Rick Pitino is back in the big leagues. The Hall of Fame coach accepted the head coaching job at St. John’s on Monday, agreeing to a reported six-year deal. Pitino, 70, spent the last three seasons at Iona in his return to college basketball following a tumultuous exit at Louisville in 2017. And now he
Once again, it’s the time of year to dive into the numbers and see who will make a splash at the CFL Combine presented by New Era. After a couple years of virtual combines and players coming at the process from a condensed or reduced season of playing and training, this really signifies the first
Mar 20, 2023 ESPN News Services OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Mikaela Shiffrin has topped $1 million on the season-ending race prize money list. Shiffrin’s win in a giant slalom Sunday was her 13th World Cup victory since October and lifted her total prize money total to 964,200 Swiss francs ($1.04 million). That set the all-time Alpine
Atlanta midfielder Thiago Almada is tearing up MLS so far this season. (Getty) Well would you look at that, Matchday 4 in MLS was predictably unpredictable. Records — and hearts — were broken, insane runs continued, and a clear-cut MVP frontrunner has emerged. Winner: Not bad, oldtimer Midfielder Diego Chara and defender Zusi have each
I picked the No. 8 seed Ole Miss Rebels to beat the No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal in nearly all my brackets, including my main bracket. The Rebels achieved the feat on Sunday, winning 54-49 in Stanford to become the first team to knock off a No. 1 seed before the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.
Not that long ago, there was a robust field of NHL teams with realistic playoff hopes. Unfortunately, many of those teams are running out of steam as the cream gradually rises to the top. But it’s not yet time to give up on fun races to the finish. And, beyond the most desperate battles for
The Detroit Lions were in a great spot to start the offseason. They were the hottest and probably the best team to not make the playoffs. A win over the Green Bay Packers in the regular-season finale gave them momentum into the offseason. They had draft capital and plenty of cap space for free agency.
Craig Carton takes a look at the offseason moves happening around the league and decides which NFL teams have been winning, and which teams have been losing based on their trades. Watch as he makes an argument for why the New York Giants, who secured Daniel Jones and re-signed Saquon Barkley, is among the winners,
On November 15, 2022, eight of the world’s most elite women and marginalized gender teams converged in Berlin, Germany to compete and crown the first international VCT Game Changers champion. Filled with brilliant upsets and aces, and star power players in the making, relive the incredible saga of the tournament through their own fearless eyes.
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9:16 AM ET Lenovo Ducati and defending world champion Pecco Bagnaia lead the way in MotoGP’s aerodynamics revolution. Octavio Passos/Getty Images Formula One can hardly put a foot wrong these days. From the advent of the Netflix documentary series “Drive to Survive” to the introduction of sprint races, motorsport’s premier series has seen its popularity balloon,
9:07 AM ET An old adage in combat sports says that someone is not truly the champion until they defend the title. Well, if that is indeed the case, Leon Edwards cemented himself as the top man at welterweight on Saturday at UFC 286 in London, beating Kamaru Usman for a second straight time with
7:00 AM ET The stalemate over playoff expansion in college football has ended. Finally. In 2024, the format will go from four teams to 12, meaning refreshingly there will be a few new faces added to the postseason festivities. Of course, we here at ESPN have been ahead of the curve for a few years
Rafael Nadal has dropped out of the world’s top 10 men’s tennis rankings for the first time in almost 18 years. Nadal has been in the top 10 ever since April 2005, but on Monday fell to 13th in the ATP rankings after injury forced him to miss Indian Wells. The 36-year-old’s run came to an
The Toronto Blue Jays visit Tropicana Field to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in another spring training game. Alek Manoah comes in to this game with a new approach, to ramp up his competitiveness. And Alek Manoah looked solid today! The Blue Jays are 11 games away from opening day in the MLB. How
9:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Three weeks to the day since LeBron James suffered a tendon injury in his right foot, and with exactly three weeks remaining in the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham offered the most encouraging update on James’ status to date. “We anticipate him coming back at some
10:43 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — The best No. 9 hitter in the world helped send Team USA to the World Baseball Classic finals. One day after his go-ahead grand slam saved its tournament, Trea Turner
Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and highlights to bring you closer to your favorite players and teams. Download now: https://app.link.nba.com/APP22 Led by Austin Reaves’ career-high 35 points (9-14 FG), along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic, 111-105. Anthony Davis added 15 points