Paula Lavigne, ESPN Investigative ReporterMay 8, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Ippei Mizuhara agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to
Associated Press May 8, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Naomi Osaka looked comfortable in her opening match at the Italian Open, beating 45th-ranked Clara Burel 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Wednesday. It was Osaka’s first victory over a top-50 player on clay since defeating Victoria Azarenka at the 2019 French Open. Osaka
Real Madrid‘s Joselu scored twice in the final minutes as they fought back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday that sent them through 4-3 on aggregate. Real progressed to their sixth Champions League final in 10 years and will
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 04:57 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 MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert admitted it could have been delirium setting in as
Associated Press May 8, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two Republican Congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports. The Protect The Ball Act is sponsored by Rep. Russell
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Former five-star quarterback Sam Huard, the top-ranked quarterback in the class of 2021, is transferring to Utah from FCS Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Huard spent last season as the
Field Level Media May 8, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players’ Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthews won the trophy
Associated Press May 8, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — A low-ranked Argentine tennis player linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium has been suspended for five years for corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday. Eduardo Agustín Torre was sanctioned for offenses from 2017 in connection with the criminal case
Associated Press May 8, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael McDowell, a former Daytona 500 winner, said Wednesday he will not return to “Front Row Motorsports” after this season. McDowell, 39, has been with “Front Row Motorsports” since 2018. He won the Daytona 500 in 2021 and last year’s Cup
Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is willing to do whatever it takes to land a fight with Conor McGregor in what could be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. O’Malley appeared on Bradley Martyn’s “Raw Talk” podcast and revealed that he would
Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smoked half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets on Wednesday to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL. Chasing a modest 166 for victory, Head, who smashed 89, and fellow left-hander Abhishek, who hit 75, tore into the opposition attack to romp home with 10.2
Getty Images 2 hours ago France’s Benjamin Thomas took a surprise victory in Lucca on stage five of the Giro d’Italia as Tadej Pogacar retained his overall lead. Thomas, along with Enzo Paleni, Andrea Pietrobon and Michael Valgren, separated midway through the 178km stage and managed to stay ahead of the chasing peloton until the
Associated Press May 8, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club on Thursday will be delayed with rain in the forecast. The start of the first round was set for 11 a.m. because of heavy rain expected to move through
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMay 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions If the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers showed us anything in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Monday — a 5-1 win by the B’s — it’s this:
FIA/DPPI Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago Natalie Robyn has left her position as chief executive officer of motorsport’s governing body the FIA after just 18 months in the role. The FIA said in a statement that Robyn had left “by mutual agreement to pursue opportunities outside of the FIA”. Robyn, who will leave
May 8, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both the No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters in ESPN’s rankings, Canelo Alvarez and Naoya Inoue, were in action two days apart, defending their undisputed championships. Alvarez defeated Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision Saturday to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship, and Inoue recovered from
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On one hand, there are positives to celebrate at Paris Saint-Germain: They’ve clinched yet another Ligue 1 title and a French Super Cup, they face a French cup final against Lyon (a team they’ve beaten by a combined 8-2 score over two games this
Shai Hope completes the catch of Sanju Samson during IPL 2024© X (formerly Twitter) There has been a major controversy surrounding Shai Hope‘s catch to dismiss Sanju Samson during the IPL 2024 match on Tuesday. Hope was dangerously close to the boundary line when he completed the catch at long-in and the third umpire ruled