Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM — Tuesday’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest underlined the fine margins Arsenal will live and die by in this Premier League title race. The Gunners are almost certain to end the January transfer window without the attacking addition many called for at its outset, a judgement call informed heavily by financial
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Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Four NHL players were charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, on Tuesday, their respective legal teams confirmed to ESPN. Lawyers for Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube, and New Jersey Devils center Michael McLeod
Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 03:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC veteran Corey Anderson will face Karl Moore for the vacant Bellator light heavyweight title on March 22 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sources confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani was the first to report the news. The March
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 30, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Rodolfo Borrell was hired as Austin FC sporting director in the summer of 2023. Kara Hawley/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK In 2018, Rodolfo Borrell’s vision of what he could accomplish
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 30, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Open Extended Reactions As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul‘s next foe will be another boxer without a high-profile name, but who has far more experience than Paul does in the ring. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will face Ryan Bourland on March 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, officials told ESPN on
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Professional Fighters League (PFL) has penned a deal with Saudi Arabian-born fighter Hattan Alsaif, making her the first female athlete from the country to sign with a major global MMA promotion, officials told ESPN on Monday. Alsaif, 22, comes from a Muay
Jan 30, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As 30 NFL teams look toward the 2024 offseason and just one game remains in the playoffs — the San Francisco 49ers will meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII — we’re taking a look at what lies ahead over the next two months,
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls say forward Patrick Williams will miss at least the next two weeks with an acute bone edema in his left foot. That’s the buildup of fluid in the bone marrow, generally the result of an injury. Williams has been dealing with
Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions With Major League Baseball typically sharing a tentative schedule for the next season with teams early every year, the Oakland A’s were supposed to have figured
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Overtime, best known for its elite professional basketball league featuring some of the top 16-20 year-olds in the world outside the NCAA, will return to boxing for a second year of events that begin March 29, officials told ESPN. Overtime launched its boxing efforts
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 30, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Outgoing Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said his work at the club has never been sufficiently valued and that it will be “impossible” for his successor to enjoy the job. Xavi, 44, announced after Saturday’s 5-3 defeat to Villarreal that he will leave
Jan 30, 2024, 08:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Open will feature an elite wheelchair event and “Major League Pickleball” this year, alongside the regularly scheduled Masters 1000 event, organizers said in a statement. Wheelchair tennis has been played at all four Grand Slams since 2007 but this will be the first time
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama was willing to do whatever his coaches asked. But he certainly had his preference. Wembanyama was still on a minutes restriction and had been sitting out the second game of back-to-back sets after playing the first night. But this was different. The
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Before Doc Rivers took the sideline for his first game as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in Denver, he was already emphasizing the need for patience. For the first time in his 25-year coaching career, Rivers is taking over
Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 29, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung a five-player trade Monday, with second baseman Jorge Polanco going to Seattle for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin