight-year contract extension. Hronek’s new deal will see
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions New
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Jun 18, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo became the only person to play in six Euros, but did his inclusion serve Portugal best? (Photo by Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting
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Jun 18, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions David Bakhtiari‘s past few seasons have been marked by setbacks to his left knee, but after his fifth surgical procedure to that knee, the All-Pro left tackle is optimistic about continuing his career. Bakhtiari, who was released by the Green Bay Packers after 11 seasons in
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Authorities in Canada are opening a criminal investigation into the betting scandal involving former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter. Craig Abrams, spokesperson for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), told ESPN on
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Jun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray secured passage to the second round of Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday. Getty Andy Murray marked his 1000th tour match with a first-round 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday, in what his likely to be
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ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia announced. The 24-time Grand Slam winner will be attending his fifth Olympics since his first in 2008 when he won a bronze medal. Djokovic, 37, had knee
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Field Level Media Jun 18, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xander Schauffele can empathize with Rory McIlroy‘s decision to withdraw from this week’s Travelers Championship and take some time off after his collapse at the U.S. Open. McIlroy missed two short putts over the final three holes Sunday and finished 1 stroke behind
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Jun 18, 2024, 05:16 PM Open Extended Reactions Jamison Gibson-Park misses Ireland’s South Africa tour with a hamstring injury. Getty Ireland will take 35 players to South Africa for their two-Test series next month but first-choice scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park has been ruled out due to injury, Irish Rugby said on Tuesday. Peter O’Mahony will captain the
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan gained its first commitment in the 2026 class on Tuesday with a pledge from four-star quarterback Brady Hart, furthering the picture of the Wolverines’ future at the position in the wake of national champion and first-round NFL draft pick J.J. McCarthy. Hart, the
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Associated Press Jun 18, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — The temptation would be to refer to a change in the scorecard procedure as the “Jordan Rule,” only because Jordan Spieth was the most recent example. Players now have an additional 15 minutes to correct their scorecard before it is deemed
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A pair of Bellator MMA title fights will headline two separate events in the month of September, promotion officials announced Tuesday. Lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0) will
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Jun 18, 2024, 01:27 PM Open Extended Reactions Dewi Lake will captain Wales against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday, with scrum-half Ellis Bevan to make his test debut in the clash, coach Warren Gatland announced on Tuesday. Hooker Lake takes over the captaincy from Dayfdd Jenkins, who led the side in the Six Nations
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