Megan Swanick Sep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta
Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Logan O’Connor and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to a six-year extension that will keep him with the organization through the 2030-31 season. The 28-year-old forward is coming off an injury-marred season that ended early with him undergoing hip surgery in March. Despite
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah State is set to agree to a deal to become the seventh member of the newly formed Pac-12, sources told ESPN. The move comes amid a dizzying day of realignment that saw the Pac-12’s interest in a handful of AAC schools get rebuffed
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vince Carter’s jersey will be taking flight to the rafters in two arenas this season. Carter, who is going into the Hall of Fame next month, will have his jersey retired by the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2, when the Raptors face the Atlanta
Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wild forward Matt Boldy is week-to-week with a lower-body injury and might not be ready for Minnesota’s Oct. 10 season opener against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Boldy, 23, is coming off a career-high 69-point season (29 goals, 40 assists), his third with
Field Level Media Sep 23, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Tigers are set to call up top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe, and the right-hander joins the wild-card contending club in advance of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays with six games remaining in the regular season. The Tigers announced they
Ryan HockensmithSep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola was always facing an uphill battle at Manchester City this season, but the grim news of Rodri suffering an ACL injury that is likely to rule the midfielder out until next season has now given Guardiola and his team a mountain to climb. Sources have told ESPN that defensive midfielder
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is going to miss the beginning of the regular season after offseason ankle surgery, league sources confirmed to ESPN, leaving an already thin center spot for New York even thinner entering the regular season. Robinson, who played 31
Associated Press Sep 23, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were named to Spain’s roster for the Davis Cup finals Monday, raising the possibility of a renewal of their “Nadalcaraz” doubles partnership from the Paris Olympics. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion who is 38, hasn’t competed anywhere since
Registering his second successive century at home, Ravichandran Ashwin played a rescue knock for the Indian cricket team after Bangladesh delivered a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the first Test at Chepauk. Ashwin played a counter-attacking knock on a tricky red soil pitch where Bangladesh pacers ran riot, especially in the first session. Ashwin
Sep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 4 gave us surprising outcomes as we welcome three new schools into this week’s top-25 list. Texas stayed on top for a second straight week after a blowout win over UL Monroe. Arch Manning started his first game and continued to shine in the spotlight,
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Information is power in fantasy hockey drafts. I’ve competed against owners who have a NASA supercomputer breaking down player analytics and owners who are privy to so much fresh injury data that it seems like a
Getty Images 10 minutes ago Great Britain missed out on Para-cycling medals on the third day of action at the Road World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. Chris McDonald and pilot Adam Duggleby placed fifth in the men’s B individual time trial – two minutes 09.33 seconds behind Dutch champions Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos, and
David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions Alabama begins the week as a rare home underdog to Georgia in Saturday’s SEC showdown in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide on Monday were consensus 2-point underdogs to the Bulldogs at sportsbooks,
NFL Nation, ESPNSep 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Jets kicked off Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season with a big win over the New England Patriots. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to move to 2-1 on the season. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers
James Regan Sep 23, 2024, 02:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Frank Warren has said he won’t push for a fight between Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois given both heavyweights are in his stable, and any bout between them would put him in an “awkward position.” Dubois retained his IBF belt with a devastating
Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s