Adriana Garcia Oct 18, 2023, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazilian star Neymar is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after test confirmed he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee during his country’s World Cup qualifying loss to Uruguay on Tuesday, Brazil’s Football Confederation announced Wednesday.
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 18, 2023, 07:45 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Leo Carlsson, the hulking Swedish center who the Anaheim Ducks drafted with the second overall pick in June, is expected to make his NHL debut Thursday against the Dallas Stars. If Carlsson
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams with the Chiefs, returned to Kansas City via a trade from the
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 05:32 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Detroit Tigers‘ complex in the Dominican Republic was targeted Wednesday in the latest robbery at a Major League Baseball facility in the country, police said. One man was apprehended and police are searching for four others who entered the complex with
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Billie Jean King wants the groups with a say in the tennis schedule to avoid potential conflicts such as the close timing and far distance between the WTA Finals and Billie Kean King Cup Finals, which led Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula
ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2023, 05:07 PM ET Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Wednesday called for an end to the violence between Israel and Hamas, saying humanitarian aid must immediately be allowed into the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Salah released a video message on his social media accounts, making his first comments on
Oct 18, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi is expected to miss four to six weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee, coach Rick Bowness said Wednesday. Vilardi, 24, suffered the injury after he was tripped by Kings center Blake Lizotte during the first period of Tuesday
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr., a member of two Super Bowl-winning teams with the Chiefs, is heading back to Kansas City via a trade
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC is continuing to add to its year-end pay-per-view card. Josh Emmett will face Giga Chikadze in a featherweight contender bout at UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Wednesday. The UFC also announced that Irene Aldana
Oct 18, 2023, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this month’s Swiss Indoors championships in Basel due to injury, organizers said on Wednesday. Alcaraz’s withdrawal is a blow to his hopes of gaining ground on Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings, with the top-ranked Serbian next in
Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
Oct 18, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Micah Parsons clapped back at critics of Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they should bring “the same energy” for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers when they struggle. Parsons, Prescott and the Cowboys were widely panned after their historic 42-10 loss to the
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a deep, gravelly voice that suggests the seriousness of a drill sergeant from a World War II movie. However, when
NHL Insiders Oct 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This week, we canvassed a panel of more than 50 ESPN broadcasters, analysts, reporters and editors to determine the 2023-24 edition of NHL Rank. Upon publication, everyone on the internet agreed completely with the results! (Or something like that…) In order to further dissect
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC star Conor McGregor reportedly will not face criminal charges stemming from an accusation of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game earlier this year in Miami. TMZ Sports reported
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 17, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets are trading troubled guard Kevin Porter Jr. and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are immediately waiving him, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Rockets
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 07:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, winning consecutive matches for the first time since March. The 23-year-old Canadian, who had not won back-to-back matches since Indian Wells, rallied from a