Month: March 2024

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 12:49 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Player leaders expressed frustration at Major League Baseball Players Association executives during a Zoom call Monday night, the culmination of a week in which players advocated
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Everyone in Wells Fargo Center Monday night saw Kyle Lowry — the 18-year NBA veteran playing against his former team, the Miami Heat, for the first time since being traded away from the Heat two months ago — go flying head-long over
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 18, 2024, 11:27 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 LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on
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Mar 19, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a statement on Tuesday. Koltsov played for the Belarus national team in the 2002 and 2010 Olympics and spent parts
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter left Monday night’s game against Memphis with a left shoulder injury and was later ruled out. Huerter was attempting a layup 1:51 into the first quarter when Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane made contact with his left
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open on the eve of her first-round match due to a lower back injury, according to multiple reports. The former US Open champion missed most of last season after undergoing surgeries on her ankle and
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has had a post-surgical flare-up in his right elbow and is expected to miss more than just Monday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN. Anunoby — who returned for three games following a Feb.
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions First-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer will make an average of $10.875 million per year, ranking him in the top five nationally among the highest-paid coaches in college football.
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Mar 18, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl guard Kevin Zeitler intends to sign a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Zeitler is flying to Detroit on Monday night to take a physical, with the plan to formally sign Tuesday. Zeitler has been
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States captain Tyler Adams thinks he can play at least 45 minutes when he returns to the national team for the first time since the 2022 World Cup for a Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday. Adams tore his right
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Mar 18, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Running back Alexander Mattison has agreed to a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Mattison appeared to confirm the news, replying to a tweet by a Bleacher Report reporter, who first reported the news, with a signing emoji. In
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Mar 18, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly will miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a right wrist fracture, the team announced on Monday. Coulibaly suffered the injury after a fall in Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. Washington has 14 games left in
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Mar 18, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with quarterback Joshua Dobbs, his agent announced Monday. “Congrats @josh_dobbs1 agreeing to a 1 year deal with the @49ers,” agent Mike McCartney posted on X. The 49ers are giving Dobbs a fully guaranteed $2.25 million deal
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum missed Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of a right ankle injury. It’s the fourth time the team’s leading scorer will be sidelined this season. Editor’s Picks Tatum, who is averaging a team-best 27.1 points
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne were officially rewarded with raises and extensions Monday. The contracts received formal approval from the UA System Board of Trustees compensation committee. Oats’ new six-year contract calls for him to make $5
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