Month: November 2024

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Free agent pitcher Kyle Hendricks has agreed to a one year, $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.
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Nick ParkinsonNov 6, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Welterweight contender Conor Benn had his suspension lifted by the U.K. National Anti-Doping Panel (NAPD) following his positive test for a banned substance before his cancelled fight with Chris
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Nov 6, 2024, 03:38 PM Open Extended Reactions Hooker Ronan Kelleher has been passed fit to face New Zealand in Ireland’s Autumn international opener in Dublin on Friday, but prop Tadhg Furlong will miss the clash with injury as coach Andy Farrell named his team on Wednesday. Finlay Bealham will scrum down at tight-head in
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Keith Jenkins Nov 6, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, there is an added emphasis on conference championships. The four highest-ranked conference champions receive a first-round bye and a fifth conference champion is guaranteed a spot in the field. Those champions will be determined by conference
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway was back at the team’s practice facility Wednesday and appeared to escape serious injury a day after being struck in the neck by a puck and leaving the ice on a stretcher against the Tampa
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Nov 6, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — China’s Zheng Qinwen reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Riyadh after claiming an impressive 6-1 6-1 win over Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini on Wednesday. In her WTA Finals debut, the 22-year-old became the youngest player to reach the semifinals
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jessica Pegula withdrew from her last match at the WTA Finals because of a left knee injury on Wednesday. The American, who lost her first two matches and was already eliminated from semifinal contention at the season-ending tournament, will be
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Field Level Media Nov 6, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Young on Wednesday withdrew from the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico. Young, who is 33rd in the Official World Golf Ranking, was the highest-ranked player in the field at El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. The PGA Tour
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 6, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE BOSTON CELTICS convened for training camp in September, it began yet another NBA champion’s quest to repeat for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Now, just two weeks into the 2024-25 campaign, the Celtics will face the franchise whose record-shattering success
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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Inspirational thought of the week: Do you love me?Do you wanna be my friend?And if you doWell then don’t be afraid to
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Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider 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 Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for
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