Month: April 2024

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the NBA’s most improved player Tuesday night, beating out Chicago Bulls guard Coby White and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun. Maxey, 23, had a breakthrough season with the Sixers, averaging career highs in points (25.9), rebounds (3.7),
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Field Level Media Apr 23, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Aces star guard Kelsey Plum and New York Giants tight end Darren Waller filed for divorce in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Plum, 29, and Waller, 31, were married in March 2023 after dating for reportedly one
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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. Open
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
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Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Dave Roberts thinks Shohei Ohtani can be even better with more plate discipline with runners in scoring position. The Los Angeles Dodgers manager approached the two-time AL MVP about a week ago to discuss how Ohtani could better control the strike zone.
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In its Last Two Minute Report for the New York Knicks‘ miraculous 104-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series Monday night, the NBA ruled that Tyrese Maxey was fouled multiple times during the game’s frenetic defining sequence,
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ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordan Spieth said the left wrist injury that he suffered before last year’s PGA Championship is still a “come-and-go thing” that needs rest, though he doesn’t expect any changes to his schedule. Spieth said the tendon sheath is torn enough that it won’t
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Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STATESVILLE, N.C. — Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra in a wreck at Talladega and will not drive this weekend in the NASCAR Cup series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Corey Heim will substitute for Jones in the No. 43
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ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The International team for the Presidents Cup is building some familiarity in its leadership ranks from 2022, with the exception of for Ernie Els stepping in for K.J. Choi as an assistant. International captain Mike Weir said his four assistants would be Els,
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Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles brought up another top hitting prospect Tuesday, recalling outfielder Heston Kjerstad from Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles also announced that they optioned catcher David Bañuelos to Norfolk. Kjerstad was ranked 48th among ESPN’s top 100 prospects entering the season.
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Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Why
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A junior middleweight fight between former champion Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is being planned for Aug. 3 in L.A., sources tell ESPN. Ortiz must first defeat major underdog Thomas Dulorme on Saturday and emerge uninjured in a bout that will serve as
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Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 23, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — More than an hour after the New Orleans Pelicans‘ practice ended at the Paycom Center on Tuesday afternoon, Zion Williamson was still in the weight room lifting and working on his conditioning. Tuesday marked a week since Williamson strained his left
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Apr 23, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas has a rib fracture and will be out “a while,” manager Alex Cora told reporters before the team opened a three-game series in Cleveland against the Guardians. Casas was already on the 10-day injured list, but tests revealed the
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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 03:55 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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