Month: March 2024

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 02:07 AM 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 — The last two minutes of the game clock in the
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Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jourdan Smith scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half and Grambling won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 75-66 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Top-seeded Grambling (20-14) built a double-digit lead midway through
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Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — N’Faly Dante, playing with a bruised tailbone, made all 12 of his shots and scored 25 points, and Oregon secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating Colorado 75-68 on Saturday night in the conference tournament title game to
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 12:48 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions For Dan Monson, it ain’t over yet. Six days after he was dismissed by the team, Monson led Long Beach State to the NCAA tournament with a 74-70
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ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid has been reevaluated by doctors and they are “happy with the progress” the 76ers center is making following meniscus surgery on his left knee, Philadelphia head coach Nick Nurse said Saturday. “I think there’s always stages of how these
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 11:08 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Ohio State is expected to promote interim head coach Jake Diebler to the full-time role, sources told ESPN on Saturday night. Diebler took over for Chris Holtmann in mid-February
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ESPN News Services Mar 16, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — With their pair of DJs spinning a winning tune, the NC State Wolfpack are going dancing in the NCAA tournament after capping a historic run by knocking off fourth-ranked North Carolina. DJ Horne scored 29 points, DJ Burns Jr. had 20,
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 11:17 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 LYON, France — Steve Borthwick said England have taken a step forward in this year’s Six
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Dallas Stars unveiled a statue of Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano during Saturday night’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings. Modano is the franchise leader in goals, assists and games played. “It’s hard to put into words what this
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to end the Italian’s 19-match winning streak and advance to the BNP Paribas Open final on Saturday night. Alcaraz retained his world No. 2 ranking with the victory and extended his winning
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis is taking an indefinite leave for family reasons. Assistant coach Trevor Letowski will run the team while St. Louis is away, the Canadiens said Saturday. Montreal had lost three of four going into Saturday night’s game
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Marcin Tybura picked up one of the fastest wins of his UFC career on Saturday as he submitted Tai Tuivasa in the first round of their heavyweight
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 10:26 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 — Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the
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Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
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