Month: July 2024

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 23, 2024, 01:54 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 Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, is in the process of finalizing
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Field Level Media Jul 23, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery was activated from the 15-day injured list and will start Tuesday night against the visiting the Kansas City Royals. Montgomery, 31, progressed enough from right knee inflammation to skip a rehab assignment after three-plus weeks on the IL.
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers held a pair of news conferences here at their practice facility Tuesday: one at 11 a.m. to celebrate Tyrese Maxey signing a new five-year max contract and another at 1 p.m. heralding Paul George’s four-year max contract commitment.
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — After Rutgers recorded its first winning season since 2014, coach Greg Schiano is telling his team to aim even higher. Schiano returns arguably his deepest and most talented
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Jul 23, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers fully expect wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to remain with the team going forward, general manager John Lynch said Tuesday. “We fully intend on Brandon being a Niner,” Lynch told reporters, adding that the 49ers expect him “to be an integral part of
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 01:54 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 — Ohio State
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Jul 23, 2024, 08:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah, who spent the past four seasons with Miami, is signing a one-year deal with the Dolphins that is worth up to $5 million, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. The deal was negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patchy Mix will return to action to defend his Bellator bantamweight championship against Leandro Higo in the main event of Bellator Champions Series: Paris at the Adidas Arena when Bellator returns to Paris on Nov. 16. Mix (20-1) is looking to bounce back after
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — After expanding in each of the past two summers, the Big Ten expects to stay at 18 members as it prepares to welcome four new additions from the
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Associated Press Jul 23, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, N.Y. — – The Buffalo Sabres averted salary arbitration by agreeing to sign newly acquired forward Beck Malenstyn to a two-year, $2.7 million contract on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Malenstyn was a restricted free agent and had opted for salary arbitration earlier this month.
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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Jul 23, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are brushing off recent comments from former teammate Luis Severino, who quipped last week that the Bronx Bombers “only have two good hitters.” The Yankees open a two-game series Tuesday against Severino and his current team, the New York Mets. Severino did
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran guard Reggie Jackson has agreed on a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets and plans to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers upon clearing waivers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Jackson arrived in a July trade with the Denver Nuggets as part of a
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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The USWNT will play in their first major tournament after hiring a new coach, while the men’s side returns to the Olympics after a 16-year wait. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) The
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Jul 23, 2024, 10:43 AM Open Extended Reactions Former England scrumhalf Ben Youngs underwent heart surgery after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers. Youngs is England’s most-capped men’s player and has been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and tachycardia. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The 34-year-old had surgery after the incident but has
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