Lizzy Becherano Apr 6, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi scored just 12 minutes after coming off the substitutes’ bench on his return to action for Inter Miami against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Argentina star, who had been out injured since March 13 before coming on at halftime, struck a
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s a year filled with a wide variety of top wide receiver and quarterback
Open Extended Reactions After an 11-game Super Saturday, it’s a somewhat milder nine-game Sunday of action in the NHL. But the playoff implications of the contests is no less grand. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup is the late one, as the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). Editor’s Picks 2 Related
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On the schedule, it was Game 78. It was something far more meaningful for Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith, was at Barclays Center on Saturday night for the Nets’ game against the Detroit Pistons. It marked the
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The head of the baseball players’ association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. “Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner’s office reduced the length of the pitch
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spencer Strider, the Atlanta Braves‘ ace and the major league leader in wins and strikeouts last season, has damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team said on Saturday. Atlanta said the diagnosis came after and MRI and that
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Longtime NHL referee Steve Kozari left the ice on a stretcher Saturday after colliding with Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury during the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 5-4 victory. The collision took place at center ice with 13:49 seconds remaining in the game
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Brendan Allen got his revenge over Chris Curtis on Saturday, but it took literally everything he had over the course of a 25-minute fight. Allen
Open Extended Reactions As Arsenal moved to the top of the table, Bukayo Saka matched his career high of 14 goals in the Premier League this season. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images BRIGHTON, England — If there is credence to the idea that Arsenal‘s title chances could be decided by their away form in the
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are playing their best basketball in months as
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Defending champion Frances Tiafoe and top-seeded Ben Shelton will play for the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship title after winning semifinal matches on Saturday. Tiafoe, ranked 21st, defeated Luciano Darderi 6-2, 7-6 (2) and looks to become the event’s first repeat champion
Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, S.C. — Miami Open champion Danielle Collins won her 12th straight match and will play for a second straight title, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-3 in the Charleston Open semifinals on Saturday. Collins will go for lucky No. 13 in Sunday’s final against
Jeff Kassouf Apr 6, 2024, 04:25 PM ET It took 31 seconds for Saturday’s 2024 SheBelieves Cup opener in Atlanta to look as if it could become a complete disaster for the U.S women’s national team. The U.S. back line was caught high, near midfield, and Japan midfielder Kiko Seike flew down her team’s right
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A testing agent for the UFC’s anti-doping program has filed a police report in Albuquerque, New Mexico, alleging heavyweight champion Jon Jones assaulted and threatened her life
Associated Pressd Apr 6, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. – Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. Chauncey Billups was a clutch guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons. Two icons from the 2000s era of basketball are headed to the Naismith
Open Extended Reactions The homestretch of the 2023-24 NHL season is here. Eleven tickets to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs dance have been printed, and five remain. Much will be gained and lost by the end of the 11-game slate on Super Saturday. Here are the key matchups to watch: Editor’s Picks 2 Related Tampa
United States forward Christian Pulisic scored a superb goal as AC Milan earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Lecce in Serie A on Saturday after the visitors were reduced to 10 men minutes before the break. Pulisic gave Milan an early lead with a curling effort from the edge of the box and Olivier
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW