Oct 2, 2023, 01:17 PM ET Major League Baseball attendance experienced its largest growth in 30 years in 2023, the league announced Monday. Total attendance of 70,747,365 was up 9.6% over 2022 (64,556,636), and the average attendance of 29,295 was up 9.1%. Seventeen of the 30 teams drew more than 2.5 million fans, matching the
Oct 2, 2023, 12:54 PM ET The New York Mets officially introduced David Stearns as their new president of baseball operations on Monday. Stearns, 38, will oversee the entire operations department, effective immediately. The native New Yorker and former Milwaukee Brewers general manager grew up rooting for the Mets and was an intern with the
Oct 2, 2023, 10:51 AM ET Toronto Raptors big man Christian Koloko is out indefinitely due to respiratory issues. The team announced Monday that he will not participate in training camp in Vancouver. Koloko, 23, was Toronto’s second-round draft pick (33rd overall) in 2022 out of Arizona. The 7-foot-1 center averaged 3.1 points and 2.9
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Ricky Rubio remains away from the Cleveland Cavaliers as they open camp while the Spanish guard continues focusing on his mental health. Rubio said he was stepping away from the game this summer, when he was scheduled to play for Spain in the FIBA World Cup. There
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 2, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Charlotte Hornets are launching a jersey-patch partnership with YouTube and social media sensation MrBeast, a novel entrée between an influencer and an NBA franchise. MrBeast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — will
ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 01:19 PM ET DeMar DeRozan appreciates the continuity of the Chicago Bulls‘ roster entering the season and believes his next contract will take care of itself. “That continuity goes so far,” DeRozan said Monday. “Sometimes you’ve got to hit the wall hard to help each other get back up.
Oct 2, 2023, 10:00 AM ET In what’s expected to be a continued attempt to push for a trade, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden isn’t in attendance for the team’s media day on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden remains upset that the organization hasn’t moved him to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN.
Associated Press Oct 2, 2023, 05:52 AM ET BEIJING — Third-ranked Daniil Medvedev overcame a second-set stumble to beat Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday. The Russian struggled to find his usual fluid game in the first two sets but sprung to life in
New Zealand 321 for 6 (Conway 78, Latham 52, Ngidi 3-33) beat South Africa 211 for 4 (De Kock 84*, van der Dussen 51, Boult 2-20) by seven runs via DLS Rain denied a persistent Quinton de Kock from taking South Africa over the line against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram. De Kock and David Miller
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight against Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN, and it comes one week