Month: February 2024

Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday. The look on Jagr’s face, the subtle catch in his
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Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald is out of a hospital following a cardiac event this month. The 71-year-old McDonald wrote in an Instagram post Sunday — with a photo of him standing outside Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre — that he’s ending his “two-week
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Liam Napier Feb 18, 2024, 09:28 PM Open Extended Reactions Revered and resented, the Crusaders are one of the most successful teams in modern sport. This season, though, they face the greatest test of their Super Rugby dominance. Super Rugby could be accused of being predictable. Australian teams, other than the Brumbies, have offered minimal
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 18, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Islanders will host All-Star Weekend in 2026, the NHL announced Sunday. The news was announced during the first intermission of the Islanders’ 6-5 overime loss
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Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR teams have hired one of the country’s top antitrust and sports lawyers to advise them in their ongoing dispute with the family-owned stock car series over a new revenue-sharing model. The decision to hire Jeffrey Kessler, partner and co-executive
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Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Wild-card Facundo Diaz Acosta won his first ATP singles title on Sunday by beating Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the clay-court Argentina Open. The ATP said that the 23-year-old Argentine became only the second left-handed champion
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 18, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Associated Press Feb 18, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani did not participate in live batting practice Sunday, and his Los Angeles Dodgers spring training debut is on hold. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani, who is coming back from elbow surgery, will not play in Thursday’s opener against the San Diego
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Open Extended Reactions Formula One has urged reigning world champions Red Bull to resolve its investigation into team boss Christian Horner as quickly as possible. Horner faces allegations from a Red Bull employee of controlling behaviour and inappropriate text messages. – Unlapped: How to listen or watch ESPN’s new F1 show, episode archive, and more
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