Month: April 2024

Apr 16, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. Griffin was selected first overall by the LA Clippers out of Oklahoma in the 2009 draft. His time in Los Angeles got off to a rough start, as he broke the patella in
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Apr 16, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will get the 12th and final roster spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over
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ESPN Apr 16, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Tuesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid
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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Zheng Qinwen eased past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Tuesday despite a long journey from China to reach the clay-court tournament. The seventh-ranked Zheng traveled from Changsha to Beijing and then on
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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NHL said Tuesday that it set a single-season attendance record with more than 22.5 million fans filling arenas and stadiums this season. The league said the new mark of 22,560,634 was set with 18 games remaining in the regular season
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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog attended team meetings Tuesday and watched practice from the bench. His coach, however, says he’s “not close” to becoming a participant. Landeskog, 31, had cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee last May and is missing a
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Field Level Media Apr 16, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chevron extended its sponsorship with the LPGA through 2029 and increased the purse for The Chevron Championship to $7.9 million in a joint announcement Tuesday. The purse for the LPGA’s first major of the season, which begins Thursday at The Club at Carlton
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterApr 16, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow
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