ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton will miss at least four weeks with a left calf strain, the team said Wednesday. Ayton, who is averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 40 starts this season, had an MRI after suffering the injury during
Month: February 2025
Field Level Media Feb 12, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic‘s debut with the Los Angeles Lakers scored massive ratings for ESPN despite coming in a game that started at 10:30 p.m. ET and whose result was never in doubt. The network’s audience for Monday night’s game, a 132-113 Lakers victory over
Jamal CollierFeb 12, 2025, 07:30 PM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered
Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — As a potential deal between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia continues to loom over professional golf, Rory McIlroy said he believed it was time for all players to “get over it” and do whatever needs to be done to reunify the game. “Whether
Feb 12, 2025, 10:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula 1 has said it is closely monitoring developments after concerns were raised by the Democratic Republic of Congo over a potential race in Rwanda. In a letter to F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali on Tuesday, DR Congo foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner urged the Liberty
Adriana Garcia Feb 12, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé has cited “sporting reasons” for again leaving 2023 World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso out of her latest squad. Tomé on Wednesday announced her roster for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Nations League games against Belgium and England. Asked about Hermoso,
Lizzy Becherano Feb 12, 2025, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Inter Miami CF signings Tadeo Allende, Gonzalo Luján and Telasco Segovia have said that the chance to play on the same team with Lionel Messi was an integral part of their respective decisions to join the Major League Soccer team this offseason. “Well
Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 05:36 PM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla — Bubba Wallace said he “couldn’t care less” if Donald Trump attends the Daytona 500 on Sunday, nearly five years after the president accused the NASCAR Cup Series’ only Black full-time driver of perpetrating “a hoax” when a crew member found a noose in
Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — In the buildup to Goodison Park’s Merseyside derby swan song, Everton manager David Moyes called on his players to create a “spectacle” when they played host to title hopefuls Liverpool. As blue smoke billowed in the air following James Tarkowski‘s last-gasp equaliser on Wednesday night, the Scotsman could hardly
Ben BabyFeb 12, 2025, 06:15 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while