Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Premier League game when she takes charge of Fulham vs. Burnley on Dec. 23. Sam Allison will also become the first black referee in a game for 15 years, following in the footsteps of Uriah Rennie. Wendy Toms was the first woman assistant to run
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Craig Berube’s seat became too hot to handle this week, as the St. Louis Blues fired their longtime coach (with whom they won the Stanley Cup in 2019) on Tuesday night. It wasn’t something GM Doug
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterDec 14, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Patrick Kane had his pick of suitors in free agency this fall. And he wholly embraced the courting process. It was intuition, then, that ultimately drove Kane’s decision. Because of all the
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:38 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions In a season with very little controversy, there won’t be any with ESPN’s 2023 All-America team either (note the sarcasm). Controversy and college football are synonymous, not to
Dec 14, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Coach Kyle Shanahan says he has two legitimate candidates for NFL MVP on the San Francisco 49ers. Just don’t ask him to pick one. Shanahan agreed that Brock Purdy should be in the MVP conversation when asked Wednesday about the second-year quarterback, but also said 49ers
ESPN News Services Dec 14, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who is early in his recovery from shoulder surgery, says he has not decided whether he will re-sign with Los Angeles to continue his career. Speaking to AM 570 LA Sports on Wednesday, Kershaw said he was still
ESPN News Services Dec 14, 2023, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Rahm has decided to lay low and avoid public events until February after agreeing to jump from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf in a big-money move. In his first appearance Wednesday after signing with the circuit funded by Saudi Arabia’s
Timothy Bradley Jr.Dec 14, 2023, 08:16 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Boxing is like an unsynchronized dance ritual. Picture a dancer flowing to music. That’s how a boxer fights — all
Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday
Beaten in a rain-hit second T20I on Tuesday, India will look to level the three-match series as they take on South Africa in the third and final T20I at The Wanderers in Johannesburg. With KL Rahul set to take over the captaincy for the upcoming ODIs, Suryakumar Yadav will hope to bow out with a
ESPN News Services Dec 13, 2023, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby climbed the NHL career scoring list and Jansen Harkins scored the deciding goal in the 12th round of the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The 12-round shootout is
Jeremy Fowler, senior NFL national reporterDec 13, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Open Extended Reactions IRVING, Texas — The NFL hears the rampant complaints about its officiating and is trying to do something about it. But it won’t apologize for correct
Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face during Tuesday night’s game, the league announced Wednesday. Green received a flagrant foul 2 for striking Nurkić and was subsequently ejected
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Ian Machado Garry is suffering from pneumonia and is out of his scheduled bout with Vicente Luque at UFC 296 on Saturday, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday on social media. Editor’s Picks Machado Garry missed the UFC 296
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid the relentless churn of the NCAA transfer portal, Drew Pyne has made an anomalous decision. Pyne is a former quarterback at Notre Dame and most recently Arizona State who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 1. He told ESPN on Wednesday that
Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 at Group F winners Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure second place and a spot in the Champions League knockout stage in their final group match. Both sides squandered numerous golden chances in a surprisingly goalless first half before Karim Adeyemi finally broke the deadlock for the already-qualified hosts in the
Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 04:57 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball plans to showcase the sport’s best young players during a series of spring training games it’s calling “Spring Breakout,” sources familiar with the
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 07:33 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani‘s historic deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers allows him to opt out if