Month: June 2024

Jun 18, 2024, 08:47 AM Open Extended Reactions Marcus Smith will start at fly-half for England ahead of namesake Fin Smith as coach Steve Borthwick made four enforced changes for their first Test of the summer series in Japan on Saturday. With Owen Farrell and George Ford unavailable, Marcus Smith has been handed the No.
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 18, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeff Van Gundy has agreed on a deal to become the lead assistant on Ty Lue’s LA Clippers‘ coaching staff, sources told ESPN. Van Gundy is considered one of the finest minds in basketball and had been pursued for years to rejoin coaching on
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Cricket Australia’s review into the events of March 2018 painted Warner as the chief orchestrator of Sandpapergate, a scandal that cast a shadow over Australian cricket and led to wholesale changes within the national team’s culture and leadership. Cameron Bancroft received a nine-month ban from the sport for rubbing sandpaper on the ball in Cape
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 02:23 AM 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 BOSTON — After playing in more playoff games than any other player in
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 01:05 AM 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 BOSTON — As the Dallas Mavericks essentially waved the white flag, substituting for all of their starters while trailing by 21 points
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics, fresh off winning the franchise’s 18th NBA championship, enter the offseason with some of the best sportsbook odds for a repeat title since the great Golden State teams
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 17, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Behind 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists from Jayson Tatum and 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists from Finals MVP Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics blew out the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to win the 2024 NBA Finals, winning a record-setting
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 17, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Infielder J.D. Davis was designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s on Monday, sources told ESPN, three months after the San Francisco Giants released Davis during
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Jun 17, 2024, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A former college football player pleaded guilty Monday in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-related unemployment benefits, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Justice. Abdul-Malik McClain, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for orchestrating a scheme that netted $283,063 and
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 09:18 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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ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays put right-hander Yimi Garcia on the 15-day injured list Monday because of a sore elbow, one day after the reliever left a save opportunity against Cleveland with two outs in the ninth inning. Toronto selected the contract
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Jun 17, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé and France won their Euro 2024 opener on Monday against Austria, but it was hardly straightforward. Lars Baron/Getty Images Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and
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