Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2023, 06:42 PM 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 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Five months after getting swept out of the playoffs
Month: October 2023
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 21, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall routed Jorge Linares via unanimous decision on Saturday in Liverpool, England, in a 12-round junior welterweight bout. England’s Catterall prevailed via scores of 117-111 116-112 and 116-112. He doesn’t hold any titles, but is ESPN’s No. 1 boxer at 140 pounds following
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 21, 2023, 06:06 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions The Las Vegas Raiders have informed teams around the NFL that they are not trading Davante Adams before the
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2023, 07:00 AM 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 PHOENIX — NICOLE HAZEN just wanted it to feel like Christmas. It was the winter of 2020, six
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — A funny thing happened along the way to a Philadelphia Phillies repeat as pennant winners: The Arizona Diamondbacks decided to make a series of their best-of-seven matchup
Open Extended Reactions The Week 7 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN Stats &
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury briefly retired last year, a hiatus that lasted all of four months before he scheduled a December trilogy fight with Derek Chisora. Fury is set to meet former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2 p.m.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2023, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions has extended and expanded its deal with the streaming service DAZN for cards featuring the boxing stars of tomorrow, it was announced Thursday. Most Valuable Prospects will hold six cards in 2024, compared to four this year.
Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 17, 2023, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For 37 years, Showtime Championship Boxing has televised some of the biggest fights in the sport, but the network will exit boxing programming at the end of 2023, Showtime’s parent company Paramount Global announced in a statement Tuesday. “As we evolve our strategy to
Oct 9, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions College hockey season is upon us and ESPN/ESPN+ is the place to see dozens of men’s and women’s games all the way through the Frozen Four and the national championship games. On the men’s side, ESPN+ will stream every game from Hockey East and the ECAC,
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books BOSTON — When Celtics president Brad Stevens arrived at the team practice facility for a 9 a.m. meeting Monday he found his prized new player, Jrue Holiday, had beaten
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Perhaps no NBA player has been
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said Desmond Ridder is still the team’s starting quarterback after two starts where Atlanta has reached the
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jermell Charlo was ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in November 2021 when Canelo Alvarez faced Caleb Plant for the undisputed super middleweight championship. During the fight — which Canelo won via 11th-round TKO — Charlo turned to his twin brother, Jermall, and
Oct 2, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Major League Baseball attendance experienced its largest growth in 30 years in 2023, the league announced Monday. Total attendance of 70,747,365 was up 9.6% over 2022 (64,556,636), and the average attendance of 29,295 was up 9.1%. Seventeen of the 30 teams drew more than 2.5 million fans, matching the
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:26 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Manager Bob Melvin’s job appears to be safe with the underwhelming San Diego Padres after owner Peter Seidler said in a statement Monday morning that the current leadership team “continues to have my full support.” The announcement came less than 24 hours after the
Oct 2, 2023, 12:54 PM ET The New York Mets officially introduced David Stearns as their new president of baseball operations on Monday. Stearns, 38, will oversee the entire operations department, effective immediately. The native New Yorker and former Milwaukee Brewers general manager grew up rooting for the Mets and was an intern with the
Oct 2, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Former Pro Bowl tight Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, New York, on Sunday, according to family members. Francis was 70. Francis and Richard McSpadden, a former commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, rolled hard to the left after takeoff from Lake Placid
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 10:25 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Ricky Rubio remains away from the Cleveland Cavaliers as they open camp while the Spanish guard continues focusing on his mental health. Rubio said he was stepping away from the game this summer, when he was scheduled to play for Spain in the FIBA World Cup. There
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 2, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Charlotte Hornets are launching a jersey-patch partnership with YouTube and social media sensation MrBeast, a novel entrée between an influencer and an NBA franchise. MrBeast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — will
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN, and it comes one week
Oct 2, 2023, 10:00 AM ET In what’s expected to be a continued attempt to push for a trade, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden isn’t in attendance for the team’s media day on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden remains upset that the organization hasn’t moved him to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN.
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott almost let
While training as an amateur boxer as a teenager in California’s Central Valley, former unified light welterweight champion José Ramírez harvested bell peppers while on summer vacation to help support his family. “That was my first job. And I would look at many of the older men and women making such an effort doing the
Oct 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Let the 2023 MLB playoffs begin! Starting with this week’s wild-card series (beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC), it’s sure to be another thrilling October of postseason baseball. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, from the first pitch of the playoffs to the
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season kicks off Monday, when media day marks the start of training camp for 28 of the 30 teams across the league. (The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves kicked off their camps on Thursday.) That includes all 15 Eastern Conference teams, some of which
NFL Nation, ESPNOct 1, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Week 4 of the NFL season started Thursday night with a Detroit Lions win over the Green Bay Packers. Detroit ran for 211 yards and three scores to move to 3-1 on the season. On Sunday morning, the NFL’s international play started up with the Falcons and