Month: July 2024

Jul 24, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis, the Italian said on Wednesday. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” Sinner wrote in a post
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Field Level Media Jul 24, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Keegan Bradley admitted Wednesday that he had a brief conversation with Tiger Woods to get the latter’s input surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup. Unfortunately, the timing of that talk with the 15-time major champion wasn’t the best. The two were competing in the
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — Angels center fielder Mike Trout is feeling a bit better a day after leaving his rehab assignment early with soreness in his surgically repaired left knee, manager Ron Washington said Wednesday. Washington said Trout could serve as the DH for Triple-A Salt
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 12:38 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — One of the biggest changes this season in the 12-team College Football Playoff is the guarantee that the five highest-ranked conference champions will earn the chance to compete
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Baseball fans with Comcast subscriptions who have been unable to watch their teams for most of this season
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Jul 24, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Francisco 49ers All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams didn’t report to training camp because he is seeking an adjustment to his contract, coach Kyle Shanahan said after the team’s first practice. “I knew it could be a possibility. I feel pretty confident it will all work
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Associated Press Jul 24, 2024, 03:34 PM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. — Bob Marcum, who served as athletic director at Kansas, South Carolina, UMass and Marshall, has died a few days after suffering a stroke. He was 87. South Carolina, UMass and Marshall’s athletic departments all announced Marcum’s death Wednesday, a day after he died. Arkansas
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — USC coach
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said the Big Ten should have four teams in the 12-team College Football Playoff every year because of how difficult the league will be
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LILLE, France — Kevin Durant practiced Wednesday, and coach Steve Kerr said there will be a “big collaboration” in determining when the program’s all-time leading Olympic
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Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Jul 24, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — After five 10-win seasons at Penn State but no College Football Playoff appearances, coach James Franklin understands that the bar has been raised, especially with the CFP expanding
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After a long offseason where Daniel Jones had to rehab a torn ACL and
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 24, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been a great summer for the Boston Celtics. Last month, they surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers by claiming their NBA-record 18th title. On July 1, the Celtics agreed with Jayson Tatum on a five-year, $314 million extension, the richest contract in NBA
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 24, 2024, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has agreed on a three-year contract extension that’ll take him through the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Thibodeau, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, has been at the forefront of a franchise resurgence that includes
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