Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol will defend his WBA light heavyweight title vs. Libya’s Malik Zinad on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following Artur Beterbiev’s withdrawal, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, told ESPN on Saturday. Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder vs.
Month: May 2024
Lizzy Becherano May 4, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi set the Major League Soccer record for most goal contributions and assists in a single match during Inter Miami CF‘s triumphant 6-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Chase Stadium. Messi’s six goal contributions and five assists
May 4, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a Saturday across European soccer! Real Madrid took down Cádiz and were able to celebrate clinching LaLiga when Girona rallied to beat Barcelona later in the day. That’s one title race done and dusted! Meanwhile, in England, Arsenal and Man City both won to keep
May 4, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto star forward Auston Matthews, who missed Games 5 and 6 after exiting Game 4 with an illness before the third period, took the ice with the Maple Leafs on Saturday, and will play Game 7 vs. the Boston Bruins. A source told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan,
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mavericks reserve power forward/center Maxi Kleber will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a third-degree dislocation of the AC joint of
ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year’s final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 2 Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) for her 20th career title and third
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring for his annual Cinco De Mayo weekend fight and will face former junior middleweight champ Jaime Munguia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs), 33, is 9-1 fighting on
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC welterweight Matt Brown is retiring from mixed martial arts after nearly 19 years in the sport and 30 Octagon appearances. Brown, who turned 43 in January, announced his departure from the sport on X. “Not doing it again. I’m out,” said Brown. “That’s
Madrid move to brink of LaLiga title with easy win over Cádiz Goals from Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu earned LaLiga leaders Real Madrid a 3-0 win over lowly Cadiz, leaving them within touching distance of sealing a record-extending 36th Spanish title which they could clinch later on Saturday if…
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 10:48 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — As he neared the end of a 20-month-long rehabilitation from a second Tommy John surgery,
Open Extended Reactions It all comes down to this. After it looked like the Boston Bruins were going to breeze right by an imploding Toronto Maple Leafs team, the blue and white stormed back to take Games 5 and 6. Now it’s 3-3 in the series, and a trip to the second round is on
Associated Press May 4, 2024, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Second-ranked Jannik Sinner announced Saturday that he is withdrawing from the Italian Open because of an injured hip — denying the tournament its most anticipated home player in decades. Sinner joins third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on the sidelines after the Spaniard withdrew from
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
James Regan May 3, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions confirmed the signing of former undisputed junior welterweight champion Chantelle Cameron on Friday. Cameron (18-1, 8 KOs) was released from her contract with Matchroom on Wednesday and immediately took up an offer with rival promoter Queensberry in a bid to
Lizzy Becherano May 4, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino shut down the possibility of signing players like Benfica forward Ángel Di María and Boca Juniors goalkeeper Sergio Romero due to Major League Soccer’s strict roster rules. “The truth is that I have no knowledge, nor
Associated Press May 4, 2024, 12:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30 points in a second-half surge and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 114-101 victory over the LA Clippers on Friday