Associated Press Sep 9, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Sidney Crosby doesn’t know when the deal will be signed, but the Pittsburgh Penguins captain is also confident an agreement isn’t far away. Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour’s North American leg Monday, Crosby said he expects to ink a
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It is understood that 19-year-old Musheer Khan, who has had a dream first-class season, is all set to travel to Australia for the India A shadow tour, which will have three ‘four-day’ Tests. Having scored a double hundred in the Ranji quarter-final and a century in the final, Musheer has impressed with his 181 for
Open Extended Reactions Well, Week 2 didn’t go the way a few top-25 teams thought it would. Notre Dame’s shocking, last-minute loss to Northern Illinois jeopardized the Irish’s playoff hopes, a top-10 Oregon team barely beat Boise State at home, and Cal joined Miami as the two ACC schools with the biggest nonconference wins of
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 9, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Antony is determined to stay at Manchester United despite interest from Fenerbahce, a source told ESPN. Turkish clubs can sign players until Friday and Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho, are among the suitors for Antony. The Brazilian winger has only played one minute of
Sep 9, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood underwent an arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee Monday and will be reevaluated by team doctors in approximately eight weeks, the team announced. Wood missed the last two months of last season with a left knee injury and
Field Level Media Sep 9, 2024, 12:38 PM ET Carroll Dawson, who spent nearly three decades with the Houston Rockets‘ organization as an assistant coach and general manager, has died at the age of 86, the team announced Monday. No other details of his death were given. “The Rockets family mourns the loss of beloved
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — When the first of Pavin Smith‘s fly balls soared into the right-field corner of Minute Maid Park on Sunday night, Justin Verlander moved
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 9, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Professional Women’s Hockey League on Monday revealed the names and logos for its six franchises after playing its inaugural season without them. The Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montréal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge and
File photo of Himanshu Singh© X (formerly Twitter) The Indian cricket team returns to action after a long break as a two-match Test series against Bangladesh begins on September 19. The India stars last played in the white-ball series against Sri Lanka which was followed by long break of more than a month. Ahead of
Open Extended Reactions After a drama-filled Week 2, it’s easy to say that a few of these top-25 teams are happy to put this weekend behind them. Michigan, the reigning national champion, suffered an embarrassing loss at home to a Texas team that looks ready to make a run at its own title, Utah QB
Associated Press Sep 9, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — US Open men’s runner-up Taylor Fritz returned to the top 10 in the ATP rankings at No. 7 on Monday, and women’s runner-up Jessica Pegula rose to No. 3 in the WTA list, while semifinalist Emma Navarro climbed to a career-best
Sep 9, 2024, 11:29 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says he would like to be part of the team should Rieko Ioane’s New Zealand tour SA in 2026. Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images Over the course of two nail-biting Rugby Championship contests in South Africa, both won by the hosts, the Springboks and All
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Open Extended Reactions Here we go again! For fantasy hockey enthusiasts, we’re on the cusp of the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re looking to repeat as league champion, or hoping for a much
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 8, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodrygo told ESPN he was “upset” at his omission from this week’s men’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, after helping Real Madrid win a LaLiga and Champions League double last season. Club teammates Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos — since retired
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 9, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions At first glance, the UFC’s approach to celebrating Mexican Independence Day this coming weekend seems perplexing. UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined by a fight between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted from
Associated Press Sep 9, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Mike Gartner is set to succeed Lanny McDonald as the Hockey Hall of Fame’s chairman of the board. McDonald announced Monday that Gartner will take over when his 10-year term expires in June. Gartner will become chair-elect on Oct. 1 to support
NFL Nation, ESPNSep 8, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL season is here, and Week 1 has been wild. In the early window, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams won his NFL debut, Jerod Mayo earned his first win as the New England Patriots head coach and Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings