Month: March 2024

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of Athletics fans gathered in the south parking lot before Thursday night’s Opening Day game against the Cleveland Guardians to try
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ESPN News Services Mar 29, 2024, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks got their season started with an offensive flourish, scoring 14 runs in the third inning of their Opening Day game against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. The 14 runs marked the most in an inning on Opening
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Mar 28, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions German fourth seed Alexander Zverev overcame tricky conditions to beat Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday and reach the Miami Open semifinals. Zverev attacked Marozsan’s serve and converted three of his seven break-point chances, swatted aside the two break points he faced and won 80%
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 11:55 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — There’s been a tongue-in-cheek mantra for UConn over the past two seasons: The Huskies can’t win close games. In reality, it’s not that they can’t win one-
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GILBERT, Ariz. — Nelly Korda fought through brutal conditions to win in Southern California last week. A solid opening round on a soft course in perfect weather has the world’s No. 1 player in position to win her third straight start. Korda shot a
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 09:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was pleased with the quality of his at-bats and “grateful” for the warm
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Scottie Scheffler had his 28th consecutive round under par to start the year, a 5-under 65 on Thursday that left him 1 shot behind Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr in the Houston Open. Scheffler also extended his streak to 49 holes without
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 28, 2024, 09:51 PM ET United States women’s national team midfielder Korbin Albert apologized on Thursday for previous social media activity that appeared to support anti-LGBTQIA+ content, and for purportedly liking an Instagram post that made light of Megan Rapinoe’s torn Achilles in her final professional game. Albert, 20, is a rising
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — David Rubenstein took over the Orioles at a particularly optimistic moment for the franchise — and the new owner seems well aware of what this team could accomplish in the immediate future. “Today is an easy day to say everything is great,
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Fourth-seeded Elena Rybakina defeated No. 27 seed Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) in Thursday’s semifinals of the Miami Open. Rybakina, ranked fourth on the WTA Tour, will face No. 14 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova or unseeded Danielle Collins in Saturday’s
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Texas Rangers begin defense of their first World Series title, the
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Brady Henderson, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — On his final throw Thursday, Michael Penix
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.H. — Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will deliver the commencement address at Dartmouth College in June, the Ivy League school said Thursday. Federer will address graduates and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the June 9 ceremony in Hanover.
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