Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 12:28 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Henry Cejudo willingly relinquished the UFC’s bantamweight title three years ago. Now, it appears he’s prepared to do anything to get it back. Cejudo (16-3) is one month removed from
Jun 13, 2023, 04:20 PM ET The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Derek Ryan to a two-year contract extension worth $1.8 million on Tuesday. Ryan, 36, could have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He recorded 20 points (13 goals, seven assists) in 80 games this season. He added three points (one goal, two
Ryan Rosenblatt Jun 13, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Lionel Messi has played at the top levels in Spain and France, but MLS is going to be a uniquely American adventure for one of the game’s legends. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Lionel Messi is making the move to MLS, following a long line of stars who
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 12:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — The summer of 2010 in the NBA is generally remembered as the year LeBron James left the small-market Cleveland Cavaliers to form a superteam in Miami with Dwyane Wade
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:29 PM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Nick Kyrgios lost on his comeback from knee surgery 7-5, 6-3 to Chinese player Wu Yibing in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist looked far from his best in his first match of the year. Kyrgios, a
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:48 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — Beatriz Haddad Maia‘s defense of her grass-court Nottingham Open title is over already. Coming off reaching the semifinals at the French Open last week, the Brazilian player was defeated by lucky loser Daria Snigur 6-4, 6-3 in the first round on Tuesday. Snigur was
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 09:28 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. In the second period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, Jack Eichel skated across the middle of the ice when he got rocked by Matthew Tkachuk. It was one of the most vicious — yet clean —
Adriana Garcia Jun 13, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Argentina captain Lionel Messi announced Tuesday he has no plans to play in the 2026 World Cup. Messi, 35, led Argentina to glory last year in Qatar in what was his fifth World Cup appearance. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Although Messi repeatedly said
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 11:09 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. An unusual thing happened Monday night in Seattle: Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez failed to get a hit. It was an occurrence that hadn’t happened in more than a week. In
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 05:42 PM 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
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 02:06 AM ET DENVER — Stan Kroenke’s sports empire has produced an NFL, NHL and now NBA champion in three consecutive seasons. His latest title came Monday night when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship 47 years after joining the NBA. His Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals
ESPN News Services Jun 12, 2023, 08:30 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom had reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow Monday, and Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said the procedure went well. The typical recovery time after this type of operation is at least 12-14 months. Rangers
Jun 12, 2023, 11:24 PM ET DENVER — Long before Nikola Jokic won his first NBA championship, his first Finals MVP and his back-to-back league MVPs, there was “Jokmas.” It was 10 days before Christmas in 2016, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was “racking” his brain for solutions to jump-start his team, which was
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 08:05 PM ET Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is planning his second fight of 2023 and two leading candidates have emerged, sources told ESPN: Jermall Charlo and Badou Jack. Alvarez, the undisputed super middleweight champion, and his trainer/manager, Eddy Reynoso, met with PBC founder Al Haymon last week in the
Associated Press Jun 12, 2023, 06:27 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Dawn Pieper will show her love for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in the spirit of her late husband, Jay, who is the reason she became such a loyal supporter. Lifelong fan Gabriel Hernandez will cheer his heart out in hopes everyone in
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 12, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. LAS VEGAS — The status of injured Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk won’t be revealed until Tuesday before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. “Update will be tomorrow,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Monday. “You’ll get all that