ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations on Wednesday, making him the first former Chicago Blackhawks executive re-hired by an NHL team since the team’s 2010 sexual assault scandal came to
Getty Images Joe Rindl BBC Sport journalist 3 hours ago Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says the Slovenian Olympic Committee (OKS) not selecting his girlfriend Urska Zigart helped sway his decision to withdraw from Paris 2024. Pogacar, who won his third Tour title on Sunday, pulled out of the Games with “extreme fatigue”, the
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 24, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions When it comes to the hiring of a premier international manager, it’s usually a case of “Show me the money.” Hiring top talent requires paying top dollar, and as
NFL Nation, ESPNJul 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The axiom is a bit tired, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Quarterback is the most important position in all of sports. Signal-callers dominate ESPN’s top 25 NFL players of the current century. Quarterbacks constitute nearly one-fourth of the list with six,
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions ONE DAY IN 1988, a woman approached
Jul 24, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With two title fights, a raucous crowd and big stakes up and down a 14-fight card, UFC 304 looks to be full of drama in Manchester, England. (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV) Fellow Englishmen Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall look to defend their titles —
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where the playoff is bigger, the (remaining) power conferences are, too, Nick Saban is working for ESPN and just about everybody needs new receivers (and maybe
Nick ParkinsonJul 24, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Joe Joyce ruefully sighs when he considers the IBF world heavyweight title fight between his English rivals Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua on Sep. 21. Joyce was the WBA
Ahead of the white-ball home series against India, newly appointed interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya calls for discipline within the Sri Lankan team, including enforcing proper haircuts and the removal of piercings. Addressing the media, former skipper Jayasuirya admitted instilling discipline in current players is important, specially to maintain cricket as “the gentlemen’s game”. “We
Getty Images 2 hours ago Neah Evans does not to intend to end her absence from opening ceremonies at this year’s Paris Olympics. The 33-year-old track cyclist helped Team GB win silver in the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021. But the Scot prefers to miss the hours-long spectacle that heralds the start of the
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Mike Trout was removed after the first two innings of his first minor league rehab game on Tuesday with soreness in
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar are just some of the names who come up in the debate over the best soccer players in the 21st century. Then there are upcoming stars such as Kylian Mbappé and players of a different era such as Ronaldinho. Where do they stand? The conversation can be
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has left it up to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to convince the BCCI to send its team to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in the first quarter of next year. According to a PCB source, while the budget for the Champions Trophy was approved
Field Level Media Jul 23, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Connor Dewar to one-year contract valued at $1.18 million on Tuesday. Dewar, 25, tallied one goal and four assists while averaging 12:54 of ice time in 17 games with Toronto last season after the Maple Leafs acquired
Jul 23, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Vikings and offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw have agreed on a four-year extension worth up to $113 million in new money, including $77 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Darrisaw’s deal includes $43.7 million guaranteed at signing, the source said. Darrisaw,
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 23, 2024, 08:35 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 Jaime Munguia has signed a multifight co-promotional deal with Top Rank
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports has officially removed one of the most unpopular rules in the sport of mixed martial arts. The ABC voted