Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are only a couple of weeks old, but there are already some lessons to be learned from them. Here’s a look at some of the moments, trends and revelations from the
May 3, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday. Having successfully defended his Indian Wells title in March and reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, Alcaraz injured
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GAME 5 FELT over. As did another Philadelphia 76ers‘ season. A 15-foot jumper by New York Knicks guard Miles McBride had just put them up six points with 28.9 seconds remaining, and the sold out Madison Square Garden crowd rose to its feet in
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez removed his designer sunglasses to reveal the sort of deadly serious expression that’s all too familiar to his 39 knockout opponents. Only this time, the target of his white-hot rage wasn’t another fighter — at least not an active
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “Who is this guy?” When it was announced that Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) would challenge Alexandre Pantoja for the men’s flyweight championship at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, the overwhelming number of comments on social media were similar to the aforementioned
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions BRYCE HARPER’S DAILY routine is no different than many Philadelphia sports fans. On his drive into the city from his home in the suburb of Haddonfield, New Jersey, he
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 3, 2024, 12:33 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery called out star forward David Pastrnak after a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night sent this first-round series to a Game
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Villanova boys did it again. Jalen Brunson had 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and hit Josh Hart for his 12th assist, and what became the game-winning 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, as the New York Knicks escaped
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Oscar De La Hoya issued a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Canelo Alvarez over what he says are “defamatory allegations” that the Golden Boy Promotions founder stole money from former champion Gennadiy Golovkin, among other fighters. The legal letter, a copy of
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 08:37 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. Dallas police will not pursue sexual assault
Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Sylvester Stallone is an Everton supporter and perhaps the most apt celebrity fan of any Premier League team. After all, the Hollywood actor built a career on rolling with the punches and hauling himself off the canvas as Rocky Balboa. His story has become the story of Everton, a
Associated Press May 2, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — A visit from “Papa Yaz” before the game and a home run during it made for a memorable afternoon for Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo homer to right field — not far
Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will forever hold a special place in his heart for Tottenham Hotspur and he has one more reason to be thankful for his former club after his current club’s 2-0 win on Thursday night. A goal in each half from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 02:02 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. Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge tied to his September
ESPN News Services May 2, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year Thursday. Top-ranked Swiatek beat 20th-ranked Keys 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. “It was a pretty clean performance and really solid
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 2, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has been ruled out for Game 6 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Bruins on Thursday. The Leafs trail the Bruins 3-2
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, and his former promoter, Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya, engaged in a heated verbal exchange at a Wednesday news conference ahead of Alvarez’s undisputed super middleweight championship defense vs. Mexican countryman Jaime Munguia