Month: June 2024

Jun 6, 2024, 01:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk said he might return to the cruiserweight division following his rematch with British heavyweight Tyson Fury later this year. Usyk — now the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO champion — defeated Fury by split decision in a thrilling contest at
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ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2024, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6 on Wednesday night. Skenes (3-0) allowed three runs on
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who was once expected to be the long-term co-star alongside Luka Doncic in Dallas, was
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dustin Poirier is still deciding whether he will continue his MMA career following his fifth-round submission loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. But given his list of injuries suffered in a grueling lightweight championship fight, it appears that he’ll be spending a decent
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Ahead of appearing in his second NBA Finals on Thursday, Celtics star Jayson Tatum was asked if there’s a different level of pressure playing for a franchise that is attempting to claim an NBA-record 18th championship banner this month. He didn’t hesitate
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Stanley Cup Final will be broadcast in American Sign Language for the first time by way of an alternate stream available in the U.S. and Canada. The NHL and P-X-P have created “NHL in ASL,”
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Eli Lederman Jun 5, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kirby Smart and Georgia secured their highest-ranked commitment in the class of 2025 on Wednesday afternoon when in-state linebacker Zayden Walker, the No. 15 overall prospect and No. 2 outside linebacker in the 2025 ESPN 300, picked the Bulldogs over Miami and South Carolina,
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Open Extended Reactions The NFL’s 2024 mandatory minicamps have kicked into full gear. ESPN’s NFL reporters could be found at each location, providing information on position battles, notable appearances from new faces, compelling quotes from coaches and players and updates on injuries and holdout situations. We will have updates every day of camp to keep
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Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Mirra Andreeva, an unseeded 17-year-old from Russia, surprised No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the French Open on Wednesday to become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Martina Hingis at age 16 in 1997. “I tried to play
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Kris Rhim, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Chargers released center Corey Linsley, the team announced Wednesday. Linsley, who missed the final 14 games of the 2024 season with a non-emergent heart issue, is retiring from the NFL. “While he has taken his last snap in the NFL,
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