Eric WoodyardFeb 3, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three
Feb 2, 2025, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We have a title race on our hands in LaLiga. For now, the two teams in the Spanish capital are still best positioned, but Real Madrid‘s shock defeat on Saturday has opened the door for their rivals in Catalonia, too. In the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur
ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 12:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Abu Dhabi Open has apologized to Daria Kasatkina for an administrative mistake that listed her as a player from Spain at the tournament’s draw ceremony on Sunday. The mistake sparked speculation that the Russian Kasatkina, ranked No. 11 in the world, had
Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — As the 76ers — minus four of their top eight rotation players, including stars Joel Embiid and Paul George — opened a 26-point lead over the Boston Celtics with 2:56 to go in the third quarter Sunday, it looked like another rough loss for the defending champions. But Celtics coach
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — NASCAR returned to its roots with a fight-free preseason exhibition at Bowman Gray Stadium and a popular victory with Chase Elliott winning The Clash on Sunday night. Elliott won his heat Saturday night to start from the pole and essentially dominate
Feb 2, 2025, 09:17 PM Open Extended Reactions Former captain Jamie George has been added to the England squad after overcoming a hamstring injury, it was announced on Sunday. George, 34, missed England’s defeat to Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, but will link up with the side side ahead of their clash against France at
Feb 2, 2025, 02:57 PM ET Fay Vincent, who took over as Major League Baseball’s commissioner in 1989 and navigated the league through the earthquake-disrupted Bay Area World Series, has died at the age of 86, MLB announced Sunday. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder cancer and developed complications that included bleeding, said
Feb 2, 2025, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $35 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday night. Flaherty returns to the Tigers after departing Detroit for the Los Angeles Dodgers at
ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2025, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jonathan Quick became the first U.S.-born goaltender to win 400 games, and the 15th overall in NHL history, in the New York Rangers‘ 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. Defenseman K’Andre Miller scored the go-ahead goal,
Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 08:06 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant missed a second straight game, sitting out Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks as he deals with a sore right shoulder. Morant also didn’t play Thursday in the Grizzlies’ 120-119 victory over the Houston Rockets. He has averaged 20.3 points, 7.5