Associated Press Jan 6, 2024, 06:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE, Australia — Almost a year after contesting the Australian Open final, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will meet in the title match of a key tune-up event for the first major of 2024. Top-seeded Sabalenka overpowered her compatriot and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are expected to meet soon to discuss their
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions It’s Week 18 of the NFL regular season, with plenty of playoff implications still at stake. For the
Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead India A in the visiting England Lions’ first two fixtures in Ahmedabad later this month. The shadow tour to the five-Test series between India and England starts with a two-day warm-up game on January 12-13, followed by a four-day first-class fixture on January 17-20, both in Ahmedabad. Abhimanyu was reserve opener
Open Extended Reactions The NBA scouting calendar got cloudier on Friday, as two projected top picks playing overseas were both ruled out for most of the month of January. In Australia, Alex Sarr, ESPN’s projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, will miss approximately 2-3 weeks with a minor hip strain. The 7-foot-1
ESPN News Services Jan 5, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton had 18 of Indiana’s franchise-record 50 assists, and the Pacers routed the Atlanta Hawks 150-116 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Haliburton, the NBA assists leader at 12.8 per game, also had 10 points and eight rebounds
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — When Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr scanned the box score of his team’s 130-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, a number jumped out at him that he believed needed to change. Forward Jonathan Kuminga played just
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 10:28 PM 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 LOS ANGELES — With a three-game losing skid dropping his team’s record below
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 02:53 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 LOS ANGELES — Whatever hope the Los Angeles Lakers had that returning to
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 6, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul fractured his left hand and will undergo surgery next week, the team announced Friday night. Paul suffered the injury midway through the third quarter of the Warriors’ 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. There is