Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions IN 2019 THE NBA amended the official start of its free agent negotiating period to begin at a more reasonable hour: 6 p.m. ET on June 30 instead
Jul 2, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent safety Tashaun Gipson Sr., who spent the past two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, has been suspended six games by the NFL. The penalty is for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Signed for extra depth
Jeff Kassouf Jul 2, 2024, 02:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — United States captain Christian Pulisic was clear in stating that he did not believe officiating was to blame for his team’s group-stage exit at Copa América, but he was baffled by the decisions made in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Uruguay
ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the
Open Extended Reactions With the 2024 draft and the first wave of free agency in the books, the NHL released its 2024-25 regular-season schedule. The defending champion Florida Panthers will raise their first Stanley Cup banner in the rafters in a segue to their season debut against the Boston Bruins on Oct. 8. That same
ESPN Insiders Jul 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA free agency period began Sunday, and we’ve already seen several big moves that will shake up the 2025 title pursuit, as several contenders retooled their rosters in attempts to knock off the defending champion Boston Celtics. Nine-time All-Star Paul George and five-time
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 2, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A year ago, Marketa Vondrousova surprised the tennis world as she defeated one higher-ranked player after another to ultimately become the 2023 Wimbledon champion. The unlikely victor stunned Ons Jabeur, the clear favorite by both oddsmakers and fans, in the final and became
Field Level Media Jul 2, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins have designated two-time All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. Anderson, 31, signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Miami in February, hoping for a bounce-back season that did not materialize. Through 65 games, Anderson is
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 2, 2024, 02:28 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Gregg Berhalter addressed the media in the wake of the United States‘ 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, a result that eliminated it from the 2024
J.J. Post, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey got married over the weekend to former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. The couple met on a blind date in 2019 and had been engaged since last April. They were wed at a historic resort venue, Ocean House in
Andy Murray has withdrawn from his first-round match at Wimbledon against Tomas Machac and confirmed he has played his final singles match at the championships. Murray, 37, is still in the draw for the doubles, where he will play alongside brother Jamie but, having had a procedure on a spinal cyst on June 22, Murray
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics majority ownership group, led by Wyc Grousbeck, is planning to make the franchise available for sale. Grousbeck and partner Steve Pagliuca led a group into a purchase of the team in 2002 for $360 million. Since then, franchise valuations have skyrocketed,
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The United States were eliminated from Copa America after a 1-0 loss to Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday. With Panama defeating Bolívia 3-1 in the
Jul 1, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has agreed on a five-year, $314 contract extension, including a player option and trade kicker, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Tatum, 26, led Boston to its 18th NBA title with a five-game victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the
Associated Press Jul 1, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was scratched from the lineup for Monday afternoon’s Canada Day game against the Houston Astros because of pain in his right hand. Spencer Horwitz moved from second base to first, Isiah Kiner-Falefa moved from third
Associated Press Jul 1, 2024, 06:34 PM ET WASHINGTON — New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo missed Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals after being injured in a fall in his hotel room overnight. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Nimmo cut his forehead in the fall but did not have a concussion. “In the middle
ESPN News Services Jul 1, 2024, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Blackhawks reached a two-year contract agreement with veteran defenseman TJ Brodie on Monday night, capping off a busy day for the rebuilding club. The deal totals $7.5 million over two years, the club announced, and added to a host of free