The Week 5 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a
Month: October 2023
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Jorge Masvidal was looking for a grappling transition, something that would give him an advantage in the second round of a fight against Toby Imada. Masvidal went for what looked like a single-leg takedown attempt. But Imada’s entire body went with it, up into the
Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET NASHVILLE — A FEW WEEKS before the start of training camp, a Chicago Bulls executive flew to Los Angeles to check on Lonzo Ball. It has been more than 20 months since Ball played in an NBA game, with three knee surgeries and a few devastating setbacks
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2023, 06:46 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles were facing a
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 04:42 PM ET FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, said Thursday that he was happy James Harden was back with the team and hadn’t been a distraction, but that the focus for the 76ers is on installing their basic offensive and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The return of Borussia Dortmund attacker Gio Reyna under U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter highlights the 23-player roster that will prepare for friendlies against Germany in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct.
The NHL is in a torch-passing mood as it enters the 2023-24 season. The Vegas Golden Knights are the reigning Stanley Cup champions, having earned their first title since coming into the league in 2017 as an expansion team. The Seattle Kraken defeated the 2022 champs, the Colorado Avalanche, for their first playoff series win
Associated Press Oct 6, 2023, 06:46 AM ET BEIJING — Second-seeded Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the China Open by defeating No.9 Caroline Garcia 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-1 in a tense match on Friday. Garcia took the first set but Swiatek struck back early in the second, taking a 4-1 lead before
Courtney Cronin Close Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000.
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 11:22 PM ET WENATCHEE, Wash. — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was fired as coach of the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday, a day after he was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League for making “derogatory comments of a discriminatory nature.” In its first season in Washington after moving from
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 08:03 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bob Melvin confirmed Thursday that he will be back as manager of the San Diego Padres, adding that he’s “looking forward to having a much better year than we had this year.” General manager A.J. Preller announced Wednesday that Melvin would be back under
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 01:14 PM ET HOUSTON — The Astros will start Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. It will be the 35th career postseason start for Verlander, who returned to the AL West champion Astros in a trade from the New York
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gregg Berhalter and Giovanni Reyna, seen here in March 2022, had a falling-out after the World Cup and will reunite for the first time since at a USMNT camp next week. Robin Alam/ISI
The Chicago Blackhawks have nearly doubled their season-ticket base thanks to the arrival of rookie phenom Connor Bedard. Bedard, 18, was the first overall pick in the 2023 draft and is one of the most-hyped prospects in years. When the Blackhawks won the draft lottery in May, the team sold $5.2 million in new season-ticket
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, has committed to play for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Embiid informed Team
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 05:30 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. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – LeBron James will not play in his team’s exhibition opener against the
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 04:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Billy Eppler quit as general manager of the New York Mets on Thursday, just three days after David Stearns was hired above him as the team’s first president of baseball operations. Eppler’s decision continues an overhaul that followed a fourth-place NL East finish for
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 03:16 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles right winger Arthur Kaliyev was suspended for four games – two preseason and two regular season – without pay Thursday for kneeing Anaheim‘s Chase De Leo. The incident occurred early in the second period during Tuesday’s preseason game in Los Angeles. Kaliyev