Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCOct 22, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Vinícius Júnior‘s “extraordinary character” and “energy” after the Ballon d’Or contender scored a second-half hat trick in Real Madrid‘s 5-2 Champions League comeback win over Borussia Dortmund. Madrid trailed 0-2 at halftime at the Bernabéu — after Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens scored…
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. An hour and 55 minutes before tipoff on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick made…
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years…
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2024, 07:32 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. The Los Angeles Dodgers will go with Jack Flaherty for Game 1 of the World Series, pitting him against New York…
Oct 22, 2024, 05:30 PM ET SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have given out another big extension — this one, to their Stanley Cup-winning coach. Paul Maurice and the Panthers have agreed on an extended contract, the team announced Tuesday. Maurice was in the final year of a three-year deal, and it was a…
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 22, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez have $940 million in a bank account ready to wire immediately to majority owner Glen Taylor and the NBA for outright control of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Lynx should they receive approval, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Taylor…
Oct 22, 2024, 05:32 AM ET Roma legend Francesco Totti has claimed that Serie A teams are still calling him to see if he would return to professional football, adding that he thinks it would take two to three months of training to return to playing fitness. Totti, 48, retired from football in 2017 having…
Oct 22, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Former Manchester United forward Diego Forlán is set to make his ATP Challenger tennis debut in the doubles competition at the Uruguay Open next month. The former Uruguay international will play alongside Argentinian Federico Coria, ranked 101 in the ATP singles. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The tournament, which is…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 22, 2024, 06:25 AM ET Toni Kroos has said he wasn’t tempted to delay his retirement to link up with Kylian Mbappé at Real Madrid, admitting it “wasn’t easy” to tell coach Carlo Ancelotti he’d decided to leave the club. Midfielder Kroos won 23 trophies in a decade at Madrid…
Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 10:49 PM 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…