Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL coaching carousel spun a little earlier than usual this season. The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery after 20 games. The St. Louis Blues hired Montgomery just five days later to replace Drew Bannister, whom
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi is in agreement with the Los Angeles Angels on a three-year, $63 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Kikuchi, 33, had a great
Open Extended Reactions If the top NBA awards were handed out one month into the 2024-25 NBA season, which players and coaches could stake their claim to the coveted titles? A few MVP-caliber superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have found their teams struggling early in the season. Will they be
Rachel Doerrie, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
Nov 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pat Brown has signed with Matchroom Boxing. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images British Olympian Pat Brown has signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut at cruiserweight in 2025. Brown, 25 from Manchester, won the England Boxing National Amateur Championships in 2021
Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Scotty Pippen Jr. already had plenty of fond memories of watching his Hall of Fame father at the United Center. He added one of his own Saturday night. Pippen, son of former Bulls great Scottie, scored a career-best 30 points, added 10
Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Saquon Barkley ran for touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards in the second half and finished with a team record 255 yards rushing in the streaking Philadelphia Eagles‘ seventh consecutive victory, 37-20 over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Barkley
Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for
Shams Charania, ESPNNov 24, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams sustained season-ending tears to the ACL, meniscus and associated ligaments in his right knee, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Williams, who is averaging 10.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season, was injured late in the
Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Rico Carty, who won the 1970 National League batting title when he hit a major-league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media Sunday. No further details on Carty’s
Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Chris Woodward has been named first-base coach by the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking his second stint on manager Dave Roberts’ staff. The Dodgers made the announcement Friday night. Woodward was the Dodgers first-base coach from 2016 to 2018 before leaving to
Adam Brown Nov 24, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool fought back from 2-1 down on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory over Southampton at St. Mary’s that sent them eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The visitors got in front when Curtis Jones forced Flynn Downes to
Nov 24, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While Manchester City were slumping to their fifth straight defeat across all competitions, Liverpool extended their lead atop the Premier League table with a come-from-behind win over Southampton. The Reds now sit eight points ahead of the four-time defending English champions. In Spain, Valencia returned to
Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WACO, Texas — Georgia’s Dasha Vidmanova and Columbia’s Michael Zheng won NCAA singles tennis titles Sunday. Vidmanova, a 21-year-old senior from the Czech Republic, beat DJ Bennett of Auburn 6-3, 6-3 for the Bulldogs’ first women’s singles championship since 2010. Zheng, a 20-year-old junior
Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy’s second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team
Manchester United had to settle for a 1-1 draw at lowly Ipswich Town in Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge as Marcus Rashford‘s early goal was cancelled out by a deflected strike from Omari Hutchinson in the Premier League on Sunday. United, who began with a 3-4-2-1 formation, took the lead after 81 seconds
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterNov 23, 2024, 03:54 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 WASHINGTON D.C. — With
Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Blues fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement just five days after the 2022 Jack Adams Award winner was let go by the Boston Bruins. Blues president and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the stunning change Sunday.