Month: July 2024

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a largely unprecedented financial concession to give roster flexibility to a contending franchise, New York Knicks All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson has agreed to a four-year, $156.5 million contract extension — $113 million less guaranteed than he is eligible to sign for a year
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have re-signed veteran defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a one-year contract. General manager Chris Drury announced the signing Friday in a move that offers 23-year-old Zac Jones competition for a spot on the team’s third pairing. Terms were
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions NEARLY 15 YEARS have passed since Chris Henry last stepped foot on a football
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AKRON, Ohio — Steven Alker overcame a double bogey on his fourth hole with three birdies on the back nine at Firestone for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead over Steve Stricker going into the weekend at the Kaulig Companies Championship. Stricker
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza are finalizing a deal for a
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ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21st birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. Moving a step closer to a second consecutive Wimbledon trophy and fourth major championship overall,
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12’s existing bowl game agreements will continue through the 2025 season despite the league’s breakup, the conference announced Friday. Among other things, it means that Oregon State and Washington State, the two remaining Pac-12 schools after the conference collapsed in realignment last summer,
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After coming to the rescue to save UFC 303, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has a date in mind for his return and plans to defend his light heavyweight title in his next fight, but he is still focused on challenging Jon Jones for
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title
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Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Katerina Siniakova will play for a third women’s doubles title at Wimbledon after ending Hsieh Su-Wei‘s winning streak at the tournament. Siniakova and Taylor Townsend beat the top-seeded pairing of Hsieh and Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on No. 1 Court on
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Jul 12, 2024, 09:42 AM Open Extended Reactions George Furbank has 11 caps for England and won the Premiership title with Northampton Saints in the 2023-24 season. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images England fullback George Furbank has been ruled out and will be replaced by Freddie Steward for their second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
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Getty Images 1 hour ago Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won stage 13 of the Tour de France as a crash marred the sprint finish to the line in Pau. Last year’s green jersey winner took his second stage victory of the 2024 edition for the Alpecin-Deceuninck team, pipping his compatriot Wout van Aert and Germany’s Pascal
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