May 4, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Victor Osimhen scored his 22nd Serie A goal of the season to clinch the title for Napoli. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Napoli have won their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years, clinching the Scudetto on Thursday with a 1-1 draw at Udinese. Needing only a draw to take an
May 4, 2023, 04:45 PM ET New York Giants All-Pro defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence reached agreement Thursday on a four-year, $90 million extension, including $60 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal makes Lawrence the third highest-paid defensive tackle in the NFL. It comes after Lawrence had elected to stay away from the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Cris Cyborg is staying with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced Thursday that it has re-signed Cyborg, one of the greatest women’s MMA fighters of all time, to a new, multifight contract. Cyborg had been a free agent since last summer, though she has remained Bellator women’s
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 12:50 PM ET MADRID — Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years by defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The 2021 champion in the Spanish capital will face either top-ranked Iga Swiatek or 12th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova, who will play later Thursday.
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMay 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET It was only a matter of time until Erling Haaland set a new record for the most goals in a single Premier League season, and the Manchester City striker did just that by chipping home his 35th strike of the campaign in Wednesday’s 3-0 win
Dani Di Giusto and her father, Erv, have two favorite teams: The Montreal Canadiens and literally anyone that plays the Toronto Maple Leafs. Watch any Leafs home game when an opponent scores and the cameras will inevitably find them. They were the enthusiastic fans in the Florida Panthers jerseys at Game 1 and the ones
Multiple Contributors May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET It’s time to close the books on the 2023 NFL draft and begin looking ahead to next year’s group. And the 2024 class is looking pretty, pretty good. The quarterback class could be even deeper and better than 2023’s was, there are potential franchise options at receiver
ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 10:14 AM ET A former Detroit Pistons employee says she was sexually harassed by team executive Rob Murphy over a period of months, leading to Murphy’s firing as assistant general manager Wednesday. DeJanai Raska told the Detroit Free Press in a story published Thursday that Murphy committed multiple harassing
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 07:41 AM ET GUADALAJARA, Mexico — CANELO ALVAREZ STROLLS on Mexican soil, past the elegant horse fountain that greets visitors and inside the stable lined with his prized stallions — all 30 of them — at his ranch named Las Reinas (The Queens) for his wife and two daughters. Alvarez
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 08:47 AM ET Women’s boxing star Amanda Serrano’s next fight is for high stakes against an old rival. Serrano will put her undisputed featherweight title on the line against Heather Hardy in the co-main event of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz card Aug. 5 in Dallas, officials
May 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We’re just over a month into the new MLB season, and that means it is time to start taking what we’ve seen — for better or worse — a little more seriously as the sample continues to grow. Does that mean we should buy in to unexpected starts in
ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 06:15 AM ET Nick Kyrgios says he has not slept much this week and is “battling a little” after police accused a man of threatening the tennis player’s mother with a firearm and stealing a Tesla from her. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the man pointed a long-barreled
The Stanley Cup playoffs constitute the greatest postseason tournament in sports. Not just for the action, the drama, the brutality, the endurance, the pain, the glory and the legends that are made. But because in every single postseason, there are lessons to be learned. Here are 10 things we’ve taken away from the 2023 NHL
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 4, 2023, 03:02 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — How the Vegas Golden Knights walked away with a 6-4 win Wednesday night against the Edmonton Oilers to open the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs could be a microcosm of
May 3, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League‘s single-season scoring record after the Manchester City striker netted his 35th goal of an incredible campaign against West Ham on Wednesday. The 22-year-old scored in a win over Fulham on Sunday to equal the previous best mark of 34 held jointly by
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 12:19 AM ET BOSTON — The 24 hours leading up to Game 2 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics went quite well for Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid. On Tuesday night, he celebrated being named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. And after he had no setbacks
ESPN News Services May 3, 2023, 11:46 PM ET CHICAGO — It has been more than three years since Major League Baseball issued its report on an electronic sign-stealing scheme by the Houston Astros. Keynan Middleton definitely remembers. The reliever struck out Carlos Correa on a 96.2 mph fastball on Wednesday night, closing out a
Joon Lee, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Brian Cashman knows Yankees fans are ready to smash the panic button. The injury bug is sweeping through the clubhouse, the roster looks like a shell of itself and the team is sitting in