Associated Press Jan 6, 2024, 05:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Goaltender Pheonix Copley will miss the rest of the season for the Los Angeles Kings after he underwent knee surgery earlier this week. The Kings made the announcement Saturday. The ACL reconstruction procedure was performed by Dr. Frank Petrigliano at Keck Hospital of USC.
Tom Chambers Jan 6, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino famously dismissed the domestic cup competitions during his time in charge of Tottenham as little more than a distraction, but they are providing a soothing balm for what has been a painful Premier League campaign for his Chelsea team. For
Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs and Royals announced Friday that both Kansas City franchises would remain in Jackson County, where Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums are located, if voters there approve the extension of an existing sales tax that has long paid for their
Field Level Media Jan 6, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Angels and right-hander Zach Plesac have agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal, the team announced Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Angels outrighted left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to Triple-A Salt Lake. Plesac, who turns 29 this month, was selected
Australia’s Mitchell Starc bowled a ripper to clean up Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique on Day 3 of the third and final Test match in Sydney. It was the last ball of the first over of Pakistan’s second innings in which Starc bowled a sensational inswinger to send Shafique packing. The left-arm pacer bowled a fuller
Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won her singles match Saturday after Hubert Hurkacz gave her team the early lead over France to advance Poland to the United Cup mixed teams final. Swiatek won 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 while ATP No. 9-ranked Hurkacz’s 6-3, 7-5
Associated Press Jan 6, 2024, 06:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Almost a year after contesting the Australian Open final, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will meet in the title match of a key tune-up event for the first major of 2024. Top-seeded Sabalenka overpowered her compatriot and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka
The wait continues for India’s squad announcement for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan which is starting from January 11. Reports claimed that the selectors were going to announce the squad on Friday but there was no official reports from the BCCI. Former Indian cricket team stars Aakash Chopra and Parthiv Patel took to social
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are expected to meet soon to discuss their
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Whatever hope the Los Angeles Lakers had that returning to
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 6, 2024, 09:15 AM ET 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 Timo Werner previously played in the Premier League with Chelsea. Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Associated Press Jan 6, 2024, 02:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Coco Gauff will defend her title at the Auckland Classic against Elina Svitolina after beating fellow American Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in a semifinal Saturday. Gauff needed only 62 minutes to sweep past fourth-seeded Navarro and now has won 18
The T20 World Cup schedule got announced on Friday. The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 with co-hosts USA facing Canada in a repeat of the first-ever international cricket match back in 1844. The much-anticipated match between India and Pakistan will be held on June 9 in New York. India are placed in
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 6, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul fractured his left hand and will undergo surgery next week, the team announced Friday night. Paul suffered the injury midway through the third quarter of the Warriors’ 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. There is
Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 09:22 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard departed Friday night’s game against New Jersey after he was leveled by Devils defenseman Brendan Smith in the first period. Bedard was hit by Smith at 10:49 after he carried the puck into the Blackhawks’ offensive zone. Bedard then
Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mario Zagallo, who reached the World Cup final a record five times, winning four, as a player and then a coach with Brazil, has died. He was 92. The first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, Zagallo
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Kelly and LSU named Missouri’s Blake Baker as their new defensive coordinator Friday. The three-year deal, expected to pay Baker $2.5 million per year, will make him the highest-paid assistant in college football, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Baker, who
Open Extended Reactions The college football postseason is nearly over, and you know what that means. It’s time to get ahead of ourselves and start thinking about next season. Which teams are doomed, and which teams are poised to take advantage of the new, expanded playoff format? Who should we expect to win the Heisman?