ESPN News Services Nov 21, 2023, 02:49 PM ET Guillermo “Willie” Hernández, the 1984 American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner, has died, one week after he turned 69. The Detroit Tigers, with whom he spent six seasons, announced his death Tuesday but provided no additional details. “The Tigers are deeply saddened
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jrue Holiday says he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder as the Celtics guard enters his first matchup with the Bucks but noted that a heads-up in September from Milwaukee that he was going to be traded would have been appreciated.
Nov 22, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said his 2014 arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated was a result of police prejudice against him for being “a rich, white billionaire.” Irsay discussed the circumstances of his arrest as part of a wide-ranging interview with HBO Sports. The
DOHA, Qatar — It is one year since the most controversial World Cup in history began with a sales pitch from FIFA president Gianni Infantino. After years of criticism over the decision to award the biggest sporting event of all to Qatar, taken prior to his appointment, Infantino launched a scathing attack on what he
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Creating Winter Classic jerseys for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken provided a unique challenge for the NHL and Adidas. Usually the jerseys for the NHL’s annual outdoor game — which will be held
Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A full postseason share for the World Series champion Texas Rangers totaled $506,263, just down from the record set when the Houston Astros won in 2022, but the total pool increased to the most in Major League Baseball history. The pool
Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper says there is “a really good chance” that star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will return from back surgery during a three-game road trip that starts Friday night. Cooper made the announcement after Wednesday’s morning skate, hours
Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have joined forces to produce a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting. The “Never Know What’s Next” commercial unveiled Tuesday is a coordination of the three leagues, sportsbook operators DraftKings, Fanatics, PENN Entertainment and
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 22, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions And … breathe. The prospect of Italy, the defending European champions, not qualifying for Euro 2024 — thereby going one for four in their last four attempts to reach a major tournament — was the sort of ghoulish scenario no Azzurri
Kayla Harrison Nov 22, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison returns to competition for the first time in a year on Friday, when she meets Aspen Ladd in a nontitle fight at the PFL Championships in Washington (ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. ET). It has been a quiet, uncharacteristic year
Ian Parker, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PFL concludes the 2023 season with the PFL World Championships at The Anthem in Washington on Friday night (8 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. on ESPN+). The event will crown the promotion’s fifth group of champions since its debut in 2018. In
Timothy Bradley Jr. Nov 22, 2023, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sugar Ray Robinson is still widely regarded by many as the greatest male boxer ever, winning titles in two divisions (welterweight and middleweight) and recapturing the middleweight title five times throughout his career. However, when it comes to the most remarkable women fighter
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 22, 2023, 07:19 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard. Leo Carlsson. Logan Cooley. Adam Fantilli. Luke Hughes. They’ve been talked about as promising prospects who’ve now come to the NHL as the latest wave of first-round picks that their
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNNov 21, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentNov 22, 2023, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — History was made in the Maracana stadium on Tuesday night, when Nicolas Otamendi‘s towering header from a corner gave Argentina a 1-0 win and, in the process, inflicted Brazil‘s first-ever defeat at home in World Cup qualification. To
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2023, 12:28 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers are one step closer to Las
ESPN News Services Nov 21, 2023, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brazil vs. Argentina Conmebol World Cup qualifier at Maracana Stadium on Tuesday was delayed after clashes between the police and fans in the stands in Rio de Janeiro. Lionel Messi led the Argentine team to the locker room before the kickoff after
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions One day after signing pitcher Lance Lynn, the St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with righty Kyle Gibson on a one-year, $12 million deal that includes a team