Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award Open Extended Reactions Two U.S. senators sent a letter Tuesday to NBA commissioner Adam Silver
Open Extended Reactions The UEFA Champions League is back, but not how we’ve ever seen it before. Some changes are simple, others are more complicated, and a few might seem a bit of a mystery until we get to the knockout rounds in February. So, what is the new format? How could the draw play
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions EAGAN, Minn. — NFL owners are expected to vote to change the league’s ownership structure Tuesday, allowing private equity
Aug 27, 2024, 03:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Harriet Dart is into the second round of the U.S. Open. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Britain’s Harriet Dart breezed into the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a straight sets win over Chloe Paquet, though her compatriot Jan Choinski fell to a heartbreaking defeat in
ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras, on the injured list for the second time this season after he broke a finger when he was hit by a pitch last week, will miss three weeks of action, manager Oliver Marmol said Monday night. That
Associated Press Aug 27, 2024, 12:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic began his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title and tied Roger Federer with his 89th match win at the US Open by defeating qualifier Radu Albot of Moldova 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 on Monday night. The second-seeded Djokovic,
ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs stole eight bases — their most in a game in more than 100 years — and had 21 hits on the way to an 18-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Dansby Swanson broke the game
Ryan Rosenblatt Aug 26, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta
ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a rain-delayed game he started for
Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 02:03 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 FRISCO, Texas — Dallas
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 26, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Four years after his only major title, Dominic Thiem stood on the same court at Arthur Ashe Stadium and played the final Slam match of his career. Although the stadium was the same, just about everything else was different. In
Megan Swanick Aug 26, 2024, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCAug 26, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend saw the German Bundesliga kick into gear for 2024-25 to join the English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 in action, and with plenty to talk about. For a start, it’s Week 2, so
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL season kicks off on Sept. 5 with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. That means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best players this season? To create our list, we
Aug 26, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite September being one of the lighter months on the UFC calendar, with only three weekends featuring fight cards, it is significant with the promotion’s ambitious endeavor into Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14 for Noche UFC — which is how the fight promotion is
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 08:56 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Things never quite go according to script in New York. Serena Williams entered the 2015 US Open ready to accomplish the only thing she hadn’t: a calendar Grand Slam. Instead, she lost to
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 07:15 AM 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 HIS CONFIDENCE BEAMED, even as his aura faded. “In my mind,” Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said earlier this month,