Month: May 2024

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 30, 2024, 05:39 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Associated Press May 30, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carl Edwards says he never expected to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so when the announcement came down a week ago, he was unreachable for hours until his wife encouraged him to check his phone. He was shocked
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Associated Press May 30, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer and would offer some who were
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May 30, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A Spanish judge has placed former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué under official investigation for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the relocation of Spain‘s Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Judge Delia Rodrigo concluded there were indications of wrongdoing in the deal between Piqué’s company Kosmos
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ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending champion Novak Djokovic was briefly made to work hard by unseeded Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena before sealing a routine 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory and motoring into the French Open third round on Thursday. Djokovic has been some way from his convincing best
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMay 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Brewers lost their manager and best pitcher during the offseason. A step back would have felt understandable. Instead, two months into the season, Milwaukee is in
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Getty Images 3 minutes ago Olympic medallists Elinor Barker and Lizzie Deignan will headline Great Britain’s six-strong team for this year’s Tour of Britain Women. Deignan, 35, and Barker, 29, will be joined by Elynor Backstedt, Anna Henderson, Millie Couzens and Flora Perkins. Wales will host the first two stages of the race, which starts
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Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 30, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IN ‘FIGHTVILLE,’ THE documentary about the Louisiana MMA scene filmed in 2009, a then-20-year-old Dustin Poirier stares into the camera and states in no uncertain terms that he will be the best 155-pound fighter in the world. For a high school dropout from Lafayette,
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 30, 2024, 08:05 AM 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 PARIS — Spectators will not be allowed to drink alcohol in the stands at Roland
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