Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Thursday that the health status of former Toronto center Christian Koloko “is in the hands of the NBA.” Later Thursday, The Athletic reported that Koloko is suffering from a blood clot issue and has been referred to
Matt Walsh, Assistant EditorJan 18, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open for
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday. As part of the announcement, FIFA
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Higher education and combat sports will come together this fall. UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber and Sacramento State are launching what is believed to be the first university-backed combat sports development program, Faber and Sacramento State president J. Luke Wood told
Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent is making a multimillion dollar donation to Yale to endow the baseball coach’s position there in the name of his father. Francis T. Vincent Jr. was baseball commissioner from 1989 to 1992 and is a 1963 graduate of Yale
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJan 18, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Few can do a stolid face better than Frank Vogel. The set jaw, mouth turned down at the corners giving off both impassivity and resolve. The
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England midfielder Jordan Henderson has completed a transfer to Dutch giants Ajax just six months after signing for Saudi Arabia‘s Al Ettifaq. The 33-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Eredivisie club. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Al
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jan 18, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Amanda Anisimova shook her clenched fists, smiled and let out a deep breath. While the 6-3, 6-4 score might not have indicated it, nor her dominant play, the 22-year-old American had just won her first major match in over 17 months. As the
Open Extended Reactions More and more, college hockey is becoming a fertile place for top NHL prospects — which is handy for fans hoping to get a glimpse into the future of their favorite teams. Of the top 50 picks over the last two NHL drafts, 24 are currently playing collegiately, with another 27 players
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:00 AM 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 — The
Open Extended Reactions As the month of January continues, we are keeping an eye on the NHL standings; after all, following the All-Star Weekend, the March 8 trade deadline will be here before you know it, and then the playoff races will really heat up. Thursday night’s streaming doubleheader features three teams currently in playoff
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anna Blinkova needed 10 match points before finally finishing an upset of 2023 finalist Elena Rybakina in a half-hour tiebreaker to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Blinkova was a break up in all three sets, but the third-ranked Rybakina rallied
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 2023 delivered more superfights than any other year in recent memory. Gervonta Davis–Ryan Garcia. Errol Spence Jr.–Terence Crawford. Even Canelo Alvarez‘s showdown against Jermell Charlo was highly anticipated, as was Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou. And now, 2024 is getting off to a scorching
Stephen Holder, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Jan 17, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers have acquired All-Star forward Pascal Siakam in a three-team deal that sends Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks to the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The New Orleans Pelicans are the third team in the deal, sending
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJan 18, 2024, 05:52 AM ET Former Brazil international Dani Alves has claimed for the first time that he was drunk on the night he is accused of committing sexual assault, judicial sources have confirmed to the news agency EFE. If accepted as a mitigating factor when the case goes to court
Jan 17, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy will be back for a fifth season as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, it was announced Wednesday. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones met with McCarthy on Wednesday, after the coach had finished exit interviews with the players. “I believe
Jan 17, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic has died after suffering a heart attack at a private team dinner. He was 46. The Warriors said Milojevic died Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City after being hospitalized the previous night. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” Warriors head