Month: April 2024

Open Extended Reactions It’s back to the future for Australian rugby this season, with the Wallabies confirmed to play two afternoon fixtures during the Rugby Championship later this year. Joe Schmidt’s side will face the Springboks in Brisbane on the afternoon of Aug. 10 [2.45pm AEST], before they later face the All Blacks in Sydney
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterApr 15, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will avoid surgery on the ankle injury he suffered last month but there
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 12:32 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid notched his 100th assist this season against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night, becoming just the fourth player in NHL history to hit triple digits for helpers. McDavid returned to
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ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 01:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Chicago Cubs rookie Michael Busch homered for the fifth straight game Monday night, matching the longest streak by a Cubs player since 1900. Busch led off the second inning with his sixth home run of the season, a 419-foot drive to
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Apr 16, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World number three Carlos Alcaraz has cast doubt on his Madrid Open title defense later this month as the Spaniard nurses a right arm injury that has forced him to miss key tune-up events for the French Open. The 20-year-old successfully defended his Indian Wells title
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ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Michael Lorenzen pitched five scoreless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Monday night. Lorenzen, signed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent late
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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 12:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are looking for new leadership after finishing with the NBA’s worst record for the second straight year. The Pistons announced Monday, a day after finishing the season 14-68, that it will hire a head of basketball operations who will
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets‘ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings‘ top assistant, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Fernandez, 41, has
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ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland appeared to injure his right, non-throwing shoulder while being used as a pinch runner in the ninth inning of Monday night’s 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Bud Black, however, said afterward that Freeland was
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 10:41 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Open Extended Reactions Louisville running back Peny Boone told ESPN on Monday that he plans to enter the transfer portal, marking his second transfer in four months. Boone left Toledo and entered the
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, beginning the end of the racial segregation that had relegated Black
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Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring, who led the Vols in tackles last season, is entering the transfer portal,
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Open Extended Reactions Kentucky’s Ugonna Onyenso told ESPN that he is hiring an agent and declaring for the 2024 NBA draft. “I’m ready to go to the next level,” Onyenso said. “I’m not thinking about coming back to play college basketball. I’m 100% focused on the NBA.” Onyenso, ranked No. 47 in the ESPN 100
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterApr 15, 2024, 08:58 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions NORMAN, Okla. — Brent Venables, entering his third season as Oklahoma‘s football coach, isn’t one to make predictions. But he is a big believer when it comes to
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Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 09:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — A healthy Trae Young gives the Atlanta Hawks their best hope for overcoming season-long injury woes and advancing past the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Young hopes he can provide his normal production after playing three games at the
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