Month: April 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 16, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he “doesn’t fear” 14-time Champions League winners Real Madrid ahead of their quarterfinal second leg. City have faced Real Madrid in each of the last three seasons, knocking them out in the semifinals a year
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Getty Images By Matt Warwick BBC Sport Britain’s Lizzie Deignan says she has been “told to push through pain” to get mobility back after breaking her arm. The Lidl-Trek rider crashed heavily during the Women’s Tour of Flanders race in March. “I’ve been told to push through certain levels of pain, particularly because of the
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Open Extended Reactions It’s back to the future for Australian rugby this season, with the Wallabies confirmed to play two afternoon fixtures during the Rugby Championship later this year. Joe Schmidt’s side will face the Springboks in Brisbane on the afternoon of Aug. 10 [2.45pm AEST], before they later face the All Blacks in Sydney
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterApr 15, 2024, 08:26 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will avoid surgery on the ankle injury he suffered last month but there
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 12:32 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid notched his 100th assist this season against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night, becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to hit triple digits for helpers. McDavid returned to
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 15, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan staff member Denard Robinson, a former star quarterback for the Wolverines, was arrested early Monday for operating while intoxicated after a single-vehicle crash in Ann Arbor. An Ann Arbor police spokesman confirmed
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, beginning the end of the racial segregation that had relegated Black
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Apr 16, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World number three Carlos Alcaraz has cast doubt on his Madrid Open title defense later this month as the Spaniard nurses a right arm injury that has forced him to miss key tune-up events for the French Open. The 20-year-old successfully defended his Indian Wells title
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets‘ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings‘ top assistant, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Fernandez, 41, has
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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
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Apr 15, 2024, 06:56 PM Open Extended Reactions New Zealand rugby star Jordie Barrett is set to play for Irish club Leinster for six months from December 2024 after signing a new contract with New Zealand Rugby that permits him to play away from his home country. Barrett exercised an option to play overseas as
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