Month: May 2024

Associated Press May 21, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suárez struck out 10 over seven innings and improved to 9-0 to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their MLB-best 35th win, a 5-2 victory over the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Suárez’s season-opening run rivals Hall of
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Associated Press May 22, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Barbie dolls will honor tennis champion Venus Williams and eight other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday. The others being depicted as dolls are gymnasts Rebeca Andrade and Alexa Moreno, soccer players Mary Fowler and
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Associated Press May 21, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARLSBAD, Calif. — Megha Ganne won her last three holes and top-seeded Stanford held on to beat Southern California on Tuesday, advancing to the title match against UCLA in an all-Pac-12 final for the NCAA women’s golf championship. UCLA got big performances from Carolina
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Associated Press May 21, 2024, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs have been the most-watched in the U.S. Going into the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s growing optimism that Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could make his return to these Eastern Conference playoffs against the Indiana Pacers as soon as Game 4 on Monday, sources told ESPN. Porzingis has been making progress from a soleus strain of his right
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Associated Press May 21, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ricky Rudd was clearing away leaves by his pool when he got an anonymous text message that he might want to make the 20-minute drive south to Charlotte — quickly. Rudd knew right away that he was finally getting into the
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May 21, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino has left his role as Chelsea manager by mutual consent after less than 11 months in charge despite qualifying for European football next season, the club confirmed Tuesday. Pochettino’s exit means Chelsea’s owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, are on the lookout for their
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on Tuesday said the city’s police department will investigate whether its officers followed proper protocols when world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was
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Mitchell Starc-powered Kolkata Knight Riders’ juggernaut rolled into the IPL final as the two-time champions produced a ruthless performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad for an eight-wicket win in Qualifier 1 on Tuesday. Starc produced a stunning opening burst of three wickets in the powerplay to break the back of SRH’s dangerous batting. They were eventually shot
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