Month: April 2024

Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, S.C. — Daria Kasatkina rallied after getting shut out in the second set for a 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 victory over Ashlyn Krueger at the rain-delayed Charleston Open on Wednesday night. Kasatkina, seeded fourth, does not play the season’s opening clay-court tournament often —
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 09:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Astros ace Justin Verlander is scheduled to make his first rehabilitation start Sunday at Triple-A Sugar Land. The 41-year-old Verlander, who opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, will throw a bullpen session Thursday in Houston
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ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UConn men’s basketball team is leaving for the Final Four in Arizona late Wednesday night after a confluence of issues delayed its trip out of Connecticut. The team’s departure was pushed to 11:30 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday because of mechanical issues, the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy is leaving no stone unturned before he attempts to become the sixth golfer to complete the career Grand Slam by winning a
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech is ending spring practice for quarterback Behren Morton, who was limited by a shoulder injury last season and has already been named the 2024 starter. Coach Joey McGuire said Wednesday the decision to shut down Morton was made in
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterApr 3, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Former New York Giants coach Joe Judge has joined Ole Miss‘ football staff, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, as Lane Kiffin continues to make key staff additions this
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Mark Montgomery, the former Northern Illinois coach who has served as an assistant on Tom Izzo’s staff at Michigan State for the past three seasons, has been hired as the new head coach at Detroit Mercy. The Horizon League school announced the
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Jason Heyward was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday because of lower back tightness. Los Angeles said the move was retroactive to Saturday. Heyward, 34, missed the Dodgers’ past three games dealing with the injury. Scans
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterApr 3, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions For the third straight year, defensive lineman Eddie Goldman and the Atlanta Falcons are going to try to make
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ESPN News Services Apr 3, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With injuries and bad weather draining their rotation already, the New York Mets have agreed to a contract with veteran starter Julio Teheran, according to multiple reports. Teheran, a longtime Mets nemesis with rival Atlanta, spent spring training with Baltimore. The right-hander opted
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 05:44 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who’s battling ALS, was hospitalized again and undergoing tests Wednesday, publicist Betsy Shepherd said. McMichael, 66, went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago. He spent more than a week at a suburban hospital after being admitted into intensive
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterApr 3, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers agreed to terms with outside
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports and AEG will launch a new postseason college basketball tournament next year. The College Basketball Crown will be a 16-team tournament taking place March 31 through April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. The games will be played at the
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Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 3, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Utah State big man Great Osobor, the Mountain West Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal Wednesday. He’s also expected to go through the NBA draft process, sources
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Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four compared with that for the men’s semifinals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms. The average price
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