Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A heavyweight matchup between fan favorite Tai Tuivasa and Marcin Tybura will headline a UFC Fight Night in March, UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday. The event
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As Michigan celebrated its national championship win against Washington inside Crisler Center on Saturday night, fans packed the arena awaiting decisions from quarterback J.J. McCarthy and
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 13, 2024, 09:12 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Any controversy between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker came to an emphatic end on Saturday, as Ankalaev scored a vicious knockout over Walker at the UFC’s Apex
Associated Press Jan 13, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly from the Toronto Maple Leafs were selected for the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday through the results of a fan vote. The Vancouver Canucks had four players voted into the Feb. 3 game in
Jan 13, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Australian Open tournament is underway! We’re just two weeks away from crowning a men’s and women’s champion – can anyone dethrone the king of Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic? What about on the women’s side – will Aryna Sabalenka go back-to-back? Or can Naomi Osaka
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2024, 06:07 PM 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 SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James will not play against the Utah Jazz
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 13, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Ime Udoka said before coaching his first game in Boston since being suspended for the 2022-23 season for multiple violations of team rules, and ultimately being removed as the Celtics‘ coach, that he never completed the job he was hired to do.
Jan 13, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After the recent round of domestic cup matches across Europe, league soccer returns with exciting performances and surprise results happening in the Premier League, Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. On Saturday, we saw Chelsea edge Fulham 1-0 after Cole Palmer put away a penalty
Getty Images Katy Marchant and Ethan Hayter won gold to take Great Britain’s tally to five at the European Track Cycling Championships, held in the Netherlands. On day four, Marchant became the first British woman to take the European 500m time trial title. Hayter then edged Denmark’s Niklas Larsen to claim a thrilling victory in
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New starter Shota Imanaga immediately endeared himself to Cubs fans after taking the stage for his introductory news conference Friday. “Hey Chicago,” Imanaga said in English. “What
ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane exited Friday night’s loss to the LA Clippers in the third quarter because of a left ankle sprain. The Grizzlies announced between the third and fourth quarters that Bane would not return. Speaking after the game, coach Taylor
Open Extended Reactions A FEW DAYS before Christmas, and a few days before Ben Shelton boarded a plane for the start of the 2024 tennis season and its first major at the Australian Open, he went over to his parents’ house in Gainesville, Florida, to grab something from his old bedroom. While he was rummaging
Former India batter Suresh Raina believes that the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for Rohit Sharma would be Rishabh Pant. The 26-year-old southpaw is not a part of India’s ongoing three-match T20I series against Afghanistan but he is gearing up for a comeback to competitive cricket. Pant, who has started training after recovering from a car accident he
Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan star defensive lineman Kris Jenkins tells ESPN that he’s leaving school early to declare for the NFL draft. Jenkins proved one of the linchpins of Michigan’s championship defense in 2023, as he earned second-team All Big Ten honors and finished the season with
The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar became a fan of the 34-year-old differently-abled cricketer, Amir Hussain Lone, who hails from Waghama village in Bijbehara. Master Blaster also expressed his wish to meet the cricketer and get a jersey with his name on it. The 34-year-old is currently the captain of Jammu & Kashmir’s Para cricket
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Deep in stoppage-time, Chelsea were frantically defending a single-goal lead with five at the back and no discernible presence up front against a team without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1979. These are desperate days for manager Mauricio Pochettino and his young side. Holding on for a 1-0 victory
Seth Wickersham, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri. Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL