Over 150 players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup received targeted abuse on social media, with a FIFA report showing that the United States women’s national team squad received more than twice the number of discriminatory or threatening posts than any other competing nation. Two unidentified players — who FIFA has chosen not to name
Month: December 2023
Turron Davenport, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Iga Swiatek‘s second consecutive season-ending No. 1 ranking helped her collect a second consecutive WTA Player of the Year award Monday, making her the first woman since Serena Williams to claim that honor twice in a row. Williams, who retired
Open Extended Reactions Unai Emery knows better than most the suffocating pressure that comes with managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, so the Aston Villa coach will know perfectly well what Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are enduring at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. Two of the Premier League‘s most successful clubs,
Field Level Media Dec 11, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will have surgery this week on his left ankle, the team said Monday. The operation will take place at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery and he will be re-evaluated in 8-10 weeks. He was hurt in
Dec 11, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is available to play Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors, according to coach Frank Vogel. Beal has played just three games this season as he has dealt with a back injury. Acquired from the Washington Wizards in an offseason trade, Beal
Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite the praise from league insiders, players and fans for the debut of the NBA’s in-season tournament, even its architect admitted it won’t come back in exactly the same format next season. “I want to thank all of the players in the league and
Associated Press Dec 11, 2023, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and became the first Venezuelan-born player to win a Gold Glove, died Dec. 6, his family announced. Davalillo died in Caracas after emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction
ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a move that opens up a 40-man roster spot for Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers have traded reliever Victor Gonzalez and infielder Jorbit Vivas to the New York Yankees for shortstop prospect Trey Sweeney, sources told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez on Monday.
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 12:48 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants standout defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is expected to return from a