Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PRAGUE — The head of the Czech tennis federation has been detained as part of a fraud investigation into misuse of state funds that saw its headquarters raided by police this week. The federation on Friday appointed sport director Jan Stoces as interim head
Month: March 2024
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie is glad to finally have the “monkey off their backs” and is hopeful Ireland’s maiden Test win will “inspire people back home to want to be Test match cricketers”. Seven years since first making their Test debut and in their eighth attempt, Ireland finally got their first win in the longest
Mar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With spring practices about to kick off, we’re taking stock of college football’s top returning players at several positions. First off is the most important position on the field: quarterback. We polled our college football reporters, asking them to rank their top 10 QBs entering the
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 1, 2024, 08:48 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
ESPN staffMar 1, 2024, 09:02 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions ESPN will broadcast seven NBA games this weekend, including showdowns between several top-seeded teams. Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s NBA action. How can I watch these NBA games? Here’s the complete schedule and broadcast information for this weekend’s slate.
Mar 1, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Few sports worldwide have a wider age range of professionals participating in it, such as MMA. Just look at one particular Saturday in February as an example. At the PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions event, Yoel Romero, 46, added another victory — a unanimous decision win
Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Pete Thamel Feb 29, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Old Dominion has hired Maryland assistant Mike Jones as its next head coach, the school announced on Friday. Jones is an Old Dominion alum
J.J. Post, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Few players have been involved in more “what-ifs” in recent NBA memory than Chris Paul. The Golden State Warriors point guard has played for six teams in his 19-year career, but any mention of his name will also often invoke one franchise for which
Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Sure, the best team might win it all in March. But perhaps the healthiest squad might have the edge when it’s time to cut down the nets. The
Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A top Indian boxer waged a viral social media campaign to land a fight against Jake Paul for months. Now, the two are joining forces. Paul, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, has signed Neeraj Goyat to his boxing promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, officials told
Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions We’re now one week away from the NHL trade deadline on March 8, and teams will be making moves between now and then to either bolster
Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 06:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier had a bogey-free round of 8-under 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. The 30-year-old French player had a two-round total of 7-under 137 on the
Kris Rhim, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN PLAYERS AT the University of San Diego learned Jim Harbaugh would be taking the head-coaching job in 2004, many were shocked. Harbaugh had worked for two years as a quarterbacks coach in the NFL after 14 seasons as a player, where he’d earned
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Barcelona can solve most of their financial problems by selling “two or three of their top-class players.” Barça recently had their annual spending limit cut by €66 million ($71m) by LaLiga, going from €270m to €204m. – Stream
Mar 1, 2024, 03:41 AM Open Extended Reactions Smart mouthguards will remain compulsory for players in Super Rugby Pacific but organisers have temporarily tweaked the rules over their use from this weekend’s second round after technical issues in the season-opening matches last week. The mouthguards (iMGs), which are compulsory in training and matches this season,
Red-ball cricket for women will make a return to India’s domestic calendar after four years when the BCCI conducts its Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy in Pune from March 28. It was in 2018 that a domestic red-ball tournament – of two-day matches – was last held in India for women. This comes not long