Associated Press Jan 12, 2024, 08:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy recovered from a quadruple bogey to shoot a 1-under 70 on Friday and maintain the lead at the halfway point of the Dubai Invitational. The No. 2-ranked Northern Irishman sank a nearly 30-foot putt for birdie on
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN ANDREI ARLOVSKI enters the Octagon for the feature prelim on Saturday’s year-opening UFC fight card, the onetime heavyweight champion will be taking a significant step forward. Arlovski will be in his 41st UFC fight, moving him within one of the promotion’s record. Not
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Juan Soto and the New York Yankees came to terms on a record-setting, $31 million salary for the
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 12, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT WAS DEC. 1 when everything seemed to come together — again — for Naomi Osaka. She had been working tirelessly for the previous seven weeks with her team on and off the court at a private residence in Sherman Oaks, California, and
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 12, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Another week, another new No. 1 team atop the Power Rankings! Beyond the rankings, we’ve noticed a lot of drama around the NHL this week, from all the takes regarding William Nylander‘s
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJan 12, 2024, 03:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Girona broke their transfer record last summer to sign Artem Dovbyk. The Ukraine striker joined for a €7.5 million fee from Dnipro-1. That’s around 7% of what Real Madrid paid to bring in Jude Bellingham. It’s not even 5% of the €160m transfer
Australia batter Steve Smith is considered to one of the top cricketers in the world right now but it was his tennis skills that left everyone at the Rod Lever Arena in Melbourne stunned. Smith was part of a charity game involving Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open and his skills left even the
SWpix.com British Cyclo-cross Championships 2024 Host: Callendar Park, Falkirk Date: 13 January 2024 Time: Women’s & men’s elite races at 11:25 & 13:15 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer and via BBC Sport website & app Scotland’s rising cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason is confident of defending his British title. Mason, 23, capped a fine
ESPN News Services Jan 12, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Jiri Lehecka defeated third-seeded Sebastian Korda 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the Adelaide International final. The Czech player, who has dropped only one set in the tournament, will face either Alexander Bublik or Jack Draper in Saturday’s final
Adam Schefter Close Adam Schefter ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Mike Reiss Close Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered
ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history. “It was almost like
Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Marcus Stroman and the New York Yankees are in agreement on a two-year, $37 million contract that includes a vesting player option, sources told ESPN,
Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway in overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night. Pettersson took a lead pass from Filip Hronek and beat Tristan Jarry for his 22nd goal of the season and second of
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 11, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Oregon coach Dan Lanning, who had been mentioned as a potential target for Alabama’s coaching vacancy after Nick Saban’s retirement, says he will remain with the Ducks. A video posted
Jan 11, 2024, 11:29 PM Open Extended Reactions British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell is confident the Wallabies will overcome their woes and “get it right” in time for the 2025 tour which he believes will be “huge” for Australian sport. Englishman Farrell, who’s overseen Ireland’s path to the top of world rugby, was
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 09:38 PM ET Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the son of the legendary Mexican boxer, was set to be released from jail Thursday night and entered into a residential treatment program in Los Angeles, his attorney, Guadalupe Valencia, told ESPN. He’s expected to remain in the program until his next court
Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions The NCAA on Thursday announced significant penalties for the Florida State football team — including two years’ probation and disassociating with its NIL collective for one
ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Gary Woodland had low expectations at this week’s Sony Open. The former U.S. Open champion had brain surgery on Sept. 18 to remove a tumor that had been causing bizarre and frightening spells of fear and anxiety centered on death. He