Month: September 2024

Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Taylor Townsend and Donald Young advanced to the US Open mixed doubles final Tuesday, keeping alive Townsend’s chance to win two doubles titles at the tournament. Townsend and Young, who is retiring after the tournament, beat the No. 8-seeded team of
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:53 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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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 11:41 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 A federal judge approved Diamond Sports Group’s deals with the NBA and NHL on Tuesday, another step forward
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 06:20 PM 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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Sep 3, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will get the chance to emulate his legendary father as a multiple world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida next month. After weeks of negotiations, Team Tszyu have agreed on Australia’s son of a
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Field Level Media Sep 3, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks activated slugger Christian Walker from the 10-day injured list but also will be without outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. due to a calf injury when they face the host San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Gurriel was placed on the injured
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterSep 3, 2024, 07:53 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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Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Seeking to lure the Philadelphia 76ers across the river, New Jersey is offering up to $400 million in tax credits and outlining plans for a sprawling mixed-use waterfront development. In a letter dated Monday, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said it
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Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey. Jaromir Jagr posted
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Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EVANSTON, Ill. — Mark Jackson had never visited Northwestern. By the time he first stepped on campus, he had already agreed to leave Villanova and take over as the school’s new athletic director. “My wife, she was like, ‘Aren’t you going to go visit
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Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 07:06 PM ET NEW YORK — Umpire Nick Mahrley will miss a second week after after sustaining a concussion. The 41-year-old was injured while working the plate during an Aug. 25 game between Colorado and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mahrley was hit in the neck by Giancarlo
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Leon Draisaitl has signed a blockbuster eight-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers that gives the star center the highest average annual contract value in the salary cap era. Draisaitl, 28, agreed to a deal that begins
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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s return to Edmonton, Alberta on Nov. 2 has a new main event. UFC CEO Dana White announced on X that former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will face Amir Albazi at Rogers Place in what will likely be a title eliminator. Editor’s Picks
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Lizzy Becherano Sep 3, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Tim Ream said players have not been made aware of the impending appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the team’s new head coach. “We know as much as everybody else,” Ream said, speaking at a news conference on Tuesday. “We were updated
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