Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in nearly two decades as a major league pitcher, Justin Verlander didn’t take an offseason break from throwing. He needed to keep a baseball in his hand so his shoulder would cooperate. He needed the routine, to
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Field Level Media Jan 13, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards $50,000 on Monday for “making obscene gestures toward a game official.” It marks the fifth time this season that Edwards has been fined, totaling $285,000. This latest incident occurred Saturday during the second quarter of
Open Extended Reactions A host of stars are set to grace the courts at Melbourne Park for the third and final day of Round 1 action. Among the standout clashes, No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz will go head-to-head with compatriot Jenson Brooksby in an all-American clash, while Elena Rybakina and Daniil Medvedev will both look
Jan 13, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Mauricio Pochettino has led some of the most distinguished clubs in Europe, but when he accepted the role of U.S. men’s national team manager, he made the choice to step into a new environment in the international game. Four months into the job, Pochettino
James Regan Jan 13, 2025, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn’t overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi
Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor, their current landlord, to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal with the city to move downtown. The stunning reversal comes as a relief to critics of the plan to put a
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comJan 13, 2025, 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 Every Monday, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-rostered performers who have the
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2025, 12:12 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions Mike McCarthy is not
Jan 13, 2025, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury shocked the boxing world on Monday with a retirement announcement less than a month after his heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. But Fury is no stranger to retiring before returning to the ring, sometimes within months. Whether Britain’s former heavyweight champion stages another
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 13, 2025, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer didn’t disappoint, per usual, with a ton of talking points to discuss after a captivating slate of games. Barcelona thumped Clasico rivals Real Madrid to win the Spanish Supercopa, but more than the result, it showed
Jan 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his latest retirement from boxing on Monday in a video posted to social media. Fury has called time on his career before, in April 2022 after his win over Dillian Whyte. However, the Brit returned to action in December that
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There are division rivals a team can’t wait to face. Others, not so much. Take the Washington Capitals for instance, who’ve already seen enough of their Metropolitan Division rivals in New Jersey.
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Open Extended Reactions 2025 is starting out as a great year for MMA. ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Islam Makhachev, puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan and bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili defends against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California, on Saturday. Then February kicks off with a bang
Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 13, 2025, 07:07 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — A raucous cheer reverberated around John
Multiple Contributors Jan 15, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Happy Roki Sasaki Week! After announcing his intention to come to MLB at the start of the 2024-25 offseason, the 23-year-old Japanese free agent immediately became the most coveted pitcher available this winter thanks to his combination of talent and age, and the parameters
TAMPA — The Washington Commanders continue to prove one thing this season: They’re ahead of schedule. And they know how to win close games. Washington, which won eight more games this season than a year ago, won yet another game with a dramatic late finish. The latest — a 37-yard Zane Gonzalez field goal to
Jan 12, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There was no Premier League fixtures as the FA Cup took center-stage in England this weekend, with Manchester United‘s thrilling shootout win over Arsenal stealing the headlines. The Bundesliga returned with a bang, while Atletico Madrid quietly sealed Spain’s “Winter Champions” crown in Barcelona‘s and Real