Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auFeb 7, 2024, 11:25 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions
Month: February 2024
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles acquired utilityman Nick Maton from the Detroit Tigers for cash Wednesday night. Maton hit .173 with eight home runs and 32 RBI in 93 games for the Tigers last season. He has played in 180 major league games in
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. won a record $19.9 million in salary arbitration Wednesday when a three-person panel picked his request rather than the Toronto Blue Jays‘ $18.05 million offer. Scott Buchheit, Walt De Treux and Jeanne Charles made the decision a day
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox‘s next home could be a modern stadium in a ballpark village type of setting in the city’s South Loop, according to renderings released Wednesday by the team and the company that owns the land. The pictures show an
ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2024, 09:07 PM ET NEW YORK — Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had to leave the ice on a stretcher after his left leg bent at an awkward angle seven minutes into the second period of the Lightning’s game against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. The 25-year-old defenseman
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Ben Shelton cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Michael Mmoh behind a dominant serve Wednesday night, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open. The third-seeded American lost just three points on his serve while breaking Mmoh early in both sets.
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 7, 2024, 09:29 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterFeb 7, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Boston Bruins rookie center Matthew Poitras will miss the rest of the regular season after having surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Wednesday. The 19-year-old, who had five goals and
ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was involved in a car accident Tuesday night and will miss Wednesday’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced. The Heat, in a statement, did not provide any details about the accident, only saying that “our hearts go
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard‘s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Now it may be killing him. Pollard needs a heart transplant, an already dire predicament that is