May 6, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Running back Rashaad Penny plans to sign with the Carolina Panthers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday. Penny, drafted in the first round of the 2018 draft by the Seattle Seahawks, will reunite with Panthers head coach Dave Canales, who was an assistant with
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For a brief moment — if only a sliver of time — Naoya Inoue appeared human. As the Japanese star fired a left hook in the opening round of Monday’s undisputed junior featherweight championship fight at the Tokyo Dome, Inoue dropped his right hand.
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC has rebooked a bantamweight matchup between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov for its next trip to Abu Dhabi. The 135-pound bout will headline UFC Fight
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, controls the biggest purse strings in boxing and says he plans to use that power to fix a sport he told ESPN is “broken.” The exclusive interview took place
Thunder 176 for 9 (Smale 58, Lamb 44, Gordon 3-23, Higham 3-28) beat The Blaze 174 (Gaur 3-33, Jones 3-37) by one wicket Bolstered by the return of four England players, Thunder proved too strong for The Blaze as the Trent Bridge side slumped to a fourth defeat in five matches in the Rachael Heyhoe
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 08:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Naoya Inoue suffered the first knockdown of his illustrious career in the opening round but rebounded to floor Luis Nery three times en route to a Round 6 KO victory to retain his undisputed junior featherweight championship on Monday in Tokyo. There were 44,000-plus
Anthony Gharib, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit has been known as the “automotive capital of the world” since Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903. Over a century later, the “Motor City” moniker remains strong — and the Detroit Tigers are changing gears to tap in to that
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery knows a thing or two about how quickly narratives can shift in the Stanley Cup playoffs. “The first round is the wild, wild West. Always is,” he said after Boston won
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 5, 2024, 10:38 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — There was a lot going through Lando Norris‘ head as he started the final lap of Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Since the age of seven, when first stepped into a
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2024, 06:00 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