Month: May 2024

May 30, 2024, 06:12 AM Open Extended Reactions A legal battle looms between Rugby Australia and the consortium who planned to save the Melbourne Rebels, with the Super Rugby Pacific club to be shut down after 14 seasons. Five months after the Rebels entered voluntary administration, Rugby Australia broke the news before players boarded a
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ESPN News Services May 29, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Spencer Schwellenbach had mixed results in his big league debut with the Atlanta Braves. Schwellenbach, one of the Braves’ top pitching prospects, made the leap from Double-A to the majors Wednesday night and lasted five innings. The 23-year-old right-handler gave up
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Paula Lavigne, ESPN Investigative ReporterMay 29, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Open Extended Reactions A jury Wednesday found in
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Associated Press May 29, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAGINAW, Mich. — Easton Cowan broke a tie with 1:25 left and added an empty-netter and the London Knights beat the Saginaw Spirit 4-2 on Wednesday night to advance to the Memorial Cup championship game. Cowan took a pass from Sam O’Reilly and beat
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Associated Press May 29, 2024, 10:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARLSBAD, Calif. — Auburn senior J.M. Butler polished off a dominant two days at La Costa by winning the anchor match Wednesday to give the Tigers the final point they needed to beat Florida State and capture their first NCAA title in men’s golf.
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterMay 29, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions With its thick rough, notable changes in elevation and series of sloping greens, the Old Course at Lancaster Country Club presents quite the challenge for
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Associated Press May 29, 2024, 09:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah left Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox because of right elbow discomfort. With two out and a runner on third in the second inning, Manoah was checked on by manager John Schneider and an
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 29, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers are beginning the interview process for the franchise’s head-coaching opening, securing permission to interview two top candidates on the team’s list: Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson and New Orleans assistant James Borrego, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Cavaliers are planning
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Associated Press May 29, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox put outfielder Tyler O’Neill on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation before Wednesday night’s game at Baltimore. The move was retroactive to Sunday, the day after O’Neill left a game against Milwaukee with knee soreness. O’Neill
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 29, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions DESTIN, Fla. — Texas won’t face Arkansas and Texas A&M until November, but the excitement surrounding the return of the storied rivalries was already creating chatter this week at the
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