Month: May 2024

ESPN News Services May 26, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of their longest losing streak since 2019, but Freddie Freeman has no doubt that there’s no concern. “It’s May, it’s baseball,” Freeman said. “Two weeks ago, we were winning every game. I don’t think anybody
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 27, 2024, 01:52 AM 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 DALLAS — Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is having a historically difficult
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 26, 2024, 05:12 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 PARIS — Andy Murray suffered a first-round exit at the French Open as he fell
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ESPN News Services May 26, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 8-1 victory at Pittsburgh. The reigning NL MVP led off the game with a double to right-center field off
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 33 points apiece and the Dallas Mavericks made all the big plays late again, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-107 on Sunday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. The Mavericks closed with a
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Gautam Gambhir was instrumental in KKR’s IPL 2024 triumph© BCCI/Sportzpics Undoubtedly one of the biggest factors behind Kolkata Knight Riders’ triumph at Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Gautam Gambhir is the man the whole of the Indian cricket spectrum has bowed down to as Shreyas Iyer‘s men lifted the coveted title on Sunday. Gambhir, since
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Associated Press May 25, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has no regrets about expressing his beliefs in a recent commencement speech and he said he has received support as well as “a shocking level of hate” from others. Butker, 28, spoke Friday night at Regina Caeli Academy’s
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 26, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — The New York Rangers needed a timeout. Literally. New York held a two-goal lead entering the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Florida
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A French player at the French Open was allowed to continue his first-round match without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event’s smaller courts Sunday. Terence Atmane, a 22-year-old
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Davis Riley shot even-par 70 while playing in the final group Sunday with Scottie Scheffler and still won a subdued Colonial by 5 strokes over the world’s No. 1 player and Keegan Bradley for his first individual victory on the
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