Feb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has told ESPN he “understands” Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave Liverpool, and said that club management is a “continuous struggle” where a coach can reach “breaking point” if they don’t have the energy to carry on. Klopp announced last week that
Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the
Feb 2, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joaquin Niemann carded a 12-under 59 at LIV Golf’s season-opening event at Mayakoba on Friday. It’s the second sub-60 round in LIV history. Bryson DeChambeau shot a final-round 58 last year to win at Greenbrier. Editor’s Picks There have been 12 rounds below 60 in PGA
ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen has announced his retirement via social media after a knee injury caused him to play only one game over the past two seasons. Jensen, 32, spent the entire 2023 season on injured reserve while dealing with
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:49 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions For the second time in three days, a pair of Canadian NHL teams made a trade with a center going to the Stanley Cup contender, and a first-round pick (and more) going to a team looking
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets have traded for Montreal Canadiens center Sean Monahan, filling a vital hole in their lineup. Montreal acquired a 2024 first-round draft pick and a 2027 conditional third-round pick from the Jets. Monahan, 29,
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterFeb 2, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The NHL will not release its finding from a yearlong investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman by multiple players from the 2018 Canadian world junior hockey team
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship has been postponed after Fury suffered a deep cut over his right eye while sparring Friday. Fury and Usyk will still meet for heavyweight supremacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, just