Month: June 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 22, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis will meet in a 12-round junior
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 08:20 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near a home along a golf course that is hosting the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship. The home is just north of the fifth green at TPC River Highlands, which is hosting
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Jun 22, 2024, 05:06 PM Open Extended Reactions A much-changed South Africa scored five tries to defeat Wales 41-13 in a one-off test at Twickenham on Saturday in their first fixture since they won the Rugby World Cup in France nine months ago. It was a far from polished performance from the South African side
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUDON, N.H. — Christopher Bell knew the instant he spilled the tea — without even the courtesy of a spoiler alert — that he would catch grief for prematurely disclosing Chase Briscoe was headed to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025. Bell’s goof was the
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Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, the sixth-ranked pocket passer in the 2026 class and the No. 55 prospect in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to Florida State on Saturday. “God is good,” Smigiel wrote in a post on X. “I’m home.” Smigiel, a
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Field Level Media Jun 22, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer said he will make his season debut Sunday against the visiting Kansas City Royals. The Rangers, however, have yet to announce their starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale versus the Royals in Arlington, Texas. Scherzer has been working
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Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo was the centre of attention as Portugal beat Turkey at Euro 2024. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Portugal‘s Euro 2024 Group F win against Turkey in Dortmund on Saturday was halted four times by supporters running onto the pitch for selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, now playing his club football in Saudi Arabia
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Jun 22, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American fifth seed Tommy Paul beat compatriot Sebastian Korda 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the semifinals at the Queen’s Club Championships on Saturday and will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti for the title on Sunday. Paul becomes the first American finalist at Queen’s since an all-American final in
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Field Level Media Jun 20, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps was charged with drunken driving Wednesday night after police said he crashed his SUV into a Florida restaurant. Phelps also faces a charge for damaging property following the incident at the Red Shoe Island Bistro in Key West. Phelps, 23,
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ESPN News Services Jun 21, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Connor McDavid was held without a point, so Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers‘ other top players stepped up to put them one win from the Stanley Cup. Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Final by setting up Warren Foegele‘s early
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 22, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice wouldn’t have challenged it. Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch thought it was obvious. One thing was clear: The offside video review that took down Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov‘s
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ESPN News Services Jun 22, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Friday night in Shohei Ohtani‘s first game against his old team. The Angels won in extra innings
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