Associated Press May 29, 2023, 04:51 PM ET CHICAGO — Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the major league leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Monday. Stroman (5-4) dazzled in his fourth complete game and second shutout in nine major league seasons. His only other shutout was against the Cubs during
Month: May 2023
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 29, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Philadelphia 76ers are hiring Nick Nurse as coach, tasking him with helping to deliver the franchise its first title in 40 years, sources told ESPN on Monday. The Sixers and Phoenix Suns were engaged
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 29, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Well, well, well … that was quite the weekend? On Saturday, we had final day drama in the German Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund let the title slip away and allowed Bayern Munich to claim a remarkable 11th straight title. Then, on Sunday, we had
ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 08:59 AM ET Back on her “favorite court in the world,” Sloane Stephens looked sharp in her opening match at the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova. While Stephens’ only Grand Slam title came at the 2017 US Open, she has had
ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 10:39 AM ET PARIS — World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz issued an early warning to his rivals as he began his quest for a second Grand Slam title by easing past Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the French Open first round Monday. Earlier in the day,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 29, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. DALLAS — After receiving a two-game suspension in the Western Conference finals, Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn thought his season might be over. The Stars lost Game 3 to go down 3-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights, the same
May 28, 2023, 09:16 PM ET Free agent running back Le’Veon Bell admitted that he smoked marijuana before NFL games. Bell, who last played in the NFL in 2021, opened up about the topic on the “Steel Here” podcast, which focuses on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell played for Pittsburgh from 2013 to 2017, then sat
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Close Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated HENDERSON, Nev. — An addendum to Jimmy Garoppolo‘s contract with the Las Vegas Raiders was
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is confident
May 29, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Racist behavior directed at athletes is getting worse, and even software designed to protect them from it has little impact, tennis player Sloane Stephens said Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first round, said she has had to endure it her
Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 29, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2022-23 Premier League is now consigned to the history books. Manchester City are the champions, Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton have been relegated, and Erling Haaland has broken countless records to end up as the division’s top scorer with 36 goals. But
May 29, 2023, 09:00 AM ET For the entirety of its era-bridging run as a reality TV show — 30 seasons over 18 years — “The Ultimate Fighter” has served dual purposes. Ostensibly, it is a talent search, sorting out mostly up-and-coming fighters in order to freshen the UFC roster and perhaps unearth a gem.
May 29, 2023, 07:52 AM ET It’s Memorial Day, MLB fans! And that means you are free to officially look at the MLB standings. The saying goes, among baseball fans, that you should avoid checking the standings until Memorial Day, which puts us two months into the season. That gives teams time to play enough
Remember Game 3 of the Western Conference finals? And the questions that followed? Were the Vegas Golden Knights really about to sweep the Dallas Stars? Or was it more likely the Golden Knights would close out the series at T-Mobile Arena in Game 5? What could the Stars do to avoid being swept? How could
Lindsey Thiry, ESPNMay 29, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — For more than a decade, a three-ring royal blue binder labeled “Peyton Manning” sat on the office bookcase of Los Angeles
May 28, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Leicester City and Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season after Everton ensured their own survival with a narrow victory on Sunday. Leicester put together one of the all-time underdog sports stories when they lifted the Premier League title in
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 28, 2023, 06:26 PM ET BOSTON — The extensive Last Two Minute report from the chaotic final moments of the Boston Celtics‘ heart-stopping 104-103 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night revealed two missed calls — both of which went against Boston — while
ESPN News Services May 28, 2023, 10:47 PM ET Michael Soroka will start for the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Oakland, manager Brian Snitker announced, marking the right-hander’s return to the big leagues after almost three years and two Achilles tears. Soroka, 25, last pitched in the majors on Aug. 3, 2020, three games