Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday, adding the tennis great and civil rights icon to a previously announced list of women to be honored during Women’s History Month in
Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson faces Edwin De Los Santos in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET). The 12-round fight is for the vacant WBC lightweight world title. In the co-main
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Jannik Sinner is setting new standards match after match at the ATP Finals. The home crowd favorite from Italy registered a first career win over Holger Rune, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on Thursday, two days after beating Novak Djokovic for the first
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 06:33 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. Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. were each named the Most Valuable Player of their respective leagues in
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Nov 16, 2023, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for comments that were insulting towards match officials, English soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. Arteta had branded the decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon‘s goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Florida Panthers assistant general manager Brett Peterson is the new general manager for the 2024 United States men’s national team, becoming the first Black executive to hold that position. Peterson, 42, will lead the effort to
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 02:26 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lawyers for Grizzlies guard Ja Morant are allowed to argue that he was acting in self-defense as part of a lawsuit accusing him of assaulting a teenager during a pickup basketball game, a judge ruled Thursday. Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney set a Dec.
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 16, 2023, 11:30 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions It was around two years ago when Toronto Maple Leafs winger Ryan Reaves said he received a phone call from someone about the idea of creating a TV show about his great-great-great-grandfather
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 12:23 PM ET LONDON — Five low-ranked tennis players — four from Mexico and one from Guatemala — were suspended for corruption linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Thursday. The players are connected to the criminal case of Grigor Sargsyan, the leader of
ESPN.com staff Nov 16, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Boyle played 14 seasons in the NHL, forging a reputation as a passionate player who gave it all every game. He inspired the hockey world off the ice, too, during his battle with chronic myelogenous leukemia. He announced he had been diagnosed with
Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The long-standing rift and ongoing legal dispute between the International Olympic Committee and the boxing governing body it ousted this year could continue at Switzerland’s supreme court. The Russian president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, said Thursday it intends to
Manchester United have built a billion-dollar team (roughly €990 million) since 2018, but the club have won just one trophy — the 2022-23 Carabao Cup — in return for such a huge investment in players. Managers Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag have all signed players for big money since the start
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — If only the designated hitter rule had come to the National League prior to 2022. It could have changed the course of Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani‘s
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNNov 15, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:36 AM 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 – While Lakers big man Anthony Davis admitted the tightness in
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 08:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Every fight card is built upon questions that the bouts then proceed to answer. Can the fighter who enters the cage as champion walk out still in possession of the belt? Will the competitor with an unbeaten record or a winning streak keep the
Nov 16, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal said he is making “good progress” as he returns from a long injury lay off and is hopeful of a return to tennis in 2024. Having not played since the Australian Open in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion started training a few weeks