Month: March 2024

Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has said his decade-long battle with Pep Guardiola is a “not a rivalry” and that the Spanish coach is the “outstanding manager” of his lifetime as he prepares to face the Manchester City man for the final time in a Premier League game as Liverpool boss. Klopp announced he will
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Open Extended Reactions The days leading up to the 2024 NHL trade deadline included some massive swaps, with contending teams hoping to bolster their Stanley Cup Playoff chances, and rebuilding teams looking to add to their draft capital and prospect pools. Friday’s final flurry included 23 completed trades featuring 33 players, none more of a
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Parker was floored twice by Zhilei Zhang but otherwise outboxed his foe for large stretches of the heavyweight fight to earn a majority-decision victory on Friday evening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. One judge scored it 113-113 but was overruled by 114-112 and 115-111
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 8, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, the league announced Friday. Marte, 22, debuted for
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Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Mar 8, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following Anthony Joshua‘s pulverizing second-round KO victory on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators forward Parker Kelly was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head against Los Angeles defenseman Andreas Englund. Kelly was assessed a minor penalty for the check with 3:35
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Shane Lowry set the target Friday at Bay Hill, and as tough as the course plays, he would not have imagined how much company he would have at the top in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Scottie Scheffler chipped in for eagle
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 8, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua scored a spectacular knockout of Francis Ngannou in Round 2, a right hand that landed clean on the former UFC heavyweight champion’s chin and rendered him unconscious. After Ngannou regained his senses, ringside officials administered oxygen to the 37-year-old, who was boxing
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ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mookie Betts is already switching spots in the infield for the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to shortstop from second base. Los Angeles planned for the six-time Gold Glove and seven-time All-Star outfielder to be the regular second baseman but shifted
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek moved on at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over power-hitting Danielle Collins on Friday. Swiatek improved to 15-2 this season and earned her fifth straight win over the 30-year-old American, who previously announced
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Joe Highsmith did his best to create some separation in the Puerto Rico Open on Friday, making a pair of late birdies to get the lead before darkness prevented the rain-delayed second round from being completed. Highsmith, the 23-year-old
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 8, 2024, 05:54 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has been downgraded to out for the Los
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 8, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Two weeks into the MLS regular season, and one of the biggest stories has nothing to do with Lionel Messi‘s star-studded Inter Miami CF, the seemingly revived LA Galaxy
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko is at risk of being suspended in the midst of the continuing controversy over team boss Christian Horner. The 80-year-old Austrian could face disciplinary action as the result of an internal investigation. A source close to Red Bull told BBC Sport
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Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Michael Andretti shied away from discussing his rejection by Formula One on Friday in his first interview since the series denied his application to join the grid as a true American team. “We’re in the process of doing things, so
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