Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 4, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti insisted that Kylian Mbappé “can do better” after missing his second penalty in a week in Real Madrid‘s 2-1 LaLiga defeat to Athletic Club on Wednesday. Álex Berenguer put Athletic ahead in the 53rd minute at San Mamés, and Mbappé
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Nick ParkinsonDec 5, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Dec. 7 will be a busy night on the boxing calendar with significant fights happening worldwide. World titles and major belts will be on the line from Arizona and
Emily Kaplan, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions A few days before Thanksgiving, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin was in Columbus to scout the Blue Jackets. After the game, he went for dinner and drinks with Chris Kelleher, his assistant general manager. As the
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 11:44 PM 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 MIAMI — As Heat guard Tyler Herro went nuclear, hitting seven straight 3-pointers
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
Andreas Hale, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Islam Makhachev will look to defend his belt and teammate Umar Nurmagomedov will challenge for a world title in the first UFC pay-per-view card of 2025. Makhachev, the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, will put his lightweight title on the line against the No.
Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028 to 2046. Snell’s $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money
Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes was elected to the Major League Baseball Players’ Association eight-man executive subcommittee Wednesday just six months after his big league debut. Also new to the committee are American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik
Dec 4, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Arsenal stepped up their pursuit of Premier League leaders Liverpool by sealing a 2-0 win against Manchester United at the Emirates on Wednesday, once again highlighting their peerless ability to score from set pieces. Second-half goals from Jurriën Timber and William Saliba, both from
Dec 4, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior has asked Javier Tebas to retract an allegation of piracy, sources have told ESPN, after the LaLiga president claimed the Real Madrid star watched the club’s Champions League game at Liverpool illegally. The Brazil international missed the game with a hamstring injury and published
Dec 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Ravens suspended wide receiver Diontae Johnson for one game for conduct detrimental to the team, the team announced Wednesday. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said the suspension comes after Johnson refused to enter Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Baltimore is on its bye
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The first-ever NHL/NHLPA 4 Nations Face-Off is many things. It’s a midseason exhibition tournament that replaces the NHL All-Star Game for a change of pace. It’s an antipasto of international hockey ahead of the Italian feast
Dec 4, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Instead of having an All-Star Game this season, the NHL and NHLPA are staging the 4 Nations Face-Off, which will run from Feb. 12 through Feb. 20. This is a round-robin tournament that will feature four national teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States
Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — South Korean All-Star second baseman Hyeseong Kim was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Thursday through 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 3. Kim, who turns 26 on Jan. 27, has
NBA Insiders Dec 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Group play for the 2024 NBA Cup ended Tuesday, with the knockout round matchups set to begin next week. Soon, a team will claim the title as the second in-season tournament champion, joining last season’s winners, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the regular season
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Lily Yohannes is keen to put any controversy of her decision to pick playing for
Dec 4, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 2024 will mark the sixth year ESPN has orchestrated a list of the 25 best MMA fighters in the world under the age of 25. The list’s purpose is twofold: Highlight the young stars serving as the faces of the sport and project the prospects who
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 08:50 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 — Blake Snell donned a white Los Angeles Dodgers jersey with a red No. 7 on