Month: May 2024

ESPN News Services May 31, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Troy Weaver is out as general manager of the Detroit Pistons amid a retooled front office led by Trajan Langdon, according to multiple reports Friday. Detroit has had the NBA’s worst record the past two seasons and won just 23% of its games
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — John Means and Tyler Wells will miss the rest of the season because of elbow problems that require surgery, a blow to Baltimore’s pitching depth as the Orioles try to defend their AL East title. Means returned late last season from Tommy
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers have been granted permission to interview two more head-coaching candidates in the franchise’s ongoing search, including New York Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant and Miami Heat top assistant Chris Quinn, sources told ESPN on Friday. Bryant has spent four years
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ESPN News Services May 31, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been placed on the 15-day injured list with what has been diagnosed as a UCL sprain in his right elbow, the team announced Friday. Manoah underwent an MRI after leaving Wednesday’s game vs. the Chicago White
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 03:40 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two other students, a lawyer representing some of the victims and their families said Friday. The school in Charlottesville will
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis participated in parts of Friday’s practice — the Boston Celtics‘ first since advancing to the NBA Finals earlier this week — and coach Joe Mazzulla said he’s pleased with the center’s recovery from a right calf strain. “He’s getting better,”
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Field Level Media May 31, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild are not retaining longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, it was announced Friday. Hendrickson, 51, was an original member of the Wild franchise as a player from 2000 to ’04 and joined the team’s coaching staff in 2010. “I would like
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 31, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Former Notre Dame starting quarterback Tyler Buchner, who joined the school’s lacrosse team this spring after playing football last fall at Alabama, will return to the Fighting Irish football team
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderMay 31, 2024, 12:57 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Daniel Jacobs and Shane Mosley Jr. have agreed to a deal
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Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterMay 31, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist and one of the most dominant college wrestlers in NCAA history, is jumping
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks advanced to the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Dallas Stars said that’s extra motivation to advance to their own championship round — and potentially make sports history in the process.
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Field Level Media May 31, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain Friday. Nootbaar, 26, is batting .234 with 5 homers and 19 RBIs in 39 games while playing all three outfield spots. The Cardinals recalled infielder Jose
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