Month: April 2024

Tyler R. Tynes Apr 25, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF EPCOT, well past the glitter and glow of every roller-coaster tycoon’s biggest dream, lies an isolated court where Paolo Banchero stands unsteady at the charity stripe. It’s nearly noon. Practice ended a half hour ago, and all of
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 25, 2024, 08:19 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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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Apr 25, 2024, 07:59
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 25, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year on Thursday night, finishing ahead of Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Curry, 36, finished with the most clutch points scored (189) in
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Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Oakland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof was put on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a strained left oblique. Gelof was a late scratch from Wednesday’s game after feeling pain during his pregame routine and an MRI showed the low-grade
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Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking two-run homer for his first major league hit, and the Chicago Cubs swept the Houston Astros with a 3-1 victory on Thursday. Houston has lost a season-high five straight and eight of nine overall. At 7-19, it
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Apr 25, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers guard De’Anthony Melton is available for Thursday’s Game 3 against the New York Knicks. Melton has played sparingly since Jan. 1 because of a back injury. He returned after missing more than a month on April 9 in a win against the Detroit Pistons
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 25, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Seton Hall star Kadary Richmond entered the transfer portal Thursday afternoon, potentially becoming the best player available in the portal. Richmond had long been rumored to be considering a
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Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has hired Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III as associate head coach, bringing in a 20-year coaching veteran who helped build the Bears into the 2021 national champions during eight seasons with the program. Recently-hired Wildcats head coach Mark Pope cited
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Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday in an attempt to receive the media rights contracts with Florida State University as part of an ongoing dispute as FSU seeks to leave the conference. Attorney General Ashley Moody said
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Open Extended Reactions Miami freshman Kyshawn George, a projected first-round pick, told ESPN he is forgoing his remaining college eligibility, hiring an agent and submitting paperwork to become eligible for the 2024 NBA draft. “I decided to follow my basketball dream and make it a reality,” George said. “I did not expect anything from this
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterApr 25, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery thinks goaltender Jeremy Swayman‘s dominance against the Toronto Maple Leafs — before and during their current first-round Stanley Cup playoff series — has started to
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