ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Bill Zito has been promoted by the Florida Panthers, with the team announcing Monday that its general manager will now also serve as the team’s president of hockey operations. The promotion came with a multiyear contract extension, the terms of
Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver-Brunt have been named as the Leading Cricketers in the World in the 2024 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, published on Tuesday. Cummins, Australia’s fast-bowling spearhead and captain across formats, guided his side to victory over India in both the ICC World Test Championship at The Oval in June, and the
Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Attendance was up 1.4% in the NBA this season, with the league setting records for ticket sales and sellouts. The total attendance in the regular season that ended Sunday was 22,536,341, the league said — the second consecutive season in which
Associated Press Apr 15, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball is once again contemplating wearing ankle braces if it means staying on the court. Ball has been limited to 58 games the past two seasons combined because of ankle issues and hasn’t played for the Charlotte Hornets since Jan.
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder was voted the National Basketball Coaches Association’s NBA coach of the year on Monday. Daigneault delivered the youngest team in modern league history (an average of 24 years old) to the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed and
James Regan Apr 15, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Deontay Wilder has hinted his fight against Zhilei Zhang on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev’s undisputed light heavyweight world title fight in Saudi Arabia could be his last. Heavyweight Wilder was beaten in dominant fashion by Joseph Parker in December, while
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Wide receiver DeVonta
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended
Simon Cambers Apr 15, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barring any last-minute issues, Rafael Nadal will return to action Tuesday when he plays in the Barcelona Open. It will be his first clay-court event of the year, just his second tournament in the past 15 months — and his eagerly anticipated comeback will