Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After playing his first game in Brooklyn since being traded away exactly one year ago, Kyrie Irving said his motivation for asking the Nets to trade him was that “it was time to get my own peace of mind and go
Month: February 2024
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RALEIGH, N.C. — Playing for a new team in a familiar building worked out just fine for Vancouver’s Elias Lindholm on Tuesday night. Lindholm scored two power-play goals in similar fashion in his debut with the Canucks and J.T. Miller provided the winning goal
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Christopher Eubanks and Jordan Thompson rolled to straight-set victories to reach the round of 16 at the Dallas Open on Tuesday. Eubanks, the fifth-seeded American, and No. 6 seed Thompson of Australia were the highest seeds to play first-round matches in the
ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2024, 08:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Jon Rahm on Tuesday lamented missing out on recent PGA Tour events at Torrey Pines and Palm Springs, but he is hopeful that he can compete in those events down the road and doesn’t regret his decision to jump to
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — A teachers’ union political group has filed a second legal effort seeking to block Nevada from spending taxpayer funds to build a baseball stadium on the current site of the Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip for the relocated Oakland
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Baltimore outfielder Austin Hays, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward, Houston utilityman Mauricio Dubón and New York Mets reliever Phil Bickford won their salary arbitration cases on Tuesday, giving players a 4-2 advantage with 12 cases still pending. Hays was awarded
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England’s John Ryder announced his retirement from boxing Tuesday at age 35 following back-to-back losses. Ryder (32-7, 18 KOs), rated No. 9 by ESPN at super middleweight, made his announcement 10 days after he was dropped four times en route to a ninth-round TKO
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Lunch South Africa 162 and 62 for 2 (Hamza 31*, van Tonder 26*, Henry 1-10) need another 467 runs to beat New Zealand 511 and 179 for 4 dec (Williamson 109, Brand 2-52) After New Zealand expectedly declared their second innings overnight on 179 for 4, their bowlers immediately found assistance under overcast skies. Openers
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.