Mike CoppingerFeb 5, 2025, 01:48 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly will defend his IBF and WBO middleweight titles vs. Anauel Ngamissengue on
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday
Dre Waters Feb 4, 2025, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The TGL’s inaugural season continued on Tuesday night as Boston Common Golf and Los Angeles Golf Club clashed in the fifth match of the year. Los Angeles beat Boston 6-2. TGL is a new team golf league where opposing teams go head-to-head in a
Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, deepening their bullpen through another trade in an offseason full of activity. In return, the Dodgers receive a player to be named later or cash. The Dodgers said they also sent cash to the
Adam TeicherFeb 4, 2025, 01:39 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Andy Reid said Tuesday he would return for at least one more season as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. “I enjoy being around the guys,” Reid
Jorge CastilloFeb 4, 2025, 01:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Tim Hill and
Mark SchlabachFeb 4, 2025, 12:54 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Tiger Woods‘ mother, Kultida, whom the 15-time major champion has described as his “biggest fan,” died Tuesday, the golfer announced in a statement on social media. She was 80. Woods’
Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sweden selected Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins to its roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing injured Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson. Swedish national team coach Sam Hallam announced the roster update Tuesday. His team also recently added Philadelphia’s Samuel Ersson
Tim McManusFeb 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Almost two years to the day,
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luka Doncic was nearly asleep last Saturday night in Dallas when his phone buzzed. Only then did he learn that the Mavericks had just stunned the sports world by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers. “You can imagine
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 4, 2025, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alphonso Davies has agreed a new contract at Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday, bringing an end to Real Madrid‘s long-term pursuit of the player. Davies’ deal with the Bavarian giants runs through the end of the 2029-30 season and
Adam RittenbergFeb 4, 2025, 04:53 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Maryland has hired Pep Hamilton, a veteran offensive coach at both the college and NFL levels, to be its new offensive coordinator. Hamilton returns to the sideline for the first time since 2022,
Jake TrotterFeb 4, 2025, 01:39 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Jim Knowles said that growing up in Philadelphia he “dreamed” of being at
Feb 4, 2025, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KSI’s next opponent in the boxing ring has been announced as Dillon Danis. Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images KSI is to take on former Bellator star Dillon Danis in a boxing match on March 29 in Manchester, it was announced on Monday, renewing a rivalry that
Sam BruceFeb 4, 2025, 05:06 PM ET Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions The last
Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep announced her retirement from tennis at age 33 after a first-round loss at a tournament in her home country of Romania on Tuesday, ending an injury-filled comeback from a doping suspension. “I don’t know if it’s with sadness
Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Tennis star Coco Gauff donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities. UNCF will administer the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which was announced Tuesday. “My family has a deep-rooted history with HBCUs,
The last two rounds of the Ranji Trophy saw several Indian cricket A-listers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja feature in the premier domestic cricket event after a long gap. The decision by top cricketers to play Ranji Trophy came after the BCCI’s diktat of making domestic cricket mandatory for