David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions A defending champion and the nation’s only unbeaten team sit atop the odds to win the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments respectively, as March Madness heats up this week at sportsbooks
Month: March 2024
ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dreams die hard, particularly in March. The Big East found that out Sunday as three 20-win teams — Providence, Seton Hall and St. John’s — were all snubbed by the NCAA selection committee. St. John’s arguably had the biggest gripe of the three.
Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This
ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Carlos Alcaraz arrived at Indian Wells full of doubt about his twisted right ankle. He’s leaving as a two-time champion. He defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5), 6-1 for the second straight year in the BNP Paribas Open final on
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 17, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In the first 49 years of the Players Championship, there never had been a repeat winner. Jack Nicklaus couldn’t
Mar 17, 2024, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday listed Anthony Davis as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks with a left corneal abrasion. Davis was hurt in the first quarter of Saturday night’s game against Golden State after he was inadvertently hit in the face
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — One detail about the second game-winning buzzer-beater of Kyrie Irving‘s career caught the eight-time All-Star guard by surprise. “I thought
Mar 17, 2024, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA’s men’s college basketball tournament will be held from Tuesday through April 8, with the Final Four and championship game being played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Odds to advance to the Final Four and to win the championship game are current as
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Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 in just over an hour to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, with the world’s top-ranked woman losing just 21 games in six matches during the 12-day tournament. Swiatek improved to 20-2
Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — So, it turns out Erik ten Hag can motivate and lead his Manchester United team to victory against a formidable opponent. Man United’s 4-3 win in the FA Cup quarterfinal against Liverpool on Sunday answered so many questions about the manager’s ability to make it count when it matters
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Well, here we go. The 2024 men’s NCAA tournament field has been announced, and the greatest three-week stretch in sports is set to begin. How we got here
Brianna Williams, ESPNMar 17, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells brought out familiar faces Sunday. Zendaya and her boyfriend, Tom Holland, were on hand in the California desert for the women’s championship match between Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari. The actress stars as fictional professional
Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 34 points on 15-for-17 shooting from the free throw line, helping 13th-ranked Illinois pass Wisconsin 93-87 in the Big Ten tournament championship game Sunday. Marcus Domask added 26 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds and Dain Dainja had
ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending national champion UConn, a day removed from winning the Big East Tournament and improving to 31-3, was selected as the No. 1 overall seed Sunday during the NCAA Tournament selection show. The Huskies, who have won seven in a row and finished
ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren left Sunday’s 5-2 win over the New York Islanders with a leg injury sustained in the second period. Lindgren fell awkwardly into a corner on the back end of a hit from Islanders forward
Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joey Votto sure knows how to make an instant impression, going deep on the first pitch he faced as a member of his hometown Toronto Blue Jays. The veteran first baseman lined a 392-foot homer to left-center off Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in
Jamal Collier, ESPNMar 17, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Forward Khris Middleton, playing his first game after a 16-game absence, found his rhythm right away, scoring 22 points as the Milwaukee Bucks — sans star Giannis Antetokounmpo — picked up a 140-129 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Middleton, who
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