Jan 10, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Slumbers will step down as CEO of the R&A by the end of 2024 after nine years in the role, the 63-year-old said Wednesday. “It has been a privilege to serve golf at the highest level,” Slumbers said in a statement. “It is a role
Nick ParkinsonJan 10, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close •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 Open Extended Reactions Not one of Artur Beterbiev‘s 19 professional opponents has lasted to hear the final bell, but Callum Smith will
Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer© AFP Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a return to T20I cricket as the Indian cricket team squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan was announced but a clear omission was Shreyas Iyer. Iyer had a good run of form in the Cricket World Cup 2023 and even took
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed on an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Spoelstra, 53, has established himself as one of the most respected and
Associated Press Jan 10, 2024, 03:45 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Playing true to their rankings, defending champion Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will be the top seeds at the Australian Open in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park. The men’s seedings mirror the ATP
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 02:06 AM ET Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras will “be out for a while,” according to coach Greg Cronin, after he suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday night’s 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators. The Ducks’ top line left wing was injured just 6:25 into
Associated Press Jan 9, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The national champion Michigan Wolverines returned home Tuesday night to thunderous applause and screaming fans following their 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies. “Thank you so much for being here,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We had lofty aspirations and high
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions ANDY REID STILL recalls the first time he met Travis Kelce, after one of Kelce’s games while he was still at the University of Cincinnati. He remembers thinking
Field Level Media Jan 9, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gary Woodland dealt with loss of appetite and energy, jolting awake in the middle of the night, tremors and an overwhelming feeling of fear until doctors could figure out what was wrong. A benign lesion resting on his brain had to be removed
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal‘s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA will crown its first heavyweight champion early in 2024. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will fight fellow UFC veteran Alan Belcher for the title on March 2 in Orlando, the promotion announced Tuesday night. In
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 09:16 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 The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined Tuesday that it will not file felony charges against former
Jan 9, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese left-hander Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs are working toward an agreement, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Tuesday. Imanaga, 30, excelled during eight seasons with the Yokohama Bay Stars in the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, going 74-55 with a 2.96 ERA and striking
Multiple contributors Jan 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There was a delayed dance, the promise of gifts and even a secret agreement with a head coach. The last week of the NFL’s regular season featured storylines that weren’t readily apparent to the casual viewer. For instance, why did Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jadeveon
Field Level Media Jan 9, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate the sport’s future, Rory McIlroy says he has a “dream scenario” with a global approach, tapping into markets such as Australia, South Africa and Japan. “Going forward, if everything is on the table,
Open Extended Reactions There has to come a point where Chelsea are about more than Cole Palmer and injuries. Both issues were exposed in an unflattering light by Middlesbrough on Tuesday as Hayden Hackney gave the Championship side a 1-0 lead in their Carabao Cup semifinal clash with the second leg to come at Stamford
Open Extended Reactions Ajax are interested in signing Jordan Henderson from Al Ettifaq, sources have told ESPN, but face competition from the Premier League and the Bundesliga for the England midfielder’s signature. Former Liverpool captain Henderson, who left Anfield last summer, is reportedly keen to return to the Premier League only months after moving to
NBA Insiders Jan 9, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Monday’s announcement that Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder completes a turbulent stretch for one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The 24-year-old Morant entered into the 2023-24 season with a 25-game NBA suspension for brandishing a
Jan 9, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers said top prospect Cutter Gauthier didn’t want to play for them, so they sent him packing Monday, trading the forward to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Jamie Drysdale and a 2025 second-round draft pick. Flyers general manager Danny Briere told reporters that the