Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 17, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The way the Stanley Cup playoffs have shaken out with such unpredictability, any favorite should be considered a prohibitive one at best. That said, there is a clear favorite to win it all as the postseason is whittled to
May 17, 2023, 11:50 AM ET LIV Golf’s Paul Casey has withdrawn from this week’s PGA Championship due to injury. Casey, 45, of England, had received an exemption for the tournament that begins Thursday at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Casey, who dealt with a back injury last year, was replaced in
Jonny Bairstow feared he would never walk again after breaking his left leg in three places last August. On Tuesday, Bairstow’s recovery from the horrific injury sustained while playing golf came full circle. After eight months on the sidelines, missing six Tests and England’s T20 World Cup win, the 33-year-old was recalled to England’s squad
No bot is perfect. Projections play a big part in fantasy baseball prognostications, from guiding rankings to assisting in trade evaluation to estimating individual game matchups. They do not always, however, tell a complete story about what is yet to come. Projections generally cannot account for the human element of the game, especially dramatic, unexpected
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2023, 11:29 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Michigan has hired Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler, son of longtime Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler, as its assistant director of football recruiting. Shemy Schembechler confirmed the hiring to ESPN and posted about it Wednesday on
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 17, 2023, 05:00 AM ET It was around this time last year that Erik ten Hag summoned Manchester United‘s recruitment team to Amsterdam to start mapping out the first stage of his Old Trafford rebuild. Less than 24 hours after winning his third Eredivisie title with Ajax, he sat down with assistants
Adriana Garcia May 17, 2023, 05:16 AM ET Leonardo Bonucci played his 500th match for Juventus last week. Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images Italy captain Leonardo Bonucci has said he will retire from football in June 2024 once his contract with Juventus expires. Bonucci, 36, made his 500th appearance for Juve in
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 17, 2023, 09:06 AM ET Barcelona director of football Mateu Alemany has made a U-turn on his decision to leave for Aston Villa and will now stay at the club, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Alemany, 60, announced his departure from Barca two weeks ago, with sources telling ESPN he
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 17, 2023, 08:36 AM ET Getafe have filed a formal complaint over Real Madrid‘s substitution of Eduardo Camavinga during Saturday’s LaLiga game, which if upheld, would see Madrid’s 1-0 win become a 3-0 defeat. Madrid were set to replace Marco Asensio with Alvaro Odriozola in the 84th minute of the
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette When the first version of a college football video game in years comes out next summer, the virtual likenesses of actual players will be in the