3:07 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – In spite of back-to-back losses to rival Michigan, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith reiterated his confidence in coach Ryan Day, telling ESPN on Tuesday that “he’s my CEO” and they’ve talked about everything from personnel to play-calling and what they “need to do better.” “My standards are high,
Month: April 2023
3:13 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon aren’t the only ones paying homage to MJ. Less than a week after the
2:17 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans said Jose Alvarado, out since Feb. 27 with a stress reaction in his right tibia, has resumed on-court basketball activities but has not been cleared to return to game action just yet. Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said in a statement that
10:57 AM ET Four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is signing with the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican professional basketball league, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Cousins, 32, will play in the spring season for Guaynabo with the hopes to finding a pathway back to the NBA next season, sources said. The league – called
Rohit Sharma‘s match-winning 65 against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday night was an innings of two phases. He raced to 37 off 17 balls in the powerplay as Mumbai made a blazing start to their chase of 173, and slowed down thereafter, his last 28 runs coming at exactly a run a ball. Speaking at the
1:18 PM ET Associated Press MONACO — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic looked rusty as he started his clay-court season with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win against qualifier Ivan Gakhov at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The two-time Monte Carlo champion had not played since losing to Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals of the Dubai Championships
2:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl inside linebacker and 2019 first-round draft pick Devin White has requested a trade, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. One of the sources told ESPN that White has grown increasingly frustrated with the team and is “fed up.” The source did not provide specifics on
12:26 PM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. The Detroit Lions are trading cornerback Jeff Okudah to the Atlanta
8:26 AM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Braves right-hander Kyle Wright, who led Major League Baseball with 21 wins last season, will come off the injured list and make his season debut Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds. Wright, 27, has been on the 15-day IL since experiencing right-shoulder inflammation this spring. He made a rehab
12:46 PM ET Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to sources familiar with the situation. He’s expected to return for the 2024 season. Anderson, 24, had a quick ascent to front-line big league starter, punctuated by a win in Game 3 of the 2021 World Series, where he held the