Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Dotun Akintoye, ESPN.comMar 20, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TKO Holdings, the parent company for the UFC, has reached a $335 million settlement in two class-action antitrust lawsuits filed by fighters seeking better pay. The settlement was agreed to on March 13, a little more than a month before a trial was set
Mar 20, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The WTA has begun a review of its rules that could see players cleared of doping offenses or have their bans reduced return to the circuit with “special rankings” in future, the governing body of women’s tennis told Reuters on Wednesday. The rule change is being
Jamal Collier, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Bucks two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics with a left hamstring injury, sources confirmed to ESPN. Antetokounmpo was not with the team at shootaround Wednesday morning and did not travel to Boston. He will rejoin the
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMar 20, 2024, 06:51 AM ET Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been granted release on bail for €1 million upon appeal, a Barcelona court announced on Wednesday. Alves was convicted of sexual assault last month and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, of which he had already served over a year.
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Once again, it’s back to the starting line for Bellator MMA. The second-fiddle fight promotion seems to always be starting over, redefining itself or making a comeback. Friday will bring the latest incarnation at Bellator Belfast, with the fight card in the Northern Ireland
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Jackson Merrill, a 20-year-old center fielder who had never played above Double-A, made his major league debut for San Diego in Wednesday’s opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers after the Padres selected his contract from Double-A San Antonio. Slotted ninth
ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group with one payment left to claim majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to current owner Glen Taylor. That payment was set to close a process
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions This space is typically used to set up matchups on the evening’s NHL schedule that will have an impact on the playoff races, and there’s been
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
Julien Laurens Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Mar 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is in talks with LAFC over a potential transfer this summer, with the France international keen on joining last
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA men got a reasonable draw Tuesday for the Olympics, avoiding what might be the most competitive pool in the event’s history as they seek
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 Open Extended Reactions DODGERS PITCHER Tyler Glasnow, who stands 6-foot-8, 225 pounds, can do a standing backflip. “It’s no big deal, really,” he said. (Yes, it is. There aren’t many people that
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMar 19, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Former NHL winger Chris Simon has died at the age of 52. His death was confirmed Tuesday by two of his former teams, the Colorado Avalanche and the New York Islanders. The rugged forward was
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Mar 19, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA — Simona Halep had just lost to Paula Badosa 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday, but she couldn’t help but smile and flash a thumbs up to the crowd as she walked off
ESPN News Services Mar 19, 2024, 12:47 PM ET MIAMI — The death of Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro hockey player and boyfriend of professional tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has been ruled an apparent suicide, the Miami-Dade Police Department said Tuesday. Koltsov was 42. Police said in a statement sent to Reuters that Bal
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — For 13 straight bouts over seven consecutive years, Canelo Álvarez refused to fight another Mexican. The biggest star in boxing said he respected his nation and its top talents too much to deliver any setbacks to their careers. Álvarez has