Month: April 2024

Field Level Media Apr 26, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox called up outfielder Tommy Pham from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday. The White Sox also selected the contract of outfielder Rafael Ortega from Charlotte, optioned outfielder Dominic Fletcher to the Triple-A club and designated journeyman outfielder Kevin Pillar and left-hander
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have moved a step closer to appointing Arne Slot as manager at Anfield after reaching an agreement with Dutch club Feyenoord for the highly-rated coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Slot, 45, confirmed on Thursday that he was keen to move to Liverpool after being identified as the Premier League team’s preferred
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ESPN News Services Apr 26, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Marlins scratched left-hander Jesus Luzardo from Friday’s scheduled start because of elbow discomfort. The team said Luzardo, 26, will undergo further testing. In his place, right-hander Anthony Maldonado is scheduled to make his major league debut when the Marlins open a
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. spoke on the phone Thursday night after the Atlanta Falcons stunningly took Penix with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft. Penix, who led Washington to the national championship game
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 26, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juwan Howard has agreed to a deal to become an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Friday. Howard — fired by Michigan in March after five seasons as coach — joins new Nets coach Jordi Fernandez’s staff. Howard spent six
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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions All-America center Hunter Dickinson announced Friday he plans to return to Kansas for his final year of eligibility, likely solidifying the Jayhawks as the preseason No. 1 team in
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Field Level Media Apr 26, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles optioned struggling infielder Jackson Holliday to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday. Holliday, 20, is just 2-for-34 (.059) with one RBI and 18 strikeouts in 10 games since making his major league debut on April 10. The son of seven-time All-Star outfielder
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Stephen Holder, ESPNApr 26, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz didn’t need to put his tender right arm to the test to ease to a victory in his opening match at the Madrid Open on Friday. The two-time defending champion was playing for the first time in nearly a month
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Michigan State senior A.J. Hoggard entered the transfer portal on Friday, making available one of the most experienced high-major point guards in the country. Hoggard is in the portal
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Timothy Bradley Jr.Apr 26, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The first four months of 2024 have been busy for some of boxing’s best divisions. Others haven’t seen much activity
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Field Level Media Apr 26, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is breaking records before setting foot in Chicago. The Bears selected the quarterback first in the NFL draft on Thursday night and his merchandise on Fanatics, including jerseys and other apparel, set the record for draft night sales
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Apr 26, 2024, 12:05 PM Open Extended Reactions England fly-half Owen Farrell will play for a World XV team against France on June 22 in Spain, it was announced on Friday. Farrell, who has not played for England since taking a step back from internationals “to prioritise his and his family’s mental well-being” in November,
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Apr 26, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Friday night’s Game 3 of the series against the Indiana Pacers with a left calf strain. The Bucks already played the first two games of this series without Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Pacers are tied
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Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter.
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