Associated Press Jan 17, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NHL has postponed the game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres because of travel restrictions in western New York for extreme winter weather. The league announced the game scheduled for Wednesday night would instead be played Thursday night. There’s
Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama safety Caleb Downs, a second-team All-American in his freshman season, is headed to the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Downs earned a starting safety spot as a true freshman in 2023 and became the first known freshman to lead the
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The PFL will kick off its 2024 calendar with a pay-per-view event on Feb. 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring landmark matchups between its 2023 PFL champions
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions In four-time major champion Rory McIlroy‘s perfect world, the best players in men’s professional golf would play on a top international tour with other
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2024, 12:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tatiana Suarez’s UFC journey has been hit with another obstacle. The top UFC women’s strawweight fighter is injured and out of her scheduled contender fight against Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, California, UFC officials confirmed with ESPN
Open Extended Reactions You may have seen the headlines about the Premier League‘s new domestic “record TV deal” being worth £6.7 billion ($8.4bn) for the 2025-2029 cycle, and your eyes might have glazed over as they often do around big numbers. You may have thought, “OK, it’s the most successful soccer league in the world,
ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic invited a heckling spectator to confront him face-to-face Wednesday at the Australian Open. During the fourth set of his second-round match against local favorite Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic walked to the back of the court and yelled at the
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 09:58 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have named Jamie George as captain for the Six Nations but there is no spot
ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2024, 08:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Former women’s No. 1 tennis player Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and her ex-husband have been found guilty of fraud, a Spanish court ruled Wednesday. The Barcelona-based court found that Sánchez Vicario and her former husband had hidden assets in an attempt
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions In recent weeks, the push to globalize golf has ignited discussions involving PGA Tour standout Rory McIlroy and the departing DP World Tour CEO,
Jan 16, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ross Bjork has made the jump from Texas A&M to Ohio State to be the new athletic director for the Buckeyes, it was announced Tuesday. Bjork’s hiring brings a paradigm shift for Ohio State athletics in the wake of the retirement of longtime athletic director Gene
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin told Pittsburgh Steelers players and coaches Tuesday that he plans to coach the team in 2024, a day after he
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Figuring out who will win this year’s Calder Trophy has turned into something of a complex discussion — all because of what happened on Jan. 5. That’s the day Chicago Blackhawks star
The murmurs around the ‘Bazball’ approach made famous by the England cricket team have already started ahead of the Test series against India starting January 25. England have enjoyed a mix run of form using the approach and various former cricketers including legendary batter Michael Vaughan felt that they will have to adapt their game
Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2024, 05:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Benfica have denied reports that they are negotiating with Manchester United over the potential transfer of João Neves. Amid reports that United’s priority is to sign the holding midfielder, Benfica stated they have no intention to sell Neves to United or any other club
Sophie Lawson Jan 17, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the winter break coming to an end and the UEFA Women’s Champions League returning on Jan. 24, it’s a good time to assess the strength of the top clubs across Europe. The transfer window is open until the end of the month, so
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 17, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Before Tuesday night’s showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending champion Denver Nuggets, 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the head-to-head battle between the top two finishers in the past three MVP races: 76ers center Joel Embiid and Nuggets counterpart