Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut is on hold. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani, who is coming back from elbow surgery, will not play in Thursday’s opener against the San Diego
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael is improving after contracting a staph infection at a suburban hospital, and his family hopes he returns home early this week, his wife said Sunday in a statement. The 66-year-old McMichael, who went public with an ALS
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United won their fifth straight match across all competitions by beating Luton Town on Sunday. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images LUTON, England — Manchester United found a way to beat Luton Town 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday but their resurgent bid for UEFA Champions League qualification will surely only
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR teams have hired one of the country’s top antitrust and sports lawyers to advise them in their ongoing dispute with the family-owned stock car series over a new revenue-sharing model. The decision to hire Jeffrey Kessler, partner and co-executive
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Hideki Matsuyama set the Riviera record for the lowest closing round by a winner Sunday in the Genesis Invitational, giving the Japanese star another record that means far more to him. Matsuyama rallied from a six-shot deficit with a 9-under
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Wild-card Facundo Diaz Acosta won his first ATP singles title on Sunday by beating Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the clay-court Argentina Open. The ATP said that the 23-year-old Argentine became only the second left-handed champion
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. Feb 18, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Talk about arriving in style. The New York Rangers pulled up to their Stadium Series clash
Feb 18, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Finally, the wait is over. UFC 300 has its main event. Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against the last person to hold the belt, Jamahal Hill. Hill, who was forced to vacate the title due to rupturing his Achilles tendon, defeated Pereira’s
Champions Bayern Munich crashed to a 3-2 loss at VfL Bochum on Sunday for a third straight defeat in all competitions that saw them drop eight points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern, who had Dayot Upamecano sent off for the second consecutive match after his dismissal in Wednesday’s Champions League loss to Lazio, earned
Picture of Indian cricket team.© AFP Former India head coach and ex-international player Ravi Shastri was all praise for young India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal following his terrific performance against Engalnd during the third Test in Rajkot. Jaiswal, who failed with a run-a-ball 10 in India’s first innings, scored big in his next opportunity. He crafted
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Jannik Sinner won the ABN Amro Open on Sunday in his first tournament since capturing the Australian Open title. The top-seeded Sinner, playing his second straight Rotterdam final, beat fifth-seeded Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Sinner extended his perfect record against
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The new generation of the UFC featherweight division is here, in the form of a multicultural, multilingual European fighter who has roots in Georgia, Spain and Germany. The undefeated Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski, arguably the best featherweight
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Formula 1 has urged Red Bull to resolve the controversy surrounding Christian Horner as soon as possible. Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, is facing allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards
Associated Press Feb 17, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alek Manoah didn’t look like himself when he arrived at spring training last year following a third-place finish in the AL Cy Young Award voting, according to Toronto Blue Jays teammate Kevin Gausman. “I think he tried to rush and get
Field Level Media Feb 18, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Ames was declared the winner of the Chubb Classic on Sunday morning after the PGA Tour Champions shortened the event to 36 holes due to inclement weather in Naples, Fla. The Canadian shot 13-under 131 through two rounds after his 64 on
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday because of two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway. The race was scheduled to begin Sunday afternoon amid heavy doubts that the green flag would wave on time, if at
Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee will not change its rules to let boxing great Manny Pacquiao compete at the Paris Games aged five years beyond the entry limit. Pacquiao, who retired in 2021, wanted to box at age 45 in the Olympic