Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2023, 02:08 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. San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, who elevated his team to national prominence with financial commitments in the hundreds of millions
Associated Press Nov 14, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was among seven players who turned down $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams Tuesday and remained in free agency to pursue more lucrative contracts. In addition to Ohtani saying no to the Los Angeles Angels, others who declined
Nov 14, 2023, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for a dangerous trip on New York Islanders center Bo Horvat. The fine is the maximum allowable amount under the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. In the second period of the Oilers’ 4-1 win
Nov 14, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his lower back and will be reevaluated in one week, the team announced on Tuesday. Simmons has not played since Nov. 6 and will miss his fourth straight game when Brooklyn hosts the
Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 14, 2023, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not play in Tuesday’s in-season tournament game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to right knee soreness. Curry took a hard fall in the second half of Sunday’s loss to Minnesota but immediately continued to
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) established thresholds on certain prohibited substances Tuesday during its monthly meeting, meaning fighters who have those drugs in their system will now not automatically be in violation. The drugs listed are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs);
ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2023, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Red Bulls have parted ways with head coach Troy Lesesne and sporting director Denis Hamlett, the MLS club announced on Tuesday. The Red Bulls said they opted not to renew Lesesne’s contract, while also dismissing assistant coach Zach Prince. Lesesne’s
Nov 14, 2023, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Díaz has reunited with his father for the first time since the latter’s kidnapping ordeal, the Colombian football federation said on Tuesday. Luis Manuel Díaz, 58, was released on Thursday by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) 12 days after he
Nov 14, 2023, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli have hired Walter Mazzarri as their new head coach after firing Rudi García just four months into his tenure, the club’s owner Aurelio De Laurentiis announced on Tuesday. Mazzarri, who previously coached the Italian champions from 2009 to 2013, has reportedly signed a deal until
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 14, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chelsea women’s manager Emma Hayes has been confirmed as the new head coach of the United States women’s national team on a contract through 2027, the U.S. Soccer Federation