Jeff Kassouf Nov 21, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For years, the global debate around the NWSL’s on-field product has centered around whether it is the best women’s soccer league in the world. Recently, however, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman and an ever-expanding league office have mulled a more provocative
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL Department of Player Safety has clarified why it decided not to suspend Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud for a hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies on Wednesday night. The department released a video
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player unanimously Thursday, capping the first 50/50 season in
Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The second round of the Australian PGA championship was washed out Friday due to rain and an unplayable course and the tournament has been shortened to 54 holes. Officials for the Australasian PGA Tour and European Tour event made the announcement
Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Michael Thorbjornsen is over his knee surgery and shed the brace in time to post an 8-under 64 on the Plantation course Thursday and share the lead to par with fellow Stanford alum Maverick McNealy at the season-ending RSM
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 21, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, says he will be turning pro after the Buffaloes’ season. Hunter, the favorite to win
Keith Jenkins Nov 21, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are two MVPs in Major League Baseball each year — one in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has voted for the MVPs at the end of the regular season and before
Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Nov 21, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is expected to miss the next
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Five-star LSU quarterback commit Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions AS HALFTIME DREW to a close of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pivotal Week 10 game at the Washington Commanders, the public address system at Northwest
Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Narin An handled the windy conditions with a hot putter Thursday, making four straight birdies around the turn and finishing with an 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. At stake for the 60-player field is
Nov 21, 2024, 07:45 PM Open Extended Reactions New Zealand’s former captain Sam Cane and scrumhalf TJ Perenara will get the chance to play for the All Blacks for a final time after being picked on Thursday in the matchday squad to face Italy at the weekend. The test in Turin on Saturday marks the
Nov 21, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bestowing new nicknames upon the German double winners has become something of a cottage industry. Throughout last season’s unprecedented unbeaten domestic campaign, Bayer Leverkusen time and again summoned the kind of mental willpower late in games with which illusionist Uri Geller in his spoon-bending days was
Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan knows all about winning at doubles — 16 Grand Slam titles and a recent selection to the International Tennis Hall of Fame make that obvious — yet his decision to make a last-second change to
Associated Press Nov 21, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner won matches in singles and doubles to lead defending champion Italy to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina on Thursday, earning a return trip to the Davis Cup semifinals. On Saturday, Italy will face Australia in a
Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions IT WAS THE final minute in the first quarter of Chris Paul‘s preseason debut against the Orlando Magic, when he lofted a lob to
Fast bowler Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy are all set to make their Test debuts for India in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday, according to a report by The Indian Express. The report further claimed that neither Ravichandran Ashwin nor Ravindra Jadeja will play the first Test match in
Nov 21, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has sustained a right wrist strain and will miss at least one week, the team announced Thursday. The Mavericks said Doncic will be reevaluated in a week, setting him up to miss games against the Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks