Associated Press May 22, 2023, 05:28 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kuiper was suspended by the network earlier this month following his slur that aired during
Month: May 2023
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 21, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 22, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Man City’s accomplishments through the work of Guardiola, the players and the club are worth celebrating even while off-field issues work through the proper channels. Michael Regan/Getty Images The weekend in European soccer was full of title celebrations in some leagues and champagne kept on
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 12:47 PM ET RIGA, Latvia — Norway stunned Canada 3-2 in a shootout and handed the favorite a second straight defeat at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. It was only Canada’s second loss to Norway in tournament history; the other was in 2000. Thomas Olsen converted the decisive
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 01:44 PM ET Carlos Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic at No. 1 in the ATP rankings Monday, earning the top seeding at the French Open, and Daniil Medvedev‘s Italian Open title moved him up to No. 2 ahead of the year’s second Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic’s loss in the fourth round
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Regulated sports betting is spreading rapidly around the nation, and the NFL is trying to stay ahead of potential problems with increased monitoring and education, while hoping stiff penalties act as a deterrent. Recent
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 12:47 PM ET LONDON — French tennis player Hugo Gaston was fined 144,000 euros (about $155,000) by the ATP Tour — more than he’s collected in prize money so far in 2023 — for pulling a ball out of his pocket and throwing it on the court during a point
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Terri Harper’s new opponent for the first defense of her WBA junior middleweight title is another former world champion. Ivana Habazin, the former IBF welterweight champion
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Carmelo Anthony, the star forward who led Syracuse to an NCAA championship in his lone college season and went on to spend 19 years in the NBA, announced his retirement on Monday. Anthony, who was not in the NBA this season, retires as the No. 9 scorer
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions affected every
Associated Press May 21, 2023, 11:49 AM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and cut fellow outfielder Jake Marisnick on Sunday. The 28-year-old Frazier hit .375 with seven home runs and 13 RBIs in 16 games with Charlotte. He signed a minor league deal with Chicago last month after
Associated Press May 22, 2023, 06:30 AM ET PARIS — French Open organizers are giving all players access to an online tool meant to protect them from cyberbullying and harassment on social media. The French tennis federation said Monday the technology developed by a French company will be made available to all players taking part
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s conformity among many NHL players. And then there’s Brent Burns. Breaking up the parade of monotone business suits and well-groomed exteriors while entering the arena is a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defenseman wearing loud patterns, lugging a
Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsMay 22, 2023, 06:50 AM ET The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are the No. 1 team in ESPN’s Football Power Index rankings for the 2023 NFL season. But interestingly, the model actually views the Philadelphia Eagles — who lost to the Chiefs in the title game last season —
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 02:06 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MIAMI — Demons were born Sunday night, those thoughts that stick in the head and on detractors’ lips. The Boston Celtics have played hundreds of memorable playoff games in
May 21, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take control of the Bundesliga title race going into next week’s season finale. Haller broke the deadlock in the 58th minute and tapped in his second goal of the afternoon six minutes before the
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 21, 2023, 09:06 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t like the Dallas Stars didn’t address why they lost a second straight overtime game to the Vegas Golden Knights. If anything? There was more of a conversation around the circumstances
Associated Press May 21, 2023, 05:37 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have revamped their bullpen in pursuit of more success in the middle innings. The Angels activated left-hander Aaron Loup from the injured list and called up right-handers Reyes Moronta and Jacob Webb before Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. To