ESPN News Services Feb 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “The Battle on Bay Street” broke the attendance record
Month: February 2024
Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted he will not block any member of his backroom staff from taking a managerial job amid interest from Norwich City in Carlos Cuesta becoming their next boss. Sources have told ESPN that Norwich have identified Arsenal coach Cuesta as a possible replacement for manager David Wagner,
Feb 16, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has lauded Xabi Alonso, one of the frontrunners to replace him at Liverpool, as the “standout” manager of the new generation of coaches. From the moment Klopp announced last month that he would step down as Liverpool boss at the end of this season,
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Argentina Open semifinals after beating Andrea Vavassori of Italy 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Friday. Alcaraz will face Chile’s Nicolas Jarry or home crowd favorite Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Two Argentines will play the
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A heavyweight fight between Jared “Big Baby” Anderson and Ryad Merhy is booked for April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, sources told ESPN on Friday. Anderson, ESPN’s No. 8 heavyweight, last fought in August when he scored a fifth-round TKO victory over Andriy Rudenko.
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base to clear the way for 2023 Gold Glove utilityman Ha-Seong Kim to take over the San Diego Padres‘ shortstop. This move comes one year after the Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million
Feb 16, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright has agreed on a contract buyout, clearing the way for him to sign with the Miami Heat upon clearing waivers, his agent, Greg Lawrence, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Wright, 31, saw his role diminish in Washington this season as the rebuilding
ESPN News Services Feb 16, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Blake Wheeler‘s regular season is over after falling to the ice and injuring his right leg, and it might take the New York Rangers going on a lengthy playoff run to open the door for a possible return this spring, according to multiple
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 16, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is being suspended two games for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing substances policy,
Associated Press Feb 16, 2024, 01:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two juveniles have been charged with crimes connected to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs‘ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday. A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Rob Manfred announced his 2029 retirement as commissioner of Major League Baseball on Thursday in the most Rob Manfred of ways. In an answer to a
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 16, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVINE, Calif. — Go, brother. Junior Tafa will step in on just one-day notice to fight Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a heavyweight bout at UFC 298 on Saturday. The man Tafa is replacing? His own brother Justin Tafa, who withdrew from
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nike has signed 13-year-old soccer phenom McKenna “Mak” Whitham to a name, image and likeness deal. Whitham becomes the youngest women’s soccer player and youngest athlete in any sport to sign an NIL deal with Nike. “It means everything to me,” Whitham told ESPN.
Carlos Contreras Legaspi Feb 16, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ALICANTE, Spain — Of the 40 Olympic medals Georgia has won since its independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, 19 were earned in wrestling. Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are parts of the country’s fabric and a source of pride for the
ESPN NFL Experts Feb 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Chiefs were crowned the Super Bowl LVIII champions Sunday night, which means it is now officially the 2024 NFL offseason. We’re only a few weeks away from free agency and less than two months from the draft, and this spring
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 16, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI STILL LAUGHS about the time in 2019 when he was explicitly told not to get a haircut during fight week. Volkanovski was in Rio de
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 15, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Danilo Gallinari has agreed to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season, his agent Michael Tellem of Excel Basketball told ESPN on Thursday. Gallinari, who had stops with the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons this season, chose
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he believes Arsenal should be targeting the world’s best players including Kylian Mbappé, but admitted the France international appears destined to join Real Madrid. ESPN reported on Thursday that Mbappé has informed Paris Saint-Germain of his intention to leave the club when his contract expires at the end