Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2023, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the biggest storylines in the UFC this year has been the question of when Conor McGregor would reenter the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool, the first step for the UFC’s biggest star to return to the Octagon. The news that
Oct 17, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in last month’s Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur will return for this weekend’s fixtures. Officials Darren England and Dan Cook were replaced for two matches that same weekend, before being excluded
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Associated Press Oct 17, 2023, 08:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz and second-seeded Casper Ruud both won their opening matches Tuesday at the Japan Open. Fritz beat 18th-ranked Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-3 and Ruud defeated wild-card entry Yosuke Watanuki 7-6 (8), 6-3. Fritz, ranked 10th in the world, had 13
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — You hear it so often at playoff time that the words take on the
Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Vassell hasn’t experienced much success over the past three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. The team has a .377-win percentage since drafting him with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft. They’ve lost twice in the first round of the
Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer 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. Kris Rhim Oct 16, 2023, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 17, 2023, 12:54 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper always wanted to play a baseball game on his birthday. So he made sure his 31st was one to celebrate. Harper crushed
ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Manhattan prosecutors have dropped one of the assault charges against Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., acknowledging Monday during Porter’s hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court that he did not fracture his girlfriend’s neck vertebra during an alleged attack at a New York City hotel last month.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring Dec. 15, though an opponent has yet to named, his Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) team announced Monday. In a statement, Paul said his “mission is to be a world champion.” Paul, 26, last competed
ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2023, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at half-time after two Swedes were shot dead in Brussels earlier on Monday. The Swedish players told UEFA that they did not want to play the second half, and the Belgians agreed, Swedish
Oct 16, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four teams. Two spots in the World Series up for grabs. The 2023 MLB playoffs have reached the league championship round. In the American League, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in the early game today, with the Rangers leading the series 1-0, followed by
Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will be without Brandon Tanev for at least a month after the forward sustained a lower-body injury in last week’s season opener against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kraken announced Monday that Tanev will miss four to six weeks.
Open Extended Reactions A new era in Chicago Blackhawks hockey began the moment they won the 2023 NHL draft lottery and, with it, the chance to draft Connor Bedard. Draft him the club did, and his professional career has gotten off to a fast start, with an assist in Game 1 followed by a goal
Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT WAS THE day before the Chargers’ first regular-season practice, and Max Duggan didn’t have a place to stay. The rookie seventh-round pick’s apartment wouldn’t be ready for him to move in until the following day, so instead of booking a hotel, Duggan reached
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 16, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Saturday’s match against Germany gave U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter a chance to try out what he calls his “Plan B” in the
Oct 16, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kim Ng is out as general manager of the Miami Marlins after declining the mutual option on her contract for the 2024 season. Marlins owner Bruce Sherman announced Monday that the organization initially exercised its team option on Ng, the first woman to serve as GM
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 08:00 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 After bouncing to seven different teams in his eight seasons in the NBA,