Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 22, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions And … breathe. The prospect of Italy, the defending European champions, not qualifying for Euro 2024 — thereby going one for four in their last four attempts to reach a major tournament — was the sort of ghoulish scenario no Azzurri
Month: November 2023
Ian Parker, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The PFL concludes the 2023 season with the PFL World Championships at The Anthem in Washington on Friday night (8 p.m. on ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. on ESPN+). The event will crown the promotion’s fifth group of champions since its debut in 2018. In
Kayla Harrison Nov 22, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison returns to competition for the first time in a year on Friday, when she meets Aspen Ladd in a nontitle fight at the PFL Championships in Washington (ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. ET). It has been a quiet, uncharacteristic year
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 22, 2023, 07:19 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Connor Bedard. Leo Carlsson. Logan Cooley. Adam Fantilli. Luke Hughes. They’ve been talked about as promising prospects who’ve now come to the NHL as the latest wave of first-round picks that their
Timothy Bradley Jr. Nov 22, 2023, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sugar Ray Robinson is still widely regarded by many as the greatest male boxer ever, winning titles in two divisions (welterweight and middleweight) and recapturing the middleweight title five times throughout his career. However, when it comes to the most remarkable women fighter
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNNov 21, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2023, 12:28 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 — The Los Angeles Lakers are one step closer to Las
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentNov 22, 2023, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — History was made in the Maracana stadium on Tuesday night, when Nicolas Otamendi‘s towering header from a corner gave Argentina a 1-0 win and, in the process, inflicted Brazil‘s first-ever defeat at home in World Cup qualification. To
ESPN News Services Nov 21, 2023, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brazil vs. Argentina Conmebol World Cup qualifier at Maracana Stadium on Tuesday was delayed after clashes between the police and fans in the stands in Rio de Janeiro. Lionel Messi led the Argentine team to the locker room before the kickoff after
ESPN News Services Nov 21, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran shortstop Paul DeJong has agreed to a deal with the Chicago White Sox, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. The one-year agreement is pending a physical, which is expected to be completed next week. Editor’s Picks 1 Related DeJong, who grew
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 02:52 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions One day after signing pitcher Lance Lynn, the St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with righty Kyle Gibson on a one-year, $12 million deal that includes a team
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2023, 07:15 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Fifty-one days after vigorously vowing he was going to make changes from a podium inside a closet-sized news conference room in Houston,
Nov 21, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, Nov 21 — Representatives for the All England Tennis Club, which hosts Wimbledon, said they were disappointed after the London Borough of Wandsworth on Tuesday refused planning permission for a massive expansion. The plans, including 39 new grass courts and an 8,000-seater showcourt on the
Associated Press Nov 21, 2023, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Finland upset defending champion Canada to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday. Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara defeated Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match to give the 14th-ranked
Field Level Media Nov 21, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Montreal Canadiens forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard will be sidelined eight weeks and defenseman Jordan Harris is out indefinitely due to their respective lower-body injuries, the team announced Tuesday. Harvey-Pinard, 24, was placed on injured reserve Monday after missing two games since Nov. 14. He
Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 21, 2023, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jermell Charlo vacated his IBF junior middleweight title, the organization announced Tuesday, ahead of a scheduled purse bid for a fight with No. 1 contender Bakhram Murtazaliev. Murtazaliev will fight No. 2 contender Jack Culcay for the vacant 154-pound title. Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs)
Nov 21, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Imagine you’re a high school player and the opposing pitcher is Ichiro Suzuki. That’s what happened to a high school girls team today. The 50-year-old Seattle Mariners legend pitched a complete game shutout on 116 pitches, reaching a high of 86 miles per hour, according to
Kalan Hooks Nov 21, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Vancouver Canucks‘ 3-1 win on Monday over the San Jose Sharks included two special guests in the crowd: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. With the Invictus Games — founded by Harry in 2014 — being held in Vancouver and Whistler in the Canadian