Month: June 2024

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The apron. It will probably end up being the word of the 2024-25 NBA offseason, barely finishing ahead of “Bronny.” Admittedly calling what NBA teams are
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PADERBORN, Germany — In the games room of France‘s team hotel, near Paderborn, defenders William Saliba and Ibrahima Konaté can’t stop laughing. You can hear their screams of delight echo through the corridors. The reason? They caught teammate N’Golo Kanté cheating at UNO again.
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Michelle Waterson-Gomez, one of the most influential figures in women’s mixed martial arts history, retired at UFC 303 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Waterson-Gomez, 38, announced her
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 30, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The legend of Poatan continues to grow. Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) scored a vicious second-round knockout of Jirí Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with a devastating head kick and brutal follow-up strikes to retain his light heavyweight championship in
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 30, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The legend of Poatan continues to grow. Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) scored a vicious second-round knockout of Jirí Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with a devastating head kick and brutal follow-up strikes to retain his light heavyweight championship in
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Pittsburgh Pirates veteran Aroldis Chapman earned a place in Major League Baseball history on Saturday by passing Billy Wagner for the most career strikeouts by a left-handed reliever. Chapman, 36, struck out Travis d’Arnaud and pinch-hitter Sean Murphy in the ninth inning
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Jun 29, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Eleven people were injured after an escalator at the Milwaukee Brewers‘ American Family Field malfunctioned, resulting in “an increased downward speed.” The incident occurred after the Brewers’ 5-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs while fans were taking the escalator from the terrace to the loge level. Five of the
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai each shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17 under through three rounds and share the lead for the second straight day at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Cam Davis (66) and Cameron Young (67) were a shot
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Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIDLAND, Mich. — Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho handled a strong wind and the tough foursomes format for a 3-under 67 on Saturday, giving the American duo a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Dow Championship. The South Korean tandem of
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