Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Elijah Burress, the son of former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday. The product of DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.) adds to a 2025 Fighting Irish class that already has seven ESPN 300
James Regan Feb 1, 2024, 09:51 AM England clawed their way back from a first-half deficit for the second straight weekend in this year’s Six Nations as they beat Wales 16-14 at Twickenham on Saturday. Just as they did against Italy last weekend, England were made to scrap hard for their victory, this time against
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen outplayed champions Bayern Munich for a 3-0 victory on Saturday that sent them five points clear at the top of the league and put them firmly in charge of the title race. The hosts, who have never won a Bundesliga title, struck in the 16th minute through Josip Stanisic – on loan
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In his Friday press conference before the biggest Bayer Leverkusen match in ages, manager Xabi Alonso was told about a quote from Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel earlier in the day. “We’re playing
Associated Press Feb 10, 2024, 04:43 PM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Florida women’s tennis coach Andy Brandi, whose teams compiled a .914 winning percentage over 17 seasons and won three national championships, has died. He was 72. The Gators said Brandi died Thursday in Boca Raton following an illness. Under Brandi’s direction, Florida won
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Second baseman Jonathan India and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Friday to a two-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing next week for the 2021 NL Rookie of the Year. Selected fifth overall by Cincinnati in the 2018 amateur draft, India has hit .255
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Kansas City Chiefs officially activated running back Jerick McKinnon from injured reserve Saturday, but a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the team has
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris to be their head coach last month, but franchise owner Arthur Blank wanted
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Charlie McAvoy is one of the foundational players for the Boston Bruins, who have shown how sturdy their foundation is this season. After setting regular-season records for wins and points in 2022-23, the Bruins have
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 10, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kentucky is targeting Boise State offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan to become the school’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN, with a deal expected to come together in the upcoming days. Hamdan is a veteran offensive coach who brings SEC experience from his time at
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Free agent guard Spencer Dinwiddie will sign with the Los
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nick Taylor finished off a record round Friday morning and had a short turnaround before teeing up again. The limited re-warmup and ensuing stiffness took a toll in his final 18 holes, but he pieced it together enough to hold onto
Young batter Prithvi Shaw, on just his second game after return to action after a six-month-long injury lay-off, smashed a century in his second innings for Mumbai to put them on top against Chhattisgarh in their Ranji Trophy Group B fixture in Raipur on Friday. He struck 18 boundaries and three sixes in his knock
Feb 10, 2024, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both of Argentina‘s planned friendlies in China have been cancelled by local authorities after Lionel Messi did not play in an Inter Miami match in Hong Kong last weekend. Beijing’s football association said on Saturday that it would not organise Argentina’s scheduled friendly clash against the
Associated Press Feb 9, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series on Friday by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded he directed the team to fabricate injuries to create open roster spots. No Mets medical or athletic
ESPN News Services Feb 10, 2024, 12:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period as the Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. Fleury, who earned his 553rd career win, was honored in
Open Extended Reactions Super Bowl LVIII kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the San Francisco 49ers facing the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs. This is a rematch of Super Bowl LIV after the 2019 season in which the Chiefs beat the 49ers 31-20. This is Kansas City’s fourth appearance in the big
In the wake of the inconclusive results of the Pakistan general elections on Friday, the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board could carry significant implications. The newly formed Board of Governors of the PCB, in accordance with its constitution, elected Mohsin Naqvi, the caretaker chief minister of Punjab, as