ESPN News Services Feb 11, 2025, 11:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Detroit Pistons set a franchise record Tuesday night after they built a 42-point halftime lead on the way to a 132-92 romp over the Chicago Bulls. Detroit outscored the Bulls 71-29 in the first half, eclipsing the previous mark of
Feb 11, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford suffered a right knee sprain and will be reevaluated within two weeks, the team announced Tuesday. It’s the latest blow to a decimated Mavericks’ frontcourt that includes injuries to newly acquired center Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell. Gafford
ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark with a free throw late in the third quarter of a 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The 36-year-old Phoenix Suns forward,
Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:48 PM ET Boxer Mark Weinman, who returned from a nearly 21-year layoff to win a professional bout at age 50, has died. He was 62. Weinman, from the borough of Queens in New York City, died Feb. 8 in Mesa, Arizona, his brother, David, told The Associated Press. Mark
Marcel Louis-JacquesFeb 11, 2025, 09:19 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 for
Alden GonzalezFeb 11, 2025, 08:08 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Five years ago, Mookie Betts stood in the middle of a clubhouse here and introduced himself to new
Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 08:33 PM ET LONDON — The suspension of Elena Rybakina‘s former coach Stefano Vukov “remains in place,” the WTA Tour said Tuesday after confirming it had completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct. The governing body did not specify how much longer Vukov, who had
Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PROVO, Utah — BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe is retiring at the end of the 2024-25 sports season after more than 20 years at the school. Holmoe helped BYU join the Big 12 Conference in 2023 after a decade as an FBS independent. He
Brady HendersonFeb 11, 2025, 06:57 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions RENTON, Wash. — Whereas a segment of Seattle Seahawks fans
Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The US Open’s plan to make its mixed doubles championship a smaller, shorter event aimed at persuading top singles players to compete was criticized Tuesday by doubles specialists who figure to get shut out of the new format. The 16-team competition