May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We’re just over a month into the new MLB season, and that means it is time to start taking what we’ve seen — for better or worse — a little more seriously as the sample continues to grow. Does that mean we should buy in to unexpected starts in
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan College football’s spring transfer window wasn’t as busy as the winter period, but there were some big-name transfers switching programs. Defensive lineman Bear Alexander transferred from two-time defending national champion Georgia to USC.
ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 06:15 AM ET Nick Kyrgios says he has not slept much this week and is “battling a little” after police accused a man of threatening the tennis player’s mother with a firearm and stealing a Tesla from her. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the man pointed a long-barreled
Todd McShay, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst Joined ESPN in 2006 Played quarterback in high school and was a backup QB for the University of Richmond. Yes, we’re already looking at the 2024 NFL draft class. The top prospects of the 2023 class haven’t
The Stanley Cup playoffs constitute the greatest postseason tournament in sports. Not just for the action, the drama, the brutality, the endurance, the pain, the glory and the legends that are made. But because in every single postseason, there are lessons to be learned. Here are 10 things we’ve taken away from the 2023 NHL
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 4, 2023, 03:02 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — How the Vegas Golden Knights walked away with a 6-4 win Wednesday night against the Edmonton Oilers to open the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs could be a microcosm of
Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a duck against Punjab Kings© BCCI/Sportzpics Given the task of chasing down targets of over 200 runs in two consecutive matches, Mumbai Indians stepped up and delivered, creating a new ‘record’ in the T20 league. While Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, and Tim David have all returned to peak form, the
May 3, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League‘s single-season scoring record after the Manchester City striker netted his 35th goal of an incredible campaign against West Ham on Wednesday. The 22-year-old scored in a win over Fulham on Sunday to equal the previous best mark of 34 held jointly by
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 12:19 AM ET BOSTON — The 24 hours leading up to Game 2 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics went quite well for Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid. On Tuesday night, he celebrated being named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. And after he had no setbacks
ESPN News Services May 3, 2023, 11:46 PM ET CHICAGO — It has been more than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an electronic sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros. Keynan Middleton definitely remembers. The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night, closing out a
Associated Press May 3, 2023, 04:26 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs over a span of five days has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. collapsed on the track and died over the past week. Two other horses also died as
Joon Lee, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Brian Cashman knows Yankees fans are ready to smash the panic button. The injury bug is sweeping through the clubhouse, the roster looks like a shell of itself and the team is sitting in
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 3, 2023, 07:42 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power and Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner are the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Wednesday. The award which goes to the NHL’s
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 02:26 PM ET BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid said the chances of someone like him — who started playing basketball in his native Cameroon at the age of 15 — winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award are “probably negative zero,” but that it is proof that “improbable
Associated Press May 3, 2023, 08:06 PM ET SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. — Pennsylvania club pro Braden Shattuck capped his PGA Professional Championship debut by making a 12-foot par putt on the final hole for a 2-under 70 and a one-shot victory that sends him and 19 others to the PGA Championship in two weeks.
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 05:13 PM ET Close Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers‘ new teammates on the New York Jets have spent a week getting to know him — on and off the field — and they don’t mind
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 3, 2023, 06:22 PM ET The Professional Tennis Players Association addressed claims it “generates division” in an open letter sent to ATP and WTA players Wednesday that was signed by the eight players who make up the organization’s executive committee, including co-founders Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil. “Some have questioned the
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 02:58 PM ET Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 EAGAN, Minn. — Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has no doubt about where he wants to spend the rest of his career, even after negotiations for a contract extension