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
The ICC is unlikely to take any action on Pakistan Cricket Board’s complaint for alleged boorish crowd behaviour during their World Cup game against India in Ahmedabad since the ambit of the anti-discrimination code is restricted to individuals and does not cover group. More than one lakh fans watched the action unfold at the Narendra
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A month ago, a nearly empty Bryant-Denny Stadium felt like a ghost town as the clock ticked toward midnight. The only sound was the whir of gas-powered
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
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Inspirational thought of the week: Now you start with the number eight and as you go alongJump eight numbers and practice this
Oct 18, 2023, 04:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joshua Buatsi’s clash against fellow unbeaten light heavyweight contender Dan Azeez was postponed Tuesday after it was announced Azeez suffered a back injury. Azeez sustained the injury in his final training session and UK-based promoter BOXXER is now working to reschedule the fight that was due
Daniel Ricciardo will make his return from injury at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. A spokesperson for his Alpha Tauri team confirmed to BBC Sport that Ricciardo would be back in the car in Austin. Neither Alpha Tauri nor owners Red Bull had previously officially said he would definitely be racing
Open Extended Reactions How VAR could have changed football’s future Illustration by T.M. Detwiler It’s six years since the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) arrived in soccer. Today it is, for better or for worse, fully woven into the fabric of the game around the world. Before 2017, football was so much simpler. When a referee made
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 01:55 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — For 2½ rounds in the 2023 MLB playoffs, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ offense has been an unstoppable machine, scoring 46 runs in eight games. But that wasn’t always
ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2023, 01:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JOSE, Calif. — Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho missed his club’s 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night with an upper-body injury. Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters after the win that Aho “did something at the end of
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 12:36 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions After two more than two years, Giovanni Reyna‘s goalless drought with the United States is over. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder bagged his first-ever international brace as the U.S. overwhelmed Ghana,
Oct 17, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Kevin Porter Jr.’s ex-girlfriend said the former Houston Rockets guard “didn’t hit me” during an alleged fight at a New York City hotel last month that led to his arrest. “He never balled his fists up and hit me,” Kysre Gondrezick, a former WNBA player, told the New York
Australian legend Ricky Ponting believes a “laid-back” Rohit Sharma is the ideal captain to lead India to their third ODI World Cup title, the second on home soil after the 2011 triumph. With three convincing wins under their belt, India have made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign. India defeated Australia by six
Oct 17, 2023, 10:19 PM Open Extended Reactions Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui will leave his post when his contract expires at the end of December, despite leading the Pacific Island nation to a quarter-final place at the World Cup, he said on Tuesday. Fiji won plaudits for their run at the tournament, which was ended
Liam Napier Oct 17, 2023, 07:44 PM Open Extended Reactions PARIS — At the end of a titanic struggle, one of the greatest knockout matches in Rugby World Cup history, a record-breaking figure etched the latest chapter to his legacy by placing himself at the centre of the match-winning feat that definitively altered the complexion