Month: April 2024

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 29, 2024, 12:32 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin took the blame for his team’s opening round sweep at the hands of the New York Rangers, the first time the star winger ever went scoreless in a playoff series. “It’s
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 29, 2024, 01:47 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. PHOENIX — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was helped off
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Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series. Edwards scored 31 of his points in the second half and
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Wilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 28, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off setting multiple New York Knicks playoff records and powering his team to a thrilling 97-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 of their first-round series behind a 47-point, 10-assist performance, Jalen Brunson was asked if his accomplishments are
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 28, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Kyrie Irving‘s scoring brilliance allowed the Mavericks to rally from a 31-point deficit in Sunday’s Game 4, but Luka Doncic
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 28, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — After seeing a sea of Knicks fans invade Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon to watch New York take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against the hometown 76ers with a 97-92 win, superstar Joel Embiid expressed disappointment at hearing
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway. Hamlin’s third win of the
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list on Sunday with a strained forearm. The 27-year-old Wicks was scheduled to start the series finale at Boston, but he was scratched on Saturday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related “There was a forearm
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Aaron Judge should have been called for interference for his slide on a botched double-play attempt that sparked New York‘s winning rally Sunday at Milwaukee, crew chief Andy Fletcher acknowledged after the Yankees’ 15-5 victory. With the score tied 4-all in the
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Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 28, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — With the Bucks already missing their top two scorers Sunday night against the Pacers, Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis was ejected early in Game 4 after a scuffle with Indiana guard Andrew Nembhard. Portis received a double technical foul for what officials called
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Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DULUTH, Ga. — Stephen Ames celebrated his 60th birthday with a successful title defense in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for his eighth PGA Tour Champions victory. A stroke behind Paul Broadhurst after matching the tournament record Saturday
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Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 28, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball plans to address its uniform fiasco after changes this spring to the standard jerseys and pants led to widespread complaints from players and
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Apr 28, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Offensive tackle Mekhi Becton, a former first-round draft pick of the New York Jets, plans to sign a one-year deal worth up to $5.5 million with the Philadelphia Eagles, agents Alan Herman and Jared Fox told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. The signing, which was encouraged
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