Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2023, 12:03 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Former Steelers outside linebacker and Super Bowl champion Clark Haggans died at the age of 46, a team spokesperson confirmed Wednesday morning. No cause of
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 21, 2023, 07:53 AM ET Former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. announced his arrival at junior welterweight with a sensational performance on June 10, a decision over the previously undefeated Josh Taylor to capture the WBO belt and the lineal 140-pound championship. Lopez’s first two bouts in his new division were
The NHL’s trade deadline season always features the highest volume of deals in the sport. But some of the trades with the biggest impact happen over the summer. Furthermore, a lot of those swaps occur leading into the NHL draft. With the 2023 edition of the draft set for June 28 and 29, it’s time
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 09:58 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels are highly unlikely to trade Shohei Ohtani if they remain in playoff contention this summer, general manager Perry Minasian said Tuesday. Minasian didn’t unequivocally vow he won’t trade Ohtani, who is scheduled to enter unrestricted free agency after the season.
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 20, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Jared Anderson will fight former heavyweight titleholder Charles Martin on July 1 in Toledo, Ohio, after Kazakhstan’s Zhan Kossobutskiy was forced to withdraw with a visa issue, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Anderson (14-0, 14 KOs), a 23-year-old rising star in the heavyweight division, has finished his
Andres Waters Jun 20, 2023, 12:34 PM ET We’re officially at the midpoint of the first round for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31, and Michael Chandler‘s team remains undefeated. Meanwhile, Conor McGregor‘s team has yet to win a round through four fights. Team Chandler’s Timur Valiev was the fourth consecutive UFC veteran to get a
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJun 20, 2023, 10:01 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Jun 20, 2023, 02:11 PM ET The summer dates for the 2024 Copa América to be hosted by the United States were made official by CONMEBOL on Tuesday, with action set for June 20 through July 15, 2024. CONMEBOL confirmed in a statement that defending champions Argentina are among the 10 South American teams who
ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 06:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge appears to be responding to a second platelet rich plasma injection to his right big toe yet has not resumed baseball activities. Judge was hurt June 3 when he ran into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. The
Jun 20, 2023, 07:25 PM ET N’Golo Kante signed for Chelsea from Leicester City in 2016, winning the Premier League title with his new club in his first season in west London. Robin Jones/Getty Images French World Cup winner N’Golo Kante has agreed to join Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad when his Chelsea contract expires
Jun 20, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. is picking up his $18.5 million player option for next season, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Trent, 24, is coming off another strong season after averaging 17.4 points and 1.6 steals per game. Acquired in a deadline deal with the LA Clippers
Jun 20, 2023, 02:43 PM ET Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma has declined his $13 million player option and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Kuzma just completed his second season with the Wizards averaging a career-high 21.2 points to go with 7.2 rebounds. He had a career high
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 05:30 PM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forward Zemgus Girgensons is returning to the Buffalo Sabres for a 10th season after signing a one-year, $2.5 million contract on Tuesday. Girgensons is the team’s longest-serving active player and was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next month. The 29-year-old’s decision to
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 04:50 PM ET One of the biggest non-title fights at strawweight the UFC can make will go down this summer. Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will face the undefeated Tatiana Suarez in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, the promotion announced Tuesday. Suarez
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:28 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Hubert Hurkacz withstood a strong challenge from American Christopher Eubanks before starting his Halle Open title defense with a 6-4, 6-7 (11), 6-3 win on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Polish player hit 22 aces and needed more than two hours to overcome the 77th-ranked Eubanks.
Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 20, 2023, 04:10 PM ET The NFL is redoubling its efforts to reinforce the league’s gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations. All rookies will now be required to attend mandatory education sessions and a group of league officials is making in-person visits to team facilities
Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 04:47 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain’s Katie Boulter couldn’t bring along her title-winning form to the Birmingham Classic. Two days after winning her first WTA title at the Nottingham Open, Boulter lost in the first round of another grass-court event on home soil, falling 7-5, 7-5 to Lin Zhu