Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier says he will no longer be fighting Benoit Saint-Denis after failing to come to financial terms for the bout with the UFC. Poirier
Month: February 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Memphis Grizzlies are trading Steven Adams to the Houston Rockets for Victor Oladipo and three second-round picks, sources told ESPN. Memphis is creating more salary flexibility and draft assets around a 2024 offseason where they’ll get a chance at a high lottery pick
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jazz Chisholm Jr. got disappointing news on his 26th birthday, losing to the Miami Marlins in the first salary arbitration decision of the year. The outfielder will be paid $2,625,000 rather than his $2.9 million request, Margaret Brogan, Jeanne Vonhof and
Getty Images By Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Formula One rivals Ferrari on a multi-year deal in 2025. The 39-year-old only signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes last summer. However, it is understood his contract contained a break clause after one
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks announced Thursday that forward Julius Randle would be reevaluated in two to three weeks for the dislocated right shoulder he suffered in Saturday’s win over the Miami Heat. That timeline means Randle, who left the game late in the fourth
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 03:10 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 BOSTON — The reeling Los Angeles Lakers will be without both LeBron James
Feb 1, 2024, 03:56 PM Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Six Nations gets underway this weekend and Wales will begin their campaign against Scotland on Saturday without the experience of George North, who misses out with a shoulder injury. The winger is the most capped member in Wales’ 34-man squad and the game against Scotland
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4. The move is intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries onsite
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA announced Thursday that it had fined the Philadelphia 76ers $75,000 and New Orleans Pelicans $25,000 for violations of the league’s injury reporting rules. Philadelphia was fined after Joel Embiid went from not being on the injury report to “out with left knee
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 02:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have named uncapped Fraser Dingwall and Ethan Roots in their starting team for Saturday’s Six
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, who transferred from Duke in December and is projected to start for the Irish this season, will miss some winter workouts following ankle surgery for
John Barr, ESPN.comFeb 1, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Former Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr., in his first interview since being suspended by
Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 01:04 PM ET AUBURN, Ala. — Terry Beasley, a former Auburn star receiver and College Football Hall of Famer, has died of an apparent suicide, according to police. He was 73. St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said Beasley was declared dead at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Moody Police Chief
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Reuters By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton will be 40 years old at the start of his first season with Ferrari, following his seismic decision to move to Maranello at the end of this year. Not long ago, Hamilton was saying he could not imagine himself racing in F1 past that age. Then