Month: March 2024

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORFOLK, Va. — Jordan Hairston scored 18 points and Bryce Harris and Seth Towns each scored 16 points and Howard beat Delaware State 70-67 on Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship to secure an NCAA Tournament bid. Harris’ jump shot broke a
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Feb 1, 2024, 11:01 AM Italy completed their best Six Nations campaign with a 24-21 win over a desperately poor Wales who scored three late tries in Cardiff on Saturday but slipped to a fifth successive defeat and finished bottom of the standings. While Italy are seemingly on the up, it’s the first time in
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Mar 16, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks wing Khris Middleton said he expects to return for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Phoenix Suns after missing more than a month because of a left ankle sprain. Middleton confirmed the plan to reporters after Bucks practice Saturday. The former All-Star has been out
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells that he needs to balance his “private and professional schedule.” Djokovic’s announcement Saturday on his social media accounts follows his
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 16, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. New Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs, hired to the staff earlier this month, was arrested early Saturday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. An Ann Arbor police spokesman confirmed Scruggs’ arrest at
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BURLINGTON, Vt. — Shamir Bogues scored 15 points and TJ Long scored 14 points and top-seeded Vermont beat No. 2 seed UMass Lowell 66-61 on Saturday to clinch its third straight America East title and secure a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Vermont (28-6)
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 15, 2024, 03:06 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, Florida — A year ago, Wyndham Clark was ranked 116th in the Official World Golf Ranking and had rarely contended in
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EPA Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen won the fastest-ever Milan-San Remo race in a photo finish on Saturday. The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider, 26, edged out Jayco-AlUla’s Michael Matthews to claim the first Monument of the season. Britain’s Tom Pidcock was in contention before Philipsen came through to win the prestigious one-day Spring Classic. “It’s an incredible feeling,” he
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Field Level Media Mar 16, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime major league outfielder Kole Calhoun is retiring, he announced Friday night via Instagram. “The day has come that I announce my retirement from Major League Baseball,” Calhoun, 36, began his post. “I know how extremely lucky I am to even be able
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole won’t throw for three to four weeks because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow. Cole, 33, discussed his injury before Saturday’s game with Toronto. He likely will need a spring training-like period
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
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Championship side Coventry City stunned Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 with two injury-time goals in their FA Cup quarterfinal on Saturday, as United States men’s national team forward Haji Wright‘s strike booked his side’s place in the semifinals for the first time since 1987. Coventry’s Ellis Simms opened the scoring at the Molineux Stadium in the 53rd
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman in the Christian Horner controversy has lodged an official complaint about his behaviour with Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA. BBC Sport has learned the complainant, who accused Red Bull’s team principal of inappropriate behaviour, has registered a grievance with the FIA’s ethics committee. Horner,
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Mar 14, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA playoffs will soon be here and teams are beginning to book their postseason spots before the regular season ends on April 14. The top six teams from each conference will be assured playoff spots, while team Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 16, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Just days after agreeing to a “mutual separation” with Long Beach State when the season ends, coach Dan Monson has his squad in the Big West title game
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Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PANAMA CITY, Panama — Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday. Duran, who was a champion in four different weight classes, “has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade,”
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