Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions From the first day of the offseason, right-handed starter Dylan Cease has been among baseball’s most talked-about trade candidates. Executives around the league expected the Chicago White Sox ace
Jan 10, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be the richest in history as the purse for the first jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown has been raised 67% to a record $5 million guaranteed, Churchill Downs said Wednesday. The winner of the 1-1/4-mile race on May 4 will
The spotlight will be only on the returning Rohit Sharma as his long-time colleague Virat Kohli pulled out of the opening T20I against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons” ahead of the first ever white-ball series between the two teams, beginning in Mohali on Thursday. Kohli, though, will be available for the second and third T20
Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has left his role after 10 years leading the US-based team. The 58-year-old Italian will be replaced by the team’s former director of engineering, Ayao Komatsu. Team owner Gene Haas said: “Moving forward, it was clear we needed to improve our on-track
Open Extended Reactions Three teams fired their head coaches before the 2023 NFL regular season came to a close on Sunday and three have followed suit in the days following. The Raiders started the coaching carousel on Nov. 1, parting ways with coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. On Nov. 27, the Panthers
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ONE Championship will return to the United States with two events late in 2024, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. ONE Fight Night 26 will take place Sept. 6 at Ball Arena in Denver, and ONE Fight Night 28 will be held Nov.
Rohit Sharma will be in focus when the Indian cricket team gets down to action in the T20I series against Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday. The Indian cricket team skipper is making a comeback in the format after a over a year. The last time he played a T20I, it was in the semi-finals of
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tiresNow I’m missing your smile, hear
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Bottom 10 inspirational thought of the week: Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tiresNow I’m missing your smile, hear
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions A day after announcing he would transfer to Georgia, former UNLV quarterback Jayden Maiava flipped his decision and will instead join USC, his father, William Maiava-Pratt, told ESPN on Tuesday
Jan 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re about a month away from the 2024 NBA trade deadline (Feb. 8, 3 p.m. ET), and things are starting to heat up around the league. The Minnesota Timberwolves remain at the top of a competitive Western Conference, but the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets
Jon Molyneux-Carter, Senior EditorJan 10, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Once again, men’s soccer clubs around Europe spent an incredible amount of money to sign players in the summer transfer window, breaking multiple records. According to Deloitte, Premier League clubs’ gross spend of £2.36 billion was almost £440 million higher than the previous
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-seeded Jessica Pegula secured a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow American Bernarda Pera on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International. Pera earned a spot in the main draw as a so-called lucky loser from qualifying and then upset
Jan 10, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Slumbers will step down as CEO of the R&A by the end of 2024 after nine years in the role, the 63-year-old said Wednesday. “It has been a privilege to serve golf at the highest level,” Slumbers said in a statement. “It is a role
Nick ParkinsonJan 10, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Not one of Artur Beterbiev‘s 19 professional opponents has lasted to hear the final bell, but Callum Smith will
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 09:16 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 The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined Tuesday that it will not file felony charges against former
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed on an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Spoelstra, 53, has established himself as one of the most respected and
Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 03:45 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Playing true to their rankings, defending champion Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will be the top seeds at the Australian Open in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park. The men’s seedings mirror the ATP