Howard Bryant, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior Writer, ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Open Extended Reactions IT’S A LATE SATURDAY morning at the Los Angeles Angels spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona. As the sun
Month: April 2024
Apr 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ronald Acuña Jr. started 2024 as the best player in baseball, according to us. Who will end it as such? The Atlanta Braves superstar was No. 1 on our preseason MLB Rank Top 100 after winning National League honors with his historic 40-home run/70-stolen base 2024
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentApr 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three years on from their last encounter in the round of 16, a new chapter in the rivalry between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will be written on Wednesday when they face each other in the Champions League quarterfinals. This time, there is no Lionel
Jeff Kassouf Apr 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrigley Field, the iconic baseball stadium and home to MLB’s Chicago Cubs, will host a National Women’s Soccer League match for the first time on June 8 when the Chicago Red Stars play Bay FC. Hosting a match at Wrigley Field is part of
Apr 9, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich defender Eric Dier has said he is playing the best football of his career and should still be part of England manager Gareth Southgate’s plans ahead of Euro 2024 this summer. Dier, whose 10-year stay at Tottenham Hotspur came to an end in January
Adriana Garcia Apr 9, 2024, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus said Cristiano Ronaldo is so accustomed to winning that he cannot accept defeat after the 39-year-old was sent off for elbowing Al Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi in the closing minutes of Al Nassr‘s 2-1 defeat on Monday. Speaking after the
Connor O’Halloran Apr 9, 2024, 08:18 AM ET European football’s governing body UEFA has said it is aware of a terror threat made regarding this week’s Champions League quarterfinal ties, but said the matches will still go ahead as planned. A social media post, purporting to be from the Islamic State group, suggested it planned
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — The
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
ESPN News Services Apr 9, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after the Padres scored seven runs, and San Diego stunned the Chicago Cubs 9-8 Monday night. On the 20th anniversary of the first