Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Michel Pereira has joined the ongoing efforts to assist those affected by severe floods in Brazil this week, less than two weeks after celebrating his
Month: May 2024
Giovanni Reyna‘s plan seemed solid enough. Leave Borussia Dortmund for a fresh start and head to Premier League side Nottingham Forest on loan. There, he figured to get more playing time, which would help him hit his sharpest form heading into this summer’s Copa America with the U.S. men’s national team. Turn in some impressive
NFL Nation, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL schedule was released Wednesday night. Can quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs three-peat as Super Bowl champs? The Chiefs will kick off the NFL season Thursday, Sept. 5, by hosting the Baltimore Ravens. ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener is
Dan Graziano, senior NFL national reporterMay 15, 2024, 10:00 PM ET Close Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined
Associated Press May 15, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, when the Texas Rangers made a move they initially avoided at the start of the season when there was some hope the three-time Cy Young Award winner might return from offseason
ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game after umpires found a foreign substance on his glove, has been suspended 10 games by MLB, it was announced Wednesday. Blanco also was fined an undisclosed amount. The suspension is pending Blanco’s
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Celtics, behind 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists from Jayson Tatum, defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night, winning the series 4 games to 1 and advancing to the Eastern
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury danced and sang along to some of his favorite hits during a light workout Wednesday evening, three days out from his undisputed heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk. England’s Fury, 35, wrapped his hands to the tune of
Open Extended Reactions Wolverhampton Wanderers have lodged a motion to scrap the use of VAR in the Premier League, with a vote to be held at next month’s meeting of the 20 clubs. Wolves will need the backing of 13 other clubs to pass the resolution, which would see the video assistant referee removed from
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions FOR DECADES, the story of a major league game has been told by the familiar numbers in a box score: runs, hits, errors, home runs, strikeouts. But now, there
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterMay 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions THE DRIVEWAY INTO the small private high school on Fairfax Boulevard in Los Angeles is purposely nondescript. A security guard is stationed out front. A name must be
Associated Press May 15, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Aryna Sabalenka showed no ill effects from her previous marathon match as she eased past Jelena Ostapenko to reach the semifinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday. The second-seeded Sabalenka needed just 73 minutes to win 6-2, 6-4, setting up match point
May 15, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings will play the first game of three straight NFL weeks in London, with the Jacksonville Jaguars set to play back-to-back games in the United Kingdom for the second straight year. The NFL announced its international game matchups Wednesday morning
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 15, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Growing up in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, meant Casey Mittelstadt spent countless hours watching Minnesota Wild games and wearing the No. 11 jersey of his favorite player
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC welterweight title contender Darren Till will be the latest to make the jump from MMA to boxing when he steps into the ring for his professional boxing debut against former WBC world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on the undercard of
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 15, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is in line to start for Real Madrid in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on June 1 at Wembley, sources have told ESPN. Courtois has been sidelined for much of the season after suffering two serious knee
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has accomplished a staggering amount during his 35 pro-fight career, enough to cement himself among the all-time greats. The heavyweight championship division Fury rules over today is part of perhaps the most-storied lineage in all of sports, one that dates back to
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patchy Mix is not shy about telling you he’s the greatest bantamweight fighter in all of mixed martial arts. He fits it into a conversation repeatedly, saying it as matter of factly as one can speak such a superlative. At the same time, Mix