Month: February 2024

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks filed a protest with the NBA to dispute the 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday night, sources told ESPN. The Knicks decided to file Tuesday evening, highlighting the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report and game crew chief Ed
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig on Saturday night. Rielly hit Greig
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff board of managers is expected to vote on Feb. 20 on a model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked
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ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In an effort to find a temporary home in advance of a move to Las Vegas in 2028, the Oakland Athletics are expected to meet with Oakland city officials Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday. The team’s lease at the Oakland Coliseum
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Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES — Former champion Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the opening round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday, losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Daniel Elahi Galán of Colombia. Schwartzman, who is from Argentina, won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires in 2021 and
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 13, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres star Manny Machado, who underwent offseason surgery to alleviate tennis elbow in
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 13, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
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ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 05:49 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Former NBA player Bryn Forbes has been arrested on a family violence charge. Bexar County arrest records show Forbes was arrested Tuesday and jailed on a charge of assaulting a family member by choking/strangulation, a third-degree felony. Forbes, 30, was still in the
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Adrian Wojnarowski Tim Bontemps Feb 13, 2024, 05:07 PM ET The Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Superior Court dismissed three criminal counts against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges on Tuesday due to “insufficient evidence to warrant prosecution,” per a court filing obtained by ESPN. The court filing states that, due to conflicting statements stemming from an
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall have agreed to a junior welterweight rematch April 27 at First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, sources told ESPN. The fight will be streamed on DAZN worldwide as part of the subscription streaming service, sources said. When they met
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Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Ariz. — Right-hander Adrian Sampson has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that includes an invitation to spring training with the World Series champions. Sampson, 32, is returning to the Rangers for the first time since 2019. He didn’t pitch
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Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California. The company made the announcement Tuesday. Cavnar — set to be the voice for most A’s games during the upcoming 2024
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ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard, who is expected to compete for the closer role, will undergo surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss spring training, he told The Denver Post. Bard, 38, suffered the injury during a throwing
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Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 02:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Seven-time major champion Venus Williams and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki have received wild-card entries into the BNP Paribas Open next month. The combined ATP and WTA event is March 6-17 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Williams has been
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Feb 13, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Less than two weeks after signing Nigeria‘s Asisat Oshoala, NWSL expansion side Bay FC have completed the transfer of another leading African striker, Zambia‘s Racheal Kundananji. Kundananji, 23, joins on a contract until 2027 with an option to extend through to 2028, from Madrid CFF, where
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Field Level Media Feb 13, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Lions signed defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a reserve/futures contract Tuesday. Betts, 28, was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player after recording a league-best 18 sacks in 18 games last season with the B.C. Lions. Mathieu Betts led the CFL
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