Apr 4, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is considered day-to-day because of a finger injury on his left hand after X-rays and scans came back negative, coach Willie Green told reporters Thursday. “Everything structurally was fine, just some soreness in his finger,” Green said. Williamson missed the
Month: April 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After two months of rehabilitation to attempt a return to the New York Knicks, All-NBA forward Julius Randle will undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery, the team announced Thursday. Randle, who has been out since dislocating his shoulder on Jan. 27, had been relentlessly rehabilitating
ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal withdrew from the upcoming Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, saying his body is not yet ready for competition. Nadal, who has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in Brisbane in January after almost a year
Emily Keogh Apr 4, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have confirmed that after extensive testing following Frida Maanum’s collapse during the Conti Cup final on Sunday, “no obvious cardiac causes” were found. The Norwegian midfielder collapsed off the ball in the fifth minute of stoppage time during Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Chelsea
Adriana Garcia Apr 4, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales denied that his decision to move the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia was motivated by his own business investments. Rubiales was detained and briefly questioned by police on arrival in Madrid on Wednesday from the Dominican Republic.
Apr 4, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham owner and Hollywood star Rob McElhenney is set to make a documentary based on the Enhanced Games, the proposed sporting competition for athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs. Businessman Aron D’Souza has declared his intention to hold the inaugural Enhanced Games next year. The idea has
Apr 4, 2024, 09:38 AM ET Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs, has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed on Thursday. The 24-year-old was shot in the chest at a petrol station on Wednesday night and the assailants drove off
Adriana Garcia Apr 4, 2024, 06:44 AM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas has told ESPN “a lot of progress” has been made regarding racism in Spanish football, but he does concede there is a lot of work still to be done to eradicate it. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) punished LaLiga club Getafe and third-division
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerApr 4, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler (left) and Jack Fletcher have signed professional contracts at Manchester United, where their father, Darren, spent 12 years as a player. Instagram @jack_fletch5 Manchester United heralded the second generation of a family dynasty this week as Darren Fletcher’s two sons, Jack and
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Sharks have signed Quinnipiac University forward Collin Graf, considered the top NCAA free agent this season. The Sharks signed him to an entry level deal that will begin immediately in the 2023-24 season.