Manchester United‘s woeful home form this season continued as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday. Despite United chasing a fourth successive win in all competitions, Palace were much the better side in the first half at Old Trafford, passing up several chances to capitalise on their
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Greg WyshynskiFeb 2, 2025, 12:44 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman has been offered an in-person hearing from the NHL Department of Player Safety after driving Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle‘s head into the ice during Saturday night’s game. An in-person hearing is
Open Extended Reactions The stunning trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks late Saturday night had swift, dramatic implications on the sports betting markets. Before news of the deal broke, the Lakers were +4000 to win the 2025 NBA Finals and +2500 to win the
Jamison HensleyFeb 1, 2025, 10:10 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored
Tim Kurkjian Close Tim Kurkjian ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Jan 31, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Late in
Feb 2, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick in a stunning blockbuster deal, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Saturday night. Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris are also heading to the Lakers while Max
Open Extended Reactions Behind a sustained body assault and brutal power punching, David Benavidez outworked David Morrell to earn a unanimous decision in a battle of light heavyweight interim titleholders at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The clash between heated rivals was an entertaining battle of power punchers, but it would be Benavidez’s accuracy, aggression
Jan 31, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Feb. 11, the San Francisco 49ers face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (6:30 p.m. ET, CBS). The game features big-name stat-stuffers such as quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones for
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The top two teams in the NHL facing off in front of a fired-up sellout crowd of over 18,500 fans on an early February Saturday night in the U.S. capital did not disappoint. The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets delivered in a
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — When Ken Griffey Jr.’s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teen, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself fortunate to have roamed the New York Yankees clubhouse and hit on their field alongside so many
Mike CoppingerFeb 1, 2025, 08:21 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions David Benavidez takes on David Morrell on Saturday, in the main event of a
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over New York on Saturday, spoiling J.T. Miller‘s return to the Rangers. Charlie McAvoy, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha also scored for Boston, which
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 1, 2025, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti branded the decision to not send off Espanyol‘s Carlos Romero — who later went on to score the only goal in his team’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid — as “inexplicable” on Saturday, after the defender apologised for his challenge
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana lost to their teams in salary arbitration on Saturday. Leiter will earn $2.05 million this year rather than his $2.5 million request in a decision by Allen Ponak,
Feb 1, 2025, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Clippers are trading forward P.J. Tucker, center Mo Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash to the Utah Jazz for forward Drew Eubanks and guard Patty Mills, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania and Bobby Marks. Tucker has not played for the Clippers this season.
James Regan Feb 1, 2025, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Azim beat Sergey Lipinets in London on Saturday. James Chance/Getty Images Rising British junior welterweight Adam Azim produced the biggest win of his career Saturday with a stoppage of Sergey Lipinets in the ninth round in London to claim the IBO title. On paper,
Brett OkamotoFeb 1, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former WWE employee Janel Grant has officially identified Brock Lesnar in the federal lawsuit she filed against the company and former executive Vince McMahon in January 2024. In an amended complaint filed in
UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell apologized Saturday for his comments defending Adolf Hitler on his podcast earlier this week. “I’m sorry I sounded offensive,” Mitchell posted on his Instagram account. “I definitely was not trying to offend anybody, but I know I did.” In the podcast, Mitchell said Hitler was “a good guy” who “fought for