Month: January 2024

Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Right-hander Cody Poteet agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the New York Yankees, who are seeking to replenish their staff after sending four pitchers to San Diego in the trade to acquire slugger Juan Soto. Poteet, 29, had Tommy John
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Field Level Media Jan 5, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Brantley, a five-time All-Star and World Series champion, is retiring after 15 major league seasons. “I have young kids, and now it’s time to be a dad, first and foremost,” Brantley told MLB Network for an article published Friday. “It’s time for
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Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Russian tennis player Vladislav Ivanov has been given a four-year suspension for refusing to provide a urine sample for a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Ivanov’s violation took place in September 2022 while he was competing at a
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions At this stage of the men’s college basketball season, nothing is ever real. While the sport has staged a multitude of high-profile matchups, most teams took their foot
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJan 5, 2024, 06:39 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Minneapolis-St. Paul will host the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship, USA Hockey announced Friday. The tournament consists of 10 nations that field the top men’s players under the
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 02:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon inbounded the ball to center Nikola Jokic with 3.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors and the score tied. Jokic took three dribbles down the right side of the court and
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Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 01:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Second-seeded Elena Rybakina only needed to play seven games in her quarterfinal Friday to reach the final four at the Brisbane International. Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka had a tougher run, needing three sets, about 2 1/2 hours and joked about the
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