Month: May 2024

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions A special committee of NFL owners has spent the past nine months investigating potential changes to league rules for
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs rookie starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA on the season to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in his club’s 1-0 victory over
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — There hadn’t been an undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in a rematch of all-time greats in November 1999 in Las Vegas. Halfway around the world — and nearly 25 years later — another undisputed champion in
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Jeff Wagenheim May 19, 2024, 01:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Denys Berinchyk put a bow on the greatest day in Ukrainian boxing history, upsetting Emanuel Navarrete by split decision on Saturday in San Diego to capture the vacant WBO lightweight championship. It was not a pretty bow, as the fighters spent all 12 rounds
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Associated Press May 18, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a goal and two assists, Connor McDavid added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night to avoid elimination and force a deciding Game 7 in their second-round
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May 16, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League title race will be wrapped up this weekend, with Manchester City in pole position to lift a record fourth-straight league title and Arsenal ready to pounce should they slip up. City head into Sunday’s final matchday with a two-point lead over Arsenal, meaning
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A day after Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside the gates of Valhalla Golf Club following a traffic incident, his drive to
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Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Khalil Rountree is out of his UFC 303 co-main event fight with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. According to Rountree, he unintentionally took a banned substance and immediately took it upon himself to report it Senior Vice President of Anti-doping compliance, Jeff
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ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 09:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward, the league announced Saturday night. Barkov, 28, is a two-time Selke winner after also finishing first in voting for the award in 2021. He
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