Jan 2, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re into 2024, and the new MLB season is just a few months away. In the first half of free agency, we had some splashy moves — you might have heard that Shohei Ohtani signed a $700 million deal? — and plenty of smaller pickups. But
Month: January 2024
Associated Press Jan 2, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Jenni Hermoso arrived at the Audiencia Nacional court in Madrid on Tuesday to testify against Luis Rubiales. Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images Jenni Hermoso, the Spain player kissed on the lips by her country’s football association’s president at the Women’s World Cup final in August, appeared
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 2, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out signing a defender this month, backing Real Madrid‘s existing squad to cope in the absence of first-choice centre-back pairing Éder Militão and David Alaba. Militão has been out long-term since August with an ACL tear, while Alaba
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 2, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have cut short defender Sergio Reguilón‘s loan deal, a source has told ESPN. United have triggered a break clause in the agreement, meaning Reguilón will return to Tottenham. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Spaniard arrived at Old Trafford
Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney has been fired as Birmingham City manager, sources have told ESPN, after a run of nine defeats in 15 games left the team on the brink of the EFL Championship relegation zone. Birmingham’s American owners, Knighthead Capital Management led by the company’s co-found Tom Wagner, removed Rooney from his post
Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 2, 2024, 02:38 AM 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
NFL Nation, ESPNJan 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Week 18 of the 2023 NFL regular season. We have arrived to the final Power Rankings poll of the season as the playoffs near. With another convincing win this past weekend, this time over the Miami Dolphins, the Baltimore Ravens are the
Associated Press Jan 2, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — The longest time off tour in his professional career made Rafael Nadal much more nervous than usual ahead of his first competitive match in almost 12 months. The 22-time major winner showed no signs of rust at the Brisbane International on
Eric Woodyard, ESPNJan 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored