Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 9, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — As the Manchester United players walked off at half-time, 2-0 up against Everton, they disappeared down the Old Trafford tunnel to a chorus of “Viva Garnacho” coming from the fans in the Stretford End. Manager Erik ten Hag followed wearing his
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Browns have
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 8, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, the league announced Friday. Marte, 22, debuted for
Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza will start the season on the injured list and could miss the next 6-8 weeks with a right shoulder strain. Peraza, 23, already has missed time with the injury this spring. He returned for two games before
Field Level Media Mar 9, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ fifth starter slot just came more into focus with right-hander Emmet Sheehan expected to start the season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Saturday. Sheehan had been experiencing shoulder soreness earlier this spring. He took a week
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 8, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Vegas Golden Knights got a blockbuster trade in under the wire Friday, acquiring forward Tomas Hertl, a 2025 third-round pick and 2027 third-round choice from the San Jose Sharks in exchange
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 9, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon. For those who might’ve missed anything, our reporters identified the winners and losers and also graded 23
Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 12:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Rudy Gobert‘s money gesture toward an official will likely draw the NBA’s wrath. Minnesota‘s center said his reaction was worth every penny. Gobert was called for a technical foul in the closing seconds of regulation Friday night in the Timberwolves’ 113-104 overtime
Mike Tannenbaum, ESPNMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL free agent class looks solid, and team executives around the league will have options in the coming days as they scramble to plug holes in their rosters and upgrade their personnel. We’re going to see some big money flying around. When
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 9, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said Vinícius Júnior is treated worse on the pitch than any player he has coached in his career as he passionately defended the forward on Saturday. Vinícius scored Madrid’s only goal in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Last month in Arizona, 38 miles apart, the two managers who shared the World Series stage last autumn returned to work after very different offseasons. Texas manager Bruce Bochy
Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 03:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell scored 21 of his season-high 44 points in the fourth quarter and hit a go-ahead jumper with 5.9 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James‘ injury absence for a 123-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks
Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek moved on at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over power-hitting Danielle Collins on Friday. Swiatek improved to 15-2 this season and earned her fifth straight win over the 30-year-old American, who previously announced
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Parker was floored twice by Zhilei Zhang but otherwise outboxed his foe for large stretches of the heavyweight fight to earn a majority-decision victory on Friday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One judge scored it 113-113 but was overruled by 114-112 and 115-111
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterMar 8, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions Former MVP Joey Votto, who has been openly pleading for an opportunity to play in recent weeks, agreed to a minor-league deal with a Toronto
Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Mar 8, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following Anthony Joshua‘s pulverizing second-round KO victory on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a
Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Parker Kelly was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head against Los Angeles defenseman Andreas Englund. Kelly was assessed a minor penalty for the check with 3:35
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua scored a spectacular knockout of Francis Ngannou in Round 2, a right hand that landed clean on the former UFC heavyweight champion’s chin and rendered him unconscious. After Ngannou regained his senses, ringside officials administered oxygen to the 37-year-old, who was boxing