Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh has signed a five-year contract extension that includes a pay raise. McIntosh’s contract will now run through June 30, 2029. He has served as Wisconsin’s athletic director since Barry Alvarez’s retirement in the summer of 2021.
New York Red Bulls are reportedly ‘finalzing a deal’ for former Everton midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin, according to Tom Bogert. The Ivory Coast international recently became a free agent after disastrous spell with Toffees comprised of freak injuries, and unsuccessful loan spells, yet it was only just over four years ago that the midfielder was targeted
Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers have signed All-Star Travis Konecny to an eight-year extension worth $70 million, committing to him being a long-term part of their core as they seek to shift from rebuilding mode to contending. The deal announced Thursday keeps Konecny under contract through
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed that right-hander Tylor Megill will be called up to start on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves. SNY’s Andy Martino reported on Baseball Night in NY on Wednesday that it was “likely” to be Megill that got the call, and the Mets’ skipper has now made it official. Megill will be taking Christian
The 2024 Paris Olympics will begin on July 26 and end on Aug. 11. During that span, hundreds of medals will be awarded for multiple sports, including women’s 5×5 basketball. Team USA will be heavily favored, given that the country has won nine gold medals and seven-straight since 1996. While the rest of the world
Jul 25, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic tennis competition Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland Garros. Kazakhstan’s former Wimbledon champion has pulled out of the singles and mixed doubles in which she was due to partner
Blades Brown, by all accounts, was the favorite in his Round-of-32 match on Thursday morning at Oakland Hills. The rising high-school junior from Nashville, Tennessee, already has a T-26 finish in his PGA Tour debut under his belt, and several top college coaches following his every shot. Two days earlier he had joined Tiger Woods
File image of Sumit Nagal.© X (Twitter) India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal will begin his Paris Olympics campaign against French Moutet Corentin, who he had beaten in April and could run into formidable Australian world number six Alex di Minaur in the second round if he wins the opener. Nagal, ranked 80th in the
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Of the 32 sports taking place at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, auto racing isn’t among them. AP Photo/Michel Euler, File Earlier
PARIS — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant sat behind a table in front of what was likely the largest news conference of their basketball lives — which is saying something. Hundreds of reporters and rows of cameras stared back at them inside a ballroom at the Main Press Center here in Paris. It is the
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions TWO MONTHS INTO the whirlwind of being Houston‘s new coach, Willie Fritz paused briefly to reflect. Fritz had spent most of his career bouncing to different levels of college football,
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur watched from the Green Bay sideline last November as his quarterback dropped back. The Packers faced third-and-16 from the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ 35-yard line, a 10-point deficit threatening to deepen if they didn’t strike. But Jordan Love didn’t panic. He dropped back, and then dropped further, before unleashing a cross-body
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
Big Ten media day took place for Michigan State football and new head coach Jonathan Smith on Wednesday, and MSU’s new head man gave a lot of insight into the program that he is building. Speaking with Steve Wiltfong of On3, Smith shared that the Spartans want kids with a chip on their shoulder and
MLS All-Stars fall to Liga MX All-Stars 4-1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza scored a minute apart in the second half, and Mexico‘s Liga MX All-Stars beat the Major League Soccer All-Stars 4-1 in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday night. Brunetta (Tigres) scored in transition in the
The 2019 basketball season will live as one of the most favorable in the eyes of Michigan State basketball fans. The team that made a run to the Final Four, giving fans countless memories, will always be cherished by Spartan Nation. Two of the faces from that program returned to the program to visit their
Jul 24, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the last week counting down the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, and nine Olympians made the list, starting with Michael Phelps at No. 1 overall. We also voted on an overall top 25 just for the Olympics. Who else makes the