Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Wyndham Clark had just regained a share of the third-round lead at the 50th Players Championship on Saturday when
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion covered the 0.533-mile concrete track in Bristol, Tennessee, in 15.356 seconds on Saturday. He edged Josh Berry for the No. 1 spot and will lead
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 06:46 PM 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
Mar 16, 2024, 05:54 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales have rejected coach Warren Gatland’s offer to resign after they finished bottom of the Six Nations standings for the first time in 21 years following a 24-21 defeat to Italy in Cardiff on Saturday. Gatland said he remains committed to taking Wales to the 2027 World
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 16, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City head into the final straight of the Premier League title run-in after the international break, and the ease of their FA Cup quarterfinal win over Newcastle United should be enough to worry both Arsenal and Liverpool. City won 2-0
Mar 16, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks wing Khris Middleton said he expects to return for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Phoenix Suns after missing more than a month because of a left ankle sprain. Middleton confirmed the plan to reporters after Bucks practice Saturday. The former All-Star has been out
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. New Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs, hired to the staff earlier this month, was arrested early Saturday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. An Ann Arbor police spokesman confirmed Scruggs’ arrest at
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 15, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Blaise Taylor, a former college football star at Arkansas State who has worked as an analyst on college football staffs and as an NFL scout, has been arrested on suspicion in the poisoning
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells that he needs to balance his “private and professional schedule.” Djokovic’s announcement Saturday on his social media accounts follows his
Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman in the Christian Horner controversy has lodged an official complaint about his behaviour with Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA. BBC Sport has learned the complainant, who accused Red Bull’s team principal of inappropriate behaviour, has registered a grievance with the FIA’s ethics committee. Horner,
Associated Press Mar 15, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott said the player directors on the PGA Tour board are being encouraged to meet with the Saudi Arabia wealth fund leader behind LIV Golf, a sign that could spark talks of an investment. Golfweek
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL, South Korea — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming Major League Baseball season opener against the San Diego Padres in Seoul will provide “great memories” for him and his wife, but he will attempt to focus on baseball. Ohtani spoke
EPA Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won the fastest-ever Milan-San Remo race in a photo finish on Saturday. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, 26, edged out Jayco-AlUla’s Michael Matthews to claim the first Monument of the season. Britain’s Tom Pidcock was in contention before Philipsen came through to win the prestigious one-day Spring Classic. “It’s an incredible feeling,” he
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won’t throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow. Cole, 33, discussed his injury before Saturday’s game with Toronto. He likely will need a spring training-like period
Rishabh Pant’s mental strength and his background in gymnastics has helped the dashing wicketkeeper-batter to make an early recovery. Fifteen months after Pant was involved in a horrific car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in December 2022, the wicketkeeper-batter received a green signal to play in the IPL, starting March 22. “The mental strength and
Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY, Panama — Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday. Duran, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade,”
Heading into today’s massive 14-game slate, one of the major storylines we’re following is: Who will win the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference? As it stands now, the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings both have 72 points; the Isles are given the tiebreaker in the standings right now as they have
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 07:00 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 TAMPA,