Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 02:54 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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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
ESPN News Services Apr 30, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman Jose Abreu to their spring training facility to try to get the 2020 American League MVP back on track. General manager Dana Brown made the announcement Tuesday, saying that they’d make the move
Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday and finished with a career-high 14 in 6⅔ innings. The Cardinals rallied after Flaherty’s exit, scoring twice
Alden Gonzalez Close Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer 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. Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Apr
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — To understand why the Atlanta Falcons became the story of the NFL draft last week by taking quarterback Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 overall, it’s necessary to go back to the team’s last franchise quarterback. From 2008
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward Bojan Bogdanovic will miss the rest of the season because of left foot surgery, the team announced. Bogdanovic, who turned 35 last week, had already been dealing with a wrist issue before he injured his foot almost immediately after checking
Apr 30, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to miss a minimum of several games with a right soleus strain suffered in Game 4, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The Celtics said the star big man will be out for Wednesday’s Game 5 in Boston
Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin appreciates the success of a 49-win season but signaled he’s determined to shift away from the current makeup of his roster this summer. “Whereas in the past we’ve always erred on the
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is considered probable for Wednesday’s pivotal Game 5 against the LA Clippers due to a sprained right
Apr 30, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI –The Miami Heat will be without yet another starter when they face an elimination game in Boston on Wednesday night. Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel with the team Tuesday for a Game 5 against the Celtics, ruled out with a strained right
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Nolan Jones on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a low back strain. Jones, who turns 26 on May 7, is batting just .170 with one homer, seven RBIs and 37 strikeouts in 26 games. He is a
Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With multiple weeks to decide whether to stay in the draft or withdraw, a whopping 195 players have filed as early entry candidates for the 2024 NBA draft. There are 60 total picks in the NBA draft, with second-round selections signing non-guaranteed contracts.
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was named the NBA’s Executive of the Year Tuesday afternoon. Stevens received 16 of the 30 first place votes, and was on 25 of the 30 ballots, winning in a runaway after making trades for Kristaps
Apr 30, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cornerback Chris Harris Jr., a four-time Pro Bowl selection in 12 NFL seasons, told the Denver Gazette that he has retired. Harris, 34, last played in the NFL in 2022 with the New Orleans Saints, and he told the Gazette that after not receiving interest from
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 10:28 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
Field Level Media Apr 30, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fireballer Jhoan Duran is ready to join the Twins’ roster for the first time this season as Minnesota takes on the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Duran likely was to be available for the surging Twins, who have won
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Both Joel Embiid and Kelly Oubre Jr. missed shootaround for the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday ahead of Game 5 of their first-round series against the New York Knicks. Embiid missed it with a migraine, while Oubre had an illness. Embiid, who
Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 30, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A clash between former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and undefeated contender Jared Anderson is being planned for Aug. 3 in Los Angeles, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, announced Monday evening on social media. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will first
Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 09:44 AM ET JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat
Adrian Wojnarowski Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Apr 30, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch will undergo surgery to repair a right patellar tendon Wednesday, and it remains unclear whether he’ll be able
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LARRY DAVID said it best. The beloved actor and writer, best known for “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” made an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” last month, during which he talked about his beloved New York Knicks and their best player, point guard
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 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 The Houston Astros arrived at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium in Mexico City on Saturday searching for a symbolic
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 01:54 AM 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 DENVER — LeBron James said he is undecided on his NBA future following
Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 02:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ powerful offense that includes Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman isn’t used to putting zeros on the scoreboard. They’re just fine with one that occurred Monday night. The Dodgers played an entire game without striking out once
ESPN News Services Apr 30, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 32 points despite a strained calf and sank the game winner with 3.6 seconds left as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets bounced LeBron James from the playoffs again with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 12:42 AM 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 ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING LOSS weighed on Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham as he
Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers found themselves on the wrong end of a momentum-swinging decision by an umpiring crew for a second straight day. This time, the umpires say they got the call right. Milwaukee thought it had tied the game in the ninth
Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Williams highlighted a 24-point performance with a back-breaking 3 with three minutes left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 97-89 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their first-round playoff series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had
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