Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 01:05 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association CHICAGO — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa on Thursday took the high road after White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton
Month: May 2023
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 05:28 PM ET DETROIT — Justin Verlander was roughed up early before settling in and having some success in his New York Mets debut against the Detroit Tigers. The three-time Cy Young award winner gave up back-to-back homers in the first inning, then threw four scoreless innings facing the franchise
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 4, 2023, 03:54 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 After the mass shooting that killed eight children and a security guard at a Belgrade elementary school, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has committed to pay for the funeral services and grief counseling for classmates
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 02:06 PM ET The NBA announced Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart as the winner of the 2022-23 Hustle Award, making him the first player to win the award two years in a row and giving it to him for the third time in the seven years it has existed. The
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 02:54 PM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius
ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 10:14 AM ET A former Detroit Pistons employee says she was sexually harassed by team executive Rob Murphy over a period of months, leading to Murphy’s firing as assistant general manager Wednesday. DeJanai Raska told the Detroit Free Press in a story published Thursday that Murphy committed multiple harassing
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 04:08 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said that Joel Embiid, the NBA’s newly minted Most Valuable Player, came through Philadelphia’s loss in Game 2 of its Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics feeling good physically, and that his motion-tracking numbers were “phenomenal.” “He looked good, and
May 4, 2023, 05:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Budenholzer is out after the East’s top-seed suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat. Budenholzer spent five seasons as coach in Milwaukee and guided the Bucks to a championship in the 2021 NBA
Associated Press May 4, 2023, 12:50 PM ET MADRID — Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years by defeating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The 2021 champion in the Spanish capital will face either top-ranked Iga Swiatek or 12th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova, who will play later Thursday.
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 4, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Geoff Cameron has announced his retirement from soccer along with his friend Brek Shea. Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/Getty Images Former United States internationals Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea have announced they are both retiring