Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The preseason hype train for San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama reached full steam Friday night in San Francisco. Playing in the Spurs’ preseason finale against the Golden State Warriors, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft showed off everything he had
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 03:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Paul hovered around midcourt sizing up his much larger former teammate Jusuf Nurkic. With two quick dribbles, Paul dashed around the 6-foot-11 center and made a beeline for the hoop. He pumped the ball once, skirted around Josh Okogie and
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2023, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones is out of his highly anticipated heavyweight title fight against Stipe Miocic, UFC CEO Dana White announced Tuesday on social media. Jones was supposed to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the former champ, in the main event of
Open Extended Reactions Gabriel Jesus has urged his Arsenal teammates to believe they can win the Champions League after their hard-fought win at Sevilla. The 26-year-old assisted Gabriel Martinelli‘s opening goal on the stroke of half-time before netting a fine 53rd-minute strike himself as Arsenal secured a 2-1 win at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Tuesday.
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentOct 25, 2023, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Senegal forward Sadio Mané is in the process of purchasing fourth-tier French club Bourges Foot 18, a source has told ESPN. Mané, 31, is thought to have been willing to invest in a football club for some time and his relationship with former Bourges
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 25, 2023, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gerard Piqué has told ESPN that former Barcelona defender Rafa Márquez is ready to coach the Catalan club after impressing with the club’s B team. Márquez, who won 147 caps for Mexico as a player, took over as manager of Barça’s reserve
Adriana Garcia Oct 25, 2023, 04:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes Vinícius Júnior will soon win a Ballon d’Or award. The 23 year-old is on the 2023 shortlist for the award, that hasn’t been won by a Brazilian player since Kaka in 2007. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Adriana Garcia Oct 25, 2023, 05:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma have been fined €10,000 by Serie A after their ball boys purposely slowed down Sunday’s league game against Monza. Jose Mourinho’s side secured a dramatic 1-0 win over Monza thanks to Stephan El Shaarawy‘s winner in the 90th minute. – Stream on
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea vs. Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday isn’t quite the “Ivan Toney derby,” but it nevertheless offers an opportune moment to look ahead to a potential transfer that has been anticipated like few others. In fact, Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the weekend was more of a contest for