Lanning’s exit from the international game had come as a shock but was not surprising given she had missed three international series in 2023, including the Women’s Ashes, due to an undisclosed medical issue. Even when she retired in November she did not wish to reveal what she had been battling. Lanning instead revealed her
Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Ryan Leonard is not joining the Washington Capitals for the playoffs after all and will return to Boston College for his sophomore season. General manager Brian MacLellan confirmed that Wednesday, saying the organization’s top prospect expressed a desire to play another
Open Extended Reactions G League Ignite’s Tyler Smith, ranked No. 21 among NBA prospects by ESPN, will enter the 2024 draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Smith, a 6-foot-10 forward from Houston, averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22 minutes per game in the G League this season, shooting 36% on 3-pointers. Smith has
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 17, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Grant Hill, the managing director of the United States men’s basketball team, said the decision to release the team’s roster happened to coincide with the United States Olympic Committee’s weeklong event in New York City commemorating the Paris Olympics being 100 days away. But,
Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard took a small step forward Wednesday in his bid to be ready for the start of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Lillard got back on the practice floor
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 17, 2024, 05:01 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
Apr 17, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out of Friday’s play-in tournament elimination game against the Sacramento Kings with an injured left hamstring, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Williamson will be evaluated again in the coming weeks, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks
ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA, the league announced Wednesday. The NBA said that Porter provided confidential information to bettors, limited his own participation in games for gambling purposes and bet on NBA games. “There is nothing more
Apr 17, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Former Albany defensive lineman AJ Simon, who was hoping to be selected in next week’s draft, has died at the age of 25, the school announced Wednesday. The cause of Simon’s death wasn’t immediately known. “The UAlbany football program was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former
Tristan H. Cockcroft Apr 17, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Panic often runs rampant at this stage of the fantasy baseball season. Annually. If you’ve played for any length of time, you know that managers can — on the whole — be an overreactive bunch during the month of April. Editor’s Picks 1