Associated Press May 23, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Richard Bland, on a break from his LIV Golf schedule to make his senior major championship debut, made the most of it Thursday with a 7-under 64 to share the lead with Richard Green of Australia in the Senior PGA
Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nothing is easy in college sports. And with the Power 5 conferences and NCAA board of governors voting Thursday to accept the settlement of three antitrust cases that create a new structure for the sport, the moment is layered in both historic change and
MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad© AFP The big news for Chennai Super Kings ahead of the IPL 2024 season was the decision to replace MS Dhoni with Ruturaj Gaikwad as the captain. Dhoni ended his long tenure as the CSK captain and put his support behind Ruturaj as the new leader of the side. While
Associated Press May 23, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics are on a tight schedule to get agreements in place and demonstrate that financing is set for construction to begin on time for the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas. The A’s hope to open the approximately $1.5
Associated Press May 23, 2024, 06:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jim Hiller is sticking to the hard-nosed, defense-first philosophy that got the Los Angeles Kings to the first round of the playoffs — and no farther — in each of the past three seasons. General manager Rob Blake introduced Hiller
Associated Press May 23, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025. Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that there has not been as much progress in the minor leagues this year as MLB had hoped for. Manfred said that if
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Pistons are planning to hire New Orleans Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon as the franchise’s new president of basketball operations and sides are beginning work on a deal expected to be completed soon, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Pistons owner Tom Gores is
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 23, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Former Big 12 Conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who stepped down from his position in 2022, was paid more than $17.2 million in total compensation for his final year, according to
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The PFL has released former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi just one day after the fighter criticized the promotion as “the worst organization” in an interview. “Bellator has released Gegard Mousasi from his agreement,” PFL head of fighter operations Mike Kogan said in a
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is already back on the field practicing during
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star boxer Ryan Garcia’s B-sample returned an adverse finding for the banned substance ostarine, per a Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory report viewed by ESPN. The A-sample, which was collected the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Conn Smythe Trophy is unique, in that a player’s entire postseason performance is factored into who wins the Stanley Cup playoffs’ most valuable player. The first two rounds narrow the field and start defining narratives.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The Louisville Metro Police Department has taken “corrective action” against the police officer who arrested world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler last week because he didn’t activate
ESPN News Services May 23, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field after all, and the 14-time champion was set up for a challenging first-round matchup against Alexander Zverev from Thursday’s draw. Nadal had been coy about whether he would compete at Roland Garros after two seasons
May 23, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is tempting to imagine Emma Hayes as soccer’s Wonder Woman who comes to America to fight for peace, justice and World Cup glory. Fierce and determined, she is imbued with motivational powers, tactical acuity and a mental fortitude that should help her blow past any
Getty Images 55 minutes ago Tim Merlier displayed his sprinting prowess to win stage 18 of the Giro d’Italia for team Soudal Quick-Step. Merlier, 31, emerged from a wide position in a crowded field to take the victory by half a wheel from Jonathan Milan, with Kaden Groves third. Tadej Pogacar remains in a strong
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite the franchise’s first berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals in six seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers dismissed coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday morning. Bickerstaff, 45, ushered the Cavaliers through a rebuild, winning 99 regular-season games in the past two seasons, but the franchise now
AB de Villiers reckons that MS Dhoni should captain CSK as long as he is playing.© BCCI MS Dhoni’s future at Chennai Super Kings is a matter of intense speculation and the great AB de Villiers reckons that the World Cup-winning captain must lead his side, if at all he decides to play another IPL