Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao sent a letter to 15 owners in Major League Baseball on Wednesday, outlining why they should reject Athletics owner John Fisher’s
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Kayla Harrison has a new opponent for her return to competition later this month. Harrison (15-1) will now face Aspen Ladd on Nov. 24 inside The Anthem
Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Open Extended Reactions Away from the din of cocktails and chatter near the lobby of the shiny-new Loews Kansas City
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions IT WAS THE preseason opener, but one part of Patrick Beverley‘s game was in midseason form. It was Oct. 6, Beverley’s Sixers
Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favorite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin, where he needs to win just one match to end the year as world No. 1. The draw for the
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions One of the most requested hockey legends is finally being added to EA Sports’ NHL series: Hall of Fame Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr. Orr is now a free playable character for all NHL 24 players
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions When Major League Soccer announced a massive overhaul to its playoff format in February, the general response seemed to be something along the lines of: OK, whatever. For a league
Nov 9, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In case you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps one of MLB’s new supersized bases), Shohei Ohtani is a free agent. Far and away the best player available this winter, the longtime Los Angeles Angels two-way star is expected to command more than half a
NFL Nation reporters Nov 9, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’ve officially hit the midway mark of the 2023 NFL season, which seems like a good spot to check in on quarterback situations around the league. And we have a lot to look at: Through nine weeks, 49 QBs have thrown at least
Open Extended Reactions The Video assistant referee (VAR) doesn’t seem to cause as much controversy in the Champions League, with the cream of Europe’s referees involved, but every now and then a game does hit the headlines. – How VAR decisions have affected every Prem club in 2023-24– VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide
Nov 9, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Here’s a surprise. Jake Paul could end 2023 with a better record than many of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters, including Terence Crawford, Dmitry Bivol, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk. But to get that win, Paul needs to face his first real professional boxer. Is it
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 9, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The start of the NHL season is rife with panic and overreaction — and not just in Edmonton. Players get benched. Teams get called out. Fans start to wonder if their championship dreams have been shattered
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 01:18 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 HOUSTON — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ nightmare of a road trip continued with
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 8, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray will likely be sidelined for the remainder of the month because of his right hamstring strain, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Nuggets are taking a cautious
Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team’s first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday the
Open Extended Reactions COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Only Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United could win a game twice and still lose. When the full story of their crazy 2023-24 season is told, there won’t be a more inexplicable chapter than the one which describes their Champions League meltdown in Copenhagen on Wednesday. A pre-match tifo unfurled
Associated Press Nov 8, 2023, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEVILLE, Spain — Teenager Marina Stakusic got the biggest win of her career to help Canada defeat host Spain 3-0 in Group C of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Stakusic, ranked No. 258 in the world, defeated No. 65
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 8, 2023, 05:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the four-game suspension given to Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30. Since the suspension is less