Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Celtics entered the season vowing to turn recent playoff heartbreaks into happiness. Eight months later, they toasted the franchise’s 18th championship in what has become the signature Boston celebration, joined Friday by a huge crowd for a duck boat parade
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 21, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will undergo a procedure on his back Saturday but no decision has been
Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Kelly’s action came three days
Quinton de Kock made a coruscating fifty and bowlers responded bravely to the challenge of defending a sub-par total as South Africa thwarted a late England surge to eke out a tight seven-run win in their Group 2 Super Eight match in the T20 World Cup at Gros Islet, St Lucia on Friday. England had
Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland has received a contract extension through the 2032 academic year. The SWAC’s council of presidents and chancellors announced the extension Friday. McClelland was named the SWAC’s sixth commissioner during the summer of 2018. SWAC officials
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 21 June 2024, 13:39 BST Comments Updated 18 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull looked closely matched. The seven-time champion was just 0.022 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with McLaren’s Lando Norris
Jun 21, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way
PA Media Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 21 June 2024 Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has rejected claims in an anonymous email that Lewis Hamilton’s car has been “sabotaged” by the team this year. The letter, which claims to be written by a Mercedes team member, was sent to senior figures in Formula 1 including Wolff
Alanis King, Racing columnistJun 21, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In his first full season in NASCAR, Shane van Gisbergen has claimed two victories the Xfinity Series. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Last summer, three-time Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen shocked the NASCAR world by winning his debut in the top-level Cup Series. It was
Open Extended Reactions The 2024 college football season promises to be exciting and filled with a lot of change. There’s a new 12-team College Football Playoff. There are new teams in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC (as well as a few Group of 5 realignments). The season begins on Aug. 24 and
Jun 21, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday and Saturday, fight fans will get their fill of MMA as the three largest promotions of the sport will be in action. PFL kicks things off on Friday (4:30 p.m. E.T. on ESPN/ESPN+) in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the lightweights and light heavyweights
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Age of the Sun Belt is upon us. Following the AAC’s trade of quality (three of its best programs leaving for the Big 12) for quantity (six Conference USA schools coming in
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
Open Extended Reactions The first three games of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final saw the Florida Panthers build a 3-0 lead, dominating most aspects of play against the Edmonton Oilers. Games 4 and 5 were a different story entirely, as the Oilers charged back with two straight wins, with four points in each contest for
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJun 21, 2024, 02:03 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions
Getty Images 1 hour ago Four-time champion Chris Froome has been omitted from Israel-Premier Tech’s Tour de France team for the second year running. The British rider, who has not won a race since 2018, finished 81st in the recent Criterium du Dauphine, an event used traditionally to gauge form prior to La Grande Boucle.
The Pakistan cricket team has received a lot of criticism for its poor form in the T20 World Cup 2024. The defending champions got eliminated from the first round of the tournament. Their disappointing campaign included an embarrassing loss at the hands of United States. However, as soon as Pakistan’s campaign in the tournament ended
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 21, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Ninety minutes before kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the first roar went up from the crowd, or at least, those who had already taken their seats. Out on the pitch, nothing was happening. But the fans had caught their first glimpse of