Jun 17, 2024, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Paris Olympics in order to focus on her health and prepare for the hard-court tournaments, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Monday. The 26-year-old Belarusian won the Australian Open in January but was knocked out
Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions THE MAGNIFICENCE OF Bobby Witt Jr. manifests itself on nearly every square inch of a baseball field. His swing is short and to the point, like
ESPN Insiders Jun 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Dallas Mavericks avoiding a sweep in the 2024 NBA Finals by winning Game 4 over the Boston Celtics 122-84, their next task will be once again staving off elimination — this time on the road in Monday’s Game 5 at TD Garden.
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL draft will take place on June 28 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+) and June 29 (11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+) at the Sphere in Las Vegas. As usual, fans of teams at the top of the draft order are excited about the next great prospect their club will add. Also, many
Jun 17, 2024, 05:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said it would be a fitting end to his career if he bowed out at Wimbledon or the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old Scot, a three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic gold medallist, said in February that he was unlikely to continue playing
Jun 17, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé confirmed on Sunday he will not play for France‘s Olympic team at the Paris Games as his new club Real Madrid are against the idea. The 25-year-old said in March that he was keen on playing at his home Games but since the Olympic
ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2024, 06:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts suffered a fracture in his left hand when he was hit by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The fracture, which is to a bone in
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 16, 2024, 03:02 PM 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 BOSTON — With his Dallas Mavericks attempting to avoid elimination in the NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving feels the pressure to perform in
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJun 15, 2024, 11:28 PM ET Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended
Open Extended Reactions GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — The handful of players in each generation capable of defining major tournaments perform with a ruthless sense of purpose while maintaining freedom of expression. Jude Bellingham is a long way from moulding Euro 2024 in his own image, but the opening 45 minutes of England‘s 1-0 win over Serbia
Associated Press Jun 16, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with tightness in the triceps of his pitching arm. Manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto, 25, would undergo testing Sunday to determine the
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 16, 2024, 06:57 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 Andy Murray and Dan Evans played together in the doubles at the French Open at
Jun 15, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Lions are signing big-footed UFL kicker Jake Bates to a two-year contract this week, his agent, Marty Magid, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Bates, 24, ranked second in the UFL this season with 17 field goals for the Michigan Panthers. That includes a
ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been arrested for the second time in a month after he was booked on a domestic violence/burglary charge in Alabama on Sunday morning and released, according to online records. Tuscaloosa County jail records show Buggs was released on
Jun 16, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Boulter has reached the final of the Nottingham Open for the second successive year. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA Katie Boulter overcame a one-set deficit to beat Emma Raducanu 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in an all-British semifinal at the Nottingham Open on Sunday. The game resumed on
Jun 16, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 16, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Liam Paro traveled on the road to score a major upset
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions LONG BEFORE THESE Mavericks were anybody’s pick to come out of the Western Conference, before they vanquished the Clippers and the Thunder and the Timberwolves to ascend to