David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterApr 19, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics, with home-court advantage throughout the playoffs and a perceived easier path to the Finals, are the consensus betting favorites to win the NBA title at sportsbooks around the
Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — One after another, with the same rapid speed Ryan Garcia displays with his fists in the ring, the incendiary remarks reached his 18 million-plus social media followers. The children, he said, needed to be saved from sex trafficking among other atrocities.
The Impact Player rule has given him “nightmares”, but Ricky Ponting, Delhi Capitals’ head coach, is happy for the IPL to retain it if it is making the tournament a “better spectacle.” “I can answer it in two ways,” Ponting told ESPNcricinfo in a conversation on April 16, a day after Sunrisers Hyderabad plundered 287
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterApr 19, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS — FedEx on Friday pledged $25 million over the next five years to be used in sponsorship deals with University of Memphis athletes, a huge boost for the school’s name, image and likeness compensation efforts. The Memphis-based shipping giant said the program will
Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Mets unveiled their City Connect uniforms on Friday. The look will debut on April 27 against the St. Louis Cardinals and will be worn on every Saturday home game, excluding Darryl Strawberry’s jersey retirement on June 1. Editor’s Picks 1 Related
Jeff Passan, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions THE BASEBALL SWING is a puzzle, an ever-changing riddle. Even for the best hitters in the world, the fragility of the swing is palpable. Every minuscule
Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — There are days when Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman admits he gazes over at Notre Dame Stadium and envisions a frigid December night, a packed crowd and the rarest happening in Notre Dame’s rich football history — a first. In
Apr 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA play-in tournament concludes Friday as two teams from each conference battle for the No. 8 seeds and final spots in the playoffs. In the West, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took care of business Tuesday night, knocking down Zion Williamson and the
Andrew Lopez Jamal Collier Apr 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA play-in tournament has already taken its toll on the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans, all of whom suffered significant injuries earlier this week. The Heat will be without star Jimmy Butler, who led them to the NBA