Month: May 2023

ESPN News Services May 20, 2023, 02:22 PM ET The New York Yankees designated Aaron Hicks for assignment on Saturday and signed fellow outfielder Greg Allen to a major league contract and added him to the roster. Hicks has more than two years left on a seven-year, $70 million contract signed in 2019. He is
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMay 20, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia athletic director Carla Williams delivered the keynote commencement address during graduation ceremonies Saturday on a day when the university and football program also remembered three players killed in an on-campus shooting
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 10:07 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Cecilia Braekhus, the former world No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, is out of her challenge for the WBA junior middleweight title against champion Terri Harper on Saturday
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 19, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Manchester United are confident Marcus Rashford will commit his future to the club, according to manager Erik ten Hag. Rashford will enter the final year of his contract over the summer and if fresh terms aren’t agreed, the striker could leave Old Trafford for free in 2024.
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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC’s) president for a third consecutive term, alongside nearly all members of the previous executive committee. All members were voted in uncontested. The only change has been to the post of treasurer, with previous treasurer Lasantha Wickramasinghe withdrawing from contention citing other commitments. Sujeeva Godaliyadda, previously
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 20, 2023, 01:37 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Brett Howden‘s game-winning goal less than two minutes into overtime gave the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win Friday night against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
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Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 02:26 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. BOSTON — Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler has
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 20, 2023, 01:53 AM ET BOSTON — Over the past two postseasons, the Boston Celtics have repeatedly responded well after losses. They have also repeatedly struggled in close situations late in games. In control for significant portions of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat on Friday night,
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2023, 12:06 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Bronny James, who recently committed to USC, will begin his collegiate career overseas. The USC men’s basketball program announced Monday that it will play an exhibition tour Aug. 5-15 against pro
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 19, 2023, 10:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — After Devin Haney forcefully shoved Vasiliy Lomachenko at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in, the Nevada State Athletic Commission is set to file a complaint with its attorney’s office for a disciplinary hearing at its next meeting, sources told ESPN. Haney, who is set to earn $4
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Associated Press May 19, 2023, 11:12 PM ET BOSTON — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, hitting a pair of buckets to give the Heat the lead after they erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit and Miami beat Boston 111-105 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Bam Adebayo had 22
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — At last year’s PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Block finally figured out he belonged in the field. Playing a couple of holes behind
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