Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov will defend his title against Paul Hughes on Jan. 25 in Dubai. The fight marks the first event of a new, multiyear
Nov 20, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Tottenham have appealed the length of the seven-match ban given to midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur by the English Football Association (FA) for comments he made about teammate Son Heung-Min in a television interview earlier this year. Bentancur, 27, was handed a seven-game suspension and a £100,000 ($126,710) fine by the
NBA Insiders Nov 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re one month into the 2024-25 NBA season, and in just a few weeks a lot has unfolded in both conferences. The second edition of the NBA Cup kicked off last week, once again unveiling some flashy courts. Group stage games will end Dec.
Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski ESPN Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Nov 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the most impressive things about the Winnipeg Jets this season is how unimpressed they
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets landed veteran outfielder Jose Siri in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, the team announced Tuesday. In return, the Mets
Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Before the Cleveland Cavaliers put their perfect 15-0 start to the season to the test Tuesday night at TD Garden against the defending NBA champion Celtics, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was asked what he hoped to get out of the game. “We
Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli© AFP Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar will be working on a roadmap for the future of the white-ball teams alongside the upcoming Test series against Australia, according to a report by Times Of India. The report claimed that Agarkar has been asked
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 19, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions (Editor’s Note: This feature has been updated slightly following news that Pep Guardiola is close to signing a new one-year contract as Man City manager.) Change is coming at Manchester City. The question is how much, and how soon? Omar Berrada (to Manchester United)
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Brewers‘ Pat Murphy and Cleveland Guardians‘ Stephen Vogt were named Managers of the Year on Tuesday after leading their teams to the playoffs in
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The committee has revealed its third set of rankings this year, and aside from BYU tumbling after a loss and Tennessee falling just outside the current playoff field,
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:19 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 MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal‘s incredible tennis career came to an end after Spain lost
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Boise State moved ahead of BYU in the third installment of rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Tuesday night, putting the Broncos in position to
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:02 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 MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal said he would only let his emotions break through at
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”
Associated Press Nov 19, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Auston Matthews boarded a plane and crossed an ocean. The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping the trip provides some answers — and returns their best to the ice. General manager Brad Treliving said following Tuesday’s practice his captain, out day-to-day since Nov.
Shams Charania, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a 2-11 start that has them in last place in the Eastern Conference, and with their star trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey yet to play a game together, the Philadelphia 76ers held a team meeting following Monday night’s 106-89
Field Level Media Nov 19, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After taking most of the fall off to recover from knee surgery, Ludvig Åberg is eager to defend his title this week at the RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia. Aberg said he was away from the game for about four weeks. “I’ve