Associated Press May 16, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Juan Soto has settled in just fine with the Yankees, marveling at the reach and intensity of the fan base, relishing New York’s rich culture and, of course, hitting in a loaded lineup right in front of Aaron Judge. He’ll have a
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC has booked a pair of title fights to headline its first trip to Manchester, England, since 2016. Welterweight champion Leon Edwards will seek his third
Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodri, Phil Foden, Destiny Udogie, Cole Palmer, Dominic Solanke and Alejandro Garnacho are the players who stood out in the 2023-24 Premier League season. ESPN Illustration As we say goodbye to a 2023-24 Premier League season filled with ups and downs, Luis Miguel Echegaray
May 16, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC will put two titles up for grabs in the form of rematches as the promotion returns to Manchester, England, in July for UFC 304. Leon Edwards, ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings, will defend his welterweight title against Belal Muhammad, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 16, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is Major League Soccer’s highest paid player with a total guaranteed compensation of $20.45 million, according to data released by the MLS Players Association.
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Associated Press May 16, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players Thursday for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama will
ESPN News Services May 16, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy Paul has produced the biggest clay-court result of his career at the Italian Open, while top-ranked Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff to keep her hopes of a “dirt double” going into the women’s final. Paul outlasted ninth-ranked Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Associated Press May 16, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The Queen’s Club will stage a women’s tennis tournament next year for the first time in more than a half-century, though it may prove to be a one-off. The WTA event will take place the week after the French Open, ushering in
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette is concerned. He wasn’t alarmed when the Rangers suffered their first loss of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. He disliked the result, but
Open Extended Reactions VAR has never been an easy bedfellow for English football. The Premier League was the last of Europe’s major leagues to adopt it in 2019-20 and it’s never been accepted. It’s never got to grips with what it wants VAR to be, and we’re left with a hybrid model that satisfies no
James Regan May 15, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rising cruiserweight David Nyika will be fighting in a big stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. The New Zealander is all too aware he needs to impress after being handed a golden opportunity to fight on the spectacular undercard which will precede
May 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While some of the usual players dominate our list, five of our top teams this week are in two unexpected divisions — the AL and NL Central. Coming into the 2024 season, expectations of success were high for the perennial postseason contenders but not so much
Timothy Bradley Jr.May 16, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions From the 1880s to the present undisputed era, one championship reigned supreme around the heavyweight division: The lineal championship.
ESPN May 14, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Edson Barboza meets undefeated Lerone Murphy in the featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Barboza (24-11)
Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
Associated Press May 16, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Doncic scored 31 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic, the league’s leading scorer in the regular season,
Associated Press May 15, 2024, 11:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt‘s go-ahead tally in the third period, and the Avalanche beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, snapping Colorado’s three-game losing streak and extending the Western