Month: May 2024

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Associated Press May 8, 2024, 06:03 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police announced Wednesday they’ve opened an investigation into an “NBA player and citizen” altercation that happened at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on the night Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley threw a ball at a fan in the final minutes of a season-ending loss to the Indiana
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up star prospect Paul Skenes, and the hard-throwing right-hander is expected to debut Saturday at PNC Park against the Chicago Cubs.
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Associated Press May 8, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Naomi Osaka looked comfortable in her opening match at the Italian Open, beating 45th-ranked Clara Burel 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Wednesday. It was Osaka’s first victory over a top-50 player on clay since defeating Victoria Azarenka at the 2019 French Open. Osaka
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert admitted it could have been delirium setting in as
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Paula Lavigne, ESPN Investigative ReporterMay 8, 2024, 04:28 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. Ippei Mizuhara agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to
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Tisha Thompson, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Ryan Boyajian, a current cast member of Bravo’s reality TV series “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” is the bookmaker’s associate to whom Ippei
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Associated Press May 8, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two Republican Congressmen introduced a bill Wednesday that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that stand in the way of their ability to govern college sports. The Protect The Ball Act is sponsored by Rep. Russell
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Field Level Media May 8, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday. Voted on by fellow members of the NHL Players’ Association, it is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL. Matthews won the trophy
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Field Level Media May 8, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Angels first baseman Brandon Drury exited Wednesday afternoon’s game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the seventh inning due to left hamstring tightness. Nolan Schanuel took over at first for Drury, who was 2-for-3 with a run and
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Associated Press May 8, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — A low-ranked Argentine tennis player linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium has been suspended for five years for corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday. Eduardo Agustín Torre was sanctioned for offenses from 2017 in connection with the criminal case
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Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley is willing to do whatever it takes to land a fight with Conor McGregor in what could be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. O’Malley appeared on Bradley Martyn’s “Raw Talk” podcast and revealed that he would
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ESPN News Services May 8, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday’s game in Kansas City. Infielder Tyler Black was optioned to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Yelich, who was in the lineup batting third as the designated hitter
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Andre Snellings, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just one game on the NBA playoff schedule tonight: Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, Game 2. Game 1 was a slugfest, and the Pacers were in control for the majority of it. The fast pace, the high score and, most importantly, the bench
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