Month: November 2023

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2023, 11:46 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Syracuse‘s post-Jim Boeheim era began on Monday with a sight that became very familiar under the longtime head coach: A win. In his first game at the helm, Adrian
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2023, 12:05 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Thanksgiving might be somewhat awkward for Tom Izzo this year after Michigan State suffered a 79-76 overtime, upset loss to Izzo’s nephew, Matt Bucklin, and James Madison on
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2023, 12:08 AM 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 MIAMI — If USC freshman Bronny James passes a medical examination later this
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ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2023, 10:26 PM ET HIBBING, Minn. — Thousands gathered Monday to remember Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old American hockey player who died last month after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England. Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA and Diamond Sports Group have agreed to a deal that should keep NBA games on Bally Sports RSNs through the remainder of the 2023-24 season. The deal, which came about as Diamond Sports Group has been in bankruptcy court for some time
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2023, 09:59 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 MIAMI — Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis experienced spasms in his left
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 09:18 PM ET JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Carl Torbush, a defensive specialist who succeeded Mack Brown as North Carolina’s head football coach after Brown’s first tenure and later coached at East Tennessee State, has died. He was 72. ETSU said Monday that Torbush died Sunday. It didn’t provide a cause
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Alex Karaban scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures and No. 6 UConn opened the defense of the program’s fifth national championship on Monday with a 95-52 rout of Northern Arizona. Tristen Newton scored 14 points, Donovan Clingan
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Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou said VAR is “diminishing the authority” of referees after Tottenham’s 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea featured nine separate checks leading to 21 minutes of added time. Spurs fell to their first Premier League loss of the season despite taking an early lead through Dejan Kulusevski as Cristian Romero and Destiny
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ESPN News Services Nov 6, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2026 season following the team’s surprising run to the World Series, sources told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Monday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Lovullo had his contract extended through 2024
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Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 08:00 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Two of the World Series champion Texas Rangers are finalists for the American League Most Valuable Player award alongside Shohei Ohtani, and a pair of Los
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Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CANCUN, Mexico — Iga Swiatek earned her first WTA Finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking by overwhelming Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-0 on Monday in the latest in a series of dominant performances. From 1-all at the outset, Swiatek seized complete control, collecting
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