Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 26, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is fast approaching. The league will reconvene for training camp Monday, kicking off a nearly nine-month odyssey to determine who will hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June. The offseason was dominated by chatter surrounding two disgruntled superstar guards: the Portland Trail Blazers‘
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The National League Cy Young award likely slipped from his reach over his past two outings, but Justin Steele has plenty to pitch for in the final week of the MLB regular
Sep 26, 2023, 07:59 AM ET It’s been a week of firsts for women in the National Hockey League. Professional Women’s Hockey League coach Kori Cheverie was behind the bench for the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ preseason game Sunday, and then AHL coach Jessica Campbell did the same for the Seattle Kraken on Monday. Other women have
ESPN News Services Sep 26, 2023, 12:26 AM ET SEATTLE — Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning, allowing just three hits and working out of the one jam he faced, and the Houston Astros created some cushion in the American League playoff chase with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on
Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Sep 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With one week left to go in the 2023 regular season, there are a number of storylines to watch as quite a few teams still have something to play for. Will the Baltimore Orioles or Tampa Bay Rays win the American League East? Which of the five teams battling
Kendra Andrews, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 07:01 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — About a year ago, the Golden State Warriors were entering training camp while navigating what coach Steve Kerr then called the biggest crisis during his tenure in San Francisco. That incident was never fully resolved, fracturing the camaraderie within the locker room and ultimately
Marc J. Spears Sep 25, 2023, 06:30 PM ET The Toronto Raptors enter the week as the front-runners to trade for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, two high-ranking NBA team executives told ESPN’s Andscape. While the Raptors have had recent conversations with the Blazers about Lillard, no pact was close to being imminent as
Sep 25, 2023, 04:54 PM ET The Columbus Blue Jackets added Mark Recchi as an assistant coach to Pascal Vincent’s staff on Monday. Recchi was last on a bench in the 2021-22 season with the New Jersey Devils an assistant who ran the club’s power play. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017,
ESPN News Services Sep 25, 2023, 04:26 PM ET Sean Couturier will skate in a game for the first time in 20 months on Monday. The Philadelphia Flyers‘ forward had back surgery twice since 2021 and last played a game in December of that year. The 30-year-old said he feels “pretty good” since training camp
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. The WBC has ordered a super middleweight title fight between mandatory challenger Shadasia Green and former champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn, multiple sources told
Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 25, 2023, 03:41 PM ET New York City FC are clinging on to the ninth and final playoff place in the Eastern Conference. Mark Smith-USA TODAY Sports When MLS expanded the playoffs to include 18 teams, the league said it wanted to keep teams invested all the way to the end of the
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:04 PM ET The storyline going into Bellator 299 centered upon Fabian Edwards and his attempt to join his brother Leon as a world champion. The storyline in the wake of Saturday’s fight card in Dublin is that his opponent, Johnny Eblen, remains undefeated and is still Bellator middleweight champ.
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office will not pursue criminal charges against former UFC star Nate Diaz related to his involvement in a street brawl earlier this year on Bourbon
Morata, right, and Atletico were sensational in defeating their local rivals this weekend, but it also spoke volumes of how Real’s depth isn’t as solid as previously thought. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images The European soccer weekend didn’t disappoint as a string of high-profile clashes offered up plenty of entertainment and talking points. There
Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was quiet. When asked what he learned about his team during a difficult first year as captain, the five-time All-Star took a full
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area