Month: September 2024

Sep 4, 2024, 03:26 PM Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Players Association revealed an eight-year plan on Wednesday that they say should align the three organisations across a host of areas after 18 months of wrangling. The Men’s Professional Game Partnership (MPGP) aims “to create world-leading English international
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Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager was put on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of hip discomfort that could end the All-Star shortstop’s third season with the Texas Rangers. The move was made before the Rangers played their series finale against the New York
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Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper left Wednesday’s game at Toronto after being hit on the left elbow by a pitch. Harper winced in pain and grabbed his elbow after he was struck by a 92 mph fastball from right-hander Bowden Francis
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ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003. Record eight-time winner Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d’Ors
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Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions The California-based federal judge overseeing the trio of antitrust lawsuits that could reshape college sports will weigh in for the first time Thursday on a proposed
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Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis forward GG Jackson II had surgery Wednesday to repair the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, and the Grizzlies said Jackson’s status will be reevaluated in three months. The Grizzlies updated Jackson’s status for an injury they first announced Aug.
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Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm was held in contempt Wednesday by a federal judge, who ordered it to withdraw from a new arbitration proceeding it filed against the Major League Baseball Players Association. U.S. District Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 03:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions The announcement on Wednesday of the new-look Men’s Professional Game Partnership (MPGP) for English rugby came
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 4, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Matt Rempe wants to be a smarter fighter and a better hockey player as he enters his first full NHL season with the New York Rangers. The 6-foot-9 forward was a sensation last
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:42 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LSU running back John Emery Jr. tore the ACL in his left knee in practice Tuesday and is expected to miss the rest of
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Getty Images 42 minutes ago Australia’s Kaden Groves sprinted to his third victory of this year’s Vuelta a Espana on stage 17 in Santander. Ben O’Connor maintained his five-second advantage over Primoz Roglic in the leader’s red jersey as they finished safely together in the bunch. But it was a nervous day for the peloton
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