Open Extended Reactions Daniel Ricciardo scored his first points of the season in Miami. Kym Illman/Getty Images MIAMI — Daniel Ricciardo said his sprint race was a “middle finger” statement performance aimed at his recent critics. Ricciardo finished fourth, behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who gave the Australian a thumbs
Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell $25,000 on Saturday for verbally abusing a game official. His actions occurred on the court after the Lakers’ season-ending Game 5 loss at Denver on Monday night, the league said. Russell finished the 108-106
May 4, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Former Michigan standout and Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Darius Morris has died at 33, his family announced Saturday. No cause of death was given. TMZ reported Morris’ body was found in the Los Angeles area on Thursday. He was a Los Angeles native. “With great sadness we announce
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing the past two-plus seasons with a knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has exercised the $21.4 million option on his contract for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Ball has undergone three surgeries on his left knee, the most
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 03:58 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 reserve power forward/center Maxi Kleber will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a third-degree dislocation of the AC joint of
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 06:48 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 DENVER — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch handed his crutches to a team
May 4, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight championship against Steve Erceg in the main event of UFC 301 on Saturday, May 4, in Rio de Janeiro. The main card at Farmasi Arena will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN and
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 4, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso said he will take the matter to the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images MIAMI — Fernando Alonso has accused Formula One’s stewards of being biased against Spanish
ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Iga Swiatek avenged her loss in last year’s final to Aryna Sabalenka and won the Madrid Open on Saturday after a third-set tiebreaker. The top-ranked Swiatek beat No. 2 Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) for her 20th career title and third
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring for his annual Cinco De Mayo weekend fight and will face former junior middleweight champ Jaime Munguia on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez (60-2-2, 39 KOs), 33, is 9-1 fighting on