Nov 15, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu won the first match on Friday in Britain’s bid for the Billie Jean King Cup title. Raducanu beat Germany’s Jule Niemeier 6-4 6-4 on her return from injury. Raducanu said afterwards: “I think I played some really good tennis today. Playing Jule on an
Associated Press Nov 15, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Carlos Alcaraz was the big name missing when the last two semifinal spots were filled at the ATP Finals on Friday. Alcaraz’s 7-6 (5), 6-4 loss to Alexander Zverev meant the French Open and Wimbledon champion, who has been sick this
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions JA MORANT DROVE the length of the court, kissed a hanging floater off the glass over a couple of Los Angeles Lakers
Mark Kriegel, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Having covered Mike Tyson since his most famously unsanctioned bout — a predawn TKO of Mitch “Blood” Green at an after-hours clothing boutique in Harlem, New York, on Aug. 23, 1988 — and having spent the past three-plus years anatomizing his ascent as a
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 15, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Ricardo Pepi met the moment, and now the United States men’s national team is one step closer to the Concacaf Nations League (CNL) semifinals. The USMNT forward, long limited
Jeff Wagenheim Nov 15, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle, and all of the bouquets being laid at the feet of that classic heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman got me thinking about — of all things
Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Winn is the new vice president of player development for the San Francisco Giants. Winn played for the Giants from 2005 to 2009 as part of a 13-season big league career. He was hired Thursday by former teammate Buster Posey,
Neil PaineNov 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Neil Paine writes about sports using data and analytics. Previously, he was Sports Editor at FiveThirtyEight. Open Extended Reactions Hockey is a notoriously chaotic sport in which you need a large sample of games to know what’s real versus what’s just noise. For instance, it is estimated
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ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2024, 10:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers‘ game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne Gretzky was
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 15, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino congratulated his side on its 1-0 win over Jamaica in the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, though he
Nov 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NBA season is just a few weeks old, and teams are already proving that preseason projections are just that. The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks have six wins as both currently sit outside the Eastern Conference play-in. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons
Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 14, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mike Tyson said that “the devil himself” would show up on Friday night in his boxing match against Jake Paul. He gave Paul a preview at Thursday’s weigh-in. After Tyson weighed in at 233 pounds, he approached Paul for the final stare-down
Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Left-handers Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves and Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox were selected Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year on Thursday. Cleveland right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second AL Reliever of the Year Award and
Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 09:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Dallas guard Kyrie Irving sat out the Mavericks’ game Thursday night against the Utah Jazz because of a strained right shoulder. Irving is averaging 25.2 points, 4.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds in 11 games this season. He’s shooting 54.5% from
Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Ashlyn Krueger and Taylor Townsend saved six match points but ultimately lost the decisive doubles match as the United States was defeated 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 by Slovakia and was eliminated 2-1 in the first round of the Billie Jean King Cup
Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios says he will make a return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International beginning Dec. 29 after playing only one ATP Tour match in more than two years. The 29-year-old Kyrgios has been mostly sidelined with career-threatening wrist and