Field Level Media Mar 23, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier returned to the ice for Saturday afternoon’s home game against the Boston Bruins after serving as a healthy scratch for the previous two contests. Couturier sat out Philadelphia’s 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday
Harshit Rana’s resilience in the final over and Andre Russel’s muscling fifty helped Kolkata Knight Riders survive Heinrich Klaasen’s six-hitting spree and score a thrilling four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match on Saturday. Klaassen almost turned the match on its head with a 29-ball 63 in which he moussed eight sixes without
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s NHL schedule features a number of tantalizing matchups, whether it’s for playoff positioning — such as Edmonton Oilers–Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET, NHL Power
Anthony Gharib, ESPNMar 23, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans kept receipts after defeating the Miami Heat 111-88 on the road Friday night. The Pelicans — particularly Naji Marshall — remembered comments made by Jimmy Butler after the Heat’s win last month. Marshall replied to a video of a Butler
Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in IPL 2024.© BCCI Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 22. IPL 2024 marks the return of Virat Kohli on the cricket field after
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The G League Ignite will not play after this season. The league made the announcement Thursday, saying it was shutting down the Henderson, Nevada-based Ignite because of “the changing basketball landscape, including the NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy and
Adriana Garcia Mar 22, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Brazil coach Dorival Junior said Friday that his thoughts and prayers were with the victims and their families following the recent rape convictions of former national team stars Dani Alves and Robinho. Robinho, 40, began a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than
T.J. Quinn, ESPN Senior WriterMar 22, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Close T.J. Quinn joined ESPN in November 2007 as an investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise Unit, which is charged with developing long-form, investigative features to be presented across multiple platforms. Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into the matter surrounding
ESPN News Services Mar 21, 2024, 12:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight. Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of
Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent in Melbourne Lewis Hamilton was unable to explain his Mercedes team’s lack of pace in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix after failing to make it into the top 10. The seven-time champion qualified 11th in Melbourne with team-mate George Russell seventh – Hamilton has now been
Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent in Melbourne Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fought off a challenge from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz to take pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. Sainz was quickest in the first two parts of qualifying but the world champion bounced back in the top 10 shoot-out to take
Chennai was witness to yet another win of their favourite Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. This time it happened in the first match of the IPL 2024. For RCB, the positives were the performances of Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat in the middle order. However, the top-order left a lot to
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings guard Kevin Huerter will be sidelined with a dislocated left shoulder and labral tear. Huerter has been out since getting injured Monday night in the first quarter of a win against Memphis. The team said Thursday that treatment options are
Turron Davenport, ESPNMar 22, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a 2-under 69 on Friday in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club. One of seven former
Associated Press Mar 22, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s return to the nation’s capital started with a friendly trip and featured a standing ovation during an emotional video tribute to one of the Washington Capitals‘ biggest stars of the past decade. Former teammate Alex Ovechkin stuck a leg out
Tisha Thompson, ESPNMar 22, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. The sports world was rocked this week by news that Shohei Ohtani’s longtime interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara, had been fired by the Los
NFL experts Mar 19, 2024, 06:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NFL free agency has started to slow down nearly a week after officially opening. Teams have added impact playmakers across their depth charts, though free agents such as Xavien Howard and Mike Williams are still available for more moves. Notably, Kirk Cousins, Saquon Barkley,