ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 10:07 PM ET A video surfaced Sunday that appears to show 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton involved in a scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta. It seems to show Newton, wearing one of his custom-made hats, being shoved by three people near the top of a
Month: February 2024
Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Patrick Kane raised his stick and skated to the middle of the ice three times, and the crowd got louder with every lap. It just kept cheering as play resumed, and then picked up again when Kane was shown on the overhead
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 25, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 25, 2024, 10:11 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. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — All LeBron James could do was laugh Sunday when asked about
Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks retired Chris Chelios’ No. 7 jersey Sunday during a pregame ceremony that highlighted the defenseman’s hard-charging lifestyle on and off the ice. Dressed in all black and surrounded by family, friends and former teammates, Chelios blew kisses to the
Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GOODYEAR, Ariz. — New Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt likened Saturday’s spring training opener to a new school year. “There’s something so exciting about the first day,” Vogt said before his dugout debut against Cincinnati at Goodyear Ballpark. “It’s like the first day of
Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani will make his Los Angeles Dodgers‘ spring-training debut on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, who share the facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Ohtani will be the designated hitter as he plays in a game for the first time
ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 04:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and became the first player in the league to reach 100 points this season in leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a much-needed 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — Sebastian Baez won his fifth and biggest title Sunday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against his Argentine compatriot Mariano Navone at the Rio Open. The fifth-seeded Baez wasn’t seriously challenged by the 22-year-old Navone, a qualifier, in the final of
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Jurgen Klopp is still on course for a magical farewell tour as Liverpool manager and he can thank the club’s next generation for getting his injury-hit side over the line in Sunday’s 1-0 Carabao Cup final win against Chelsea. Virgil van Dijk‘s 118th-minute goal — a header from a Kostas
Feb 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown called into a sports radio show Friday afternoon to address rumors about his future with the team. “I have no problem. I want to be here, it’s as simple as that,” Brown told Philadelphia radio station 94WIP. “I love where
Andrew Lopez, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is among five players suspended without pay for their roles in Friday night’s on-court altercation with the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall were suspended one game for “instigating and engaging in” an on-court altercation, the
Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his ailing right shoulder and won’t throw for at least three weeks, all but sealing that he won’t take the mound as the team’s Opening Day starter. Manager Carlos Mendoza
Feb 25, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Bordeaux forward Alberth Elis has undergone surgery after sustaining a serious head injury during a Ligue 2 match against Guingamp, his club said on Sunday. The 28-year-old Honduras international collided with Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis just 40 seconds into the game at Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, after
ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Alexis Lafreniere scored, Matt Rempe netted his first career goal and sparked his streaking club with a first-period fight, as the New York Rangers tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturday. Igor
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Cubs are in agreement on a three-year, $80 million contract, sources told ESPN, ending a prolonged free agency with a return
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 24, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC top prospect Raul Rosas Jr. fell ill and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled bantamweight fight Saturday night at UFC Mexico City just minutes before the fighters were supposed to enter the cage, it was announced on the broadcast. Rosas