Month: January 2025

ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 07:35 AM ET California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tabbed NBA legend Magic Johnson, Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new effort to support wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles. The philanthropic organization, called LA Rises, includes other business leaders and
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Dave McMenaminJan 28, 2025, 09:10 PM 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 PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis exited Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 17 minutes ago Former grand prix driver Johnny Herbert has been dropped from his role as a steward in Formula 1. Governing body the FIA said that Herbert’s “duties as an FIA steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible”. The statement added that the decision was made
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Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 02:24 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Defenseman Miro Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Dallas Stars‘ 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday night after taking a big hit from Golden Knights captain Mark Stone. Stone fell toward Heiskanen’s left knee and thigh after getting tripped. Dallas
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ESPN News Services Jan 29, 2025, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic withdrew from Serbia’s Davis Cup first-round qualifier due to injury, the country’s tennis federation said Tuesday. Djokovic, the world’s No. 6 player who was set to represent Serbia in its meeting with Denmark in Copenhagen beginning Friday through Monday, retired due
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ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle, Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night. Landon Slaggert, Ryan Donato and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Chicago, which won for
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Open Extended Reactions Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources told ESPN, continuing the Dodgers’ construction of a superteam that will enter the 2025 season as heavy World Series favorites. Yates, 37, was one of the best relievers in baseball last year, posting
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Jan 28, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings are expected to open up talks for a potential De’Aaron Fox trade ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Fox, 27, has one year left on his contract before he hits free agency in the summer of
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Open Extended Reactions PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sporting a small, barely visible bandage on his right palm, a well-rested Scottie Scheffler said Tuesday he’s ready for his 2025 debut at this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after he was forced to miss two events due to a hand injury suffered while cooking over the Christmas
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Arsenal wing-back Myles Lewis-Skelly will not serve a three-match suspension after the club’s appeal against his red card at Wolves was upheld by a Football Association (FA) disciplinary commission. Lewis-Skelly was sent off by referee Michael Oliver in the 43rd minute of the Gunners’ 1-0 victory at Wolves on Saturday, with the 18-year-old deemed to
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