Month: April 2024

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 20, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — With the Target Center pulsating,
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After a second brief injury scare involving superstar center Joel Embiid in just over a week, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Saturday night’s 111-104 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 01:33 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — As much as the story of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season
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Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baltimore left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over Kansas City into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a mistake. Craig Kimbrel had gotten
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Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Angels‘ Anthony Rendon left Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds with a hamstring injury. Rendon, 33, was limping after legging out an infield single leading off the game. Zach Neto replaced Rendon as a pinch runner. Editor’s Picks Rendon
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Associated Press Apr 20, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has a torn ligament in his left thumb and will need surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday after a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Alvarez was placed on the 15-day injured list before
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ESPN News Services Apr 20, 2024, 10:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers starter Max Scherzer, continuing his recovery trail from offseason back surgery, is expected begin his rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues next week. The team has not announced where in its minor league system that Scherzer will pitch, but signs are
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ESPN News Services Apr 20, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas left Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates with left rib discomfort. In his postgame media availability, Red Sox manager Alex Cora expressed concerned about the injury, adding that Casas, 24, felt something in
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