Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 5, 2023, 12:03 PM ET We’re almost at the end of the 2022-23 European season, and the talking points keep coming. Manchester City completed the second leg of their attempt at the treble, wrapping up the FA Cup win over rivals Manchester United and now turning their attention to
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America PHOENIX — Life without DeAndre Hopkins is here for the Arizona Cardinals. It’s been almost two weeks since they released the three-time first-team All-Pro wide receiver, and during
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros
ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Russian Daria Kasatkina said she left the French Open with a “bitter” taste in her mouth after being booed off by the crowd following her fourth-round defeat Sunday against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. Svitolina had said she would not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players at
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. This year in Major League Baseball, almost all the attention has been paid to on-field trends, as a slew of historic rule changes impacted almost every aspect of the game. Now, MLB
NFL Nation, ESPNJun 5, 2023, 06:12 AM ET Nine NFL teams are scheduled to open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, and 21 more will follow next week. As the rookies and the veterans come together, it will not be uncommon to see some familiar faces in new uniforms, with this week seeing the mandatory
Jun 5, 2023, 07:20 AM ET With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria, and any ban lacked legal basis. In their report to the IOC, obtained by Reuters through a source with knowledge of the proceedings, it
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Belgian Pro League season came to a rip-roaring conclusion this weekend as a trio of teams at the top of the table all managed to get one hand on the trophy during the dying minutes of the 2022-23 campaign. The 34-game Pro League regular
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Adin Hill has won eight games in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs after winning 16 games in the entire regular season. In the span of a year, he’s gone from playing for
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 02:37 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — Around 9 p.m. Saturday Jimmy Butler was at a gym at the University of Colorado in Boulder working on his touch on shots near the rim. He’d had 48
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 10:53 PM ET DENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night. Max Strus
Jun 4, 2023, 05:49 PM ET AC Milan and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career. The 41-year-old’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable and successful career. –
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 09:23 PM ET PHOENIX — Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna was removed from Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for not hustling after hitting a drive to deep center field, manager Brian Snitker confirmed after the game. In the fourth inning of the Braves’ 8-5 victory, Ozuna smashed
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 04:44 PM ET PARIS — World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka weathered a first-set implosion to beat American Sloane Stephens 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday and advance to the French Open quarterfinals. The Belarusian player gave Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, no hope at the start, unleashing a variety
Jun 4, 2023, 12:41 PM ET The Cleveland Guardians designated for assignment starting pitcher Zach Plesac, who was sent to Triple-A Columbus earlier this season. With the move on Sunday, the team is letting go of a pitcher who started 49 games over the 2021 and ’22 seasons and was in the rotation on Opening
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 3, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. DENVER — Miami Heat guard Caleb Martin missed practice
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 4, 2023, 02:48 PM ET MADRID — Karim Benzema scored a penalty in his last game for Real Madrid as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Athletic Club in LaLiga on Sunday. With the focus on Benzema, it was Thibaut Courtois who starred in the first half, saving Mikel
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2023, 06:00 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