Mar 11, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has praised the “character” of referee Michael Oliver for not awarding Liverpool a late penalty during Sunday’s 1-1 draw between the title rivals. City winger Jérémy Doku kicked Alexis Mac Allister in the chest while clearing the ball in the 99th
Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Our ranking of the top 100 MLB players in 2024 is here! And you know what that means: It’s time to talk about what we got right — and wrong. We asked five of our voters — Buster Olney, Jeff Passan, Jorge Castillo, Bradford Doolittle and
Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer of Chelsea (R) celebrates with teammate Enzo Fernandez after scoring their second goal during the Premier League match against Newcastle United on March 11. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) LONDON — It’s that time of year when the conversation turns to assessing the Premier League‘s signing of the season and it
Mar 11, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Giants are acquiring pass-rusher Brian Burns in a trade with the Carolina Panthers and signing him to a $150 million contract, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Burns will be guaranteed $87.75 million in his contract, which will make him the
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured the biggest recruiting victory of his tenure on Monday. Four-star athlete Derick Smith (No. 29 in the 2025 ESPN 300), the third-best athlete in the cycle, became the highest-ranked prospect to
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday, more than two years after police say he killed the cornerback outside a rowdy house party in Salt Lake City. Buk Mawut Buk,
Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Coco Gauff gave herself an early birthday present by beating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Gauff, who turns 20 on Wednesday, struggled early but found a way to hold
Field Level Media Mar 11, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler will begin his defense at the Players Championship paired alongside fellow Americans Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas for the first two rounds. Coming off a dominating victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he beat the entire field by 2 strokes
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The opening round of the PFL’s 2024 regular season is officially set. Heavyweights Ante Delija (24-5) and Valentin Moldavsky (12-3) will headline the first event on April
Mar 11, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and will return against the Knicks in New York on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Maxey has missed four straight games while in the protocol. Editor’s Picks Maxey suffered the concussion in
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 11, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions With the trade deadline behind us, we’ve rounded the corner to the final part of the season: the rush to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As things
Doug Greenberg Mar 11, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After several years on the sideline, North Carolina became the 30th state — in addition to Washington, D.C. — to offer legal online sports betting Monday. The basketball-wild jurisdiction gets its online sports betting infrastructure up and running just in time for March Madness.
File image of Yashasvi Jaiswal© AFP Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg said that Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to change his game when he comes Down Under for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year and come up with a new range of shots because of pace and bounce. Jaiswal was a standout player for
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Muhammad Ali will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024, the promotion announced Monday morning. The ceremony will take place April 5 during WrestleMania 40 weekend in Philadelphia. Ali died in June 2016 at the age of 74. A sporting
Mar 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening Day is almost here, which means it’s time to ask the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Who will be the best player of the 2024 MLB season? To create our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in the sport, we presented a
Cesar Hernandez Mar 11, 2024, 07:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO, Calif. — With the glimmer of a well-deserved Concacaf W Gold Cup trophy in the hands of the U.S. women’s national team, it’s easy to forget that just weeks ago, the journey into the inaugural tournament began with a statement of regret
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VICTOR WEMBANYAMA TOOK his seat behind a small table inside the Phoenix Suns visiting media room. The San Antonio Spurs had just given up a 27-point lead to the Suns before Wembanyama himself led a furious effort in the final four minutes to secure