Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The latest stop of the San Diego Padres‘ redemption tour led them into a layer of champagne and beer Wednesday night, after…
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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 10:38 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Maybe Brewers phenom Jackson Chourio is simply too young to know the history he…
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award…
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 06:53 PM 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. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Following the first day of Los Angeles Lakers training…
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Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Amid the celebration of an improbable turnaround from 106 losses to a wild-card round victory, Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. slipped on…
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Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxing superstar Terence Crawford said Wednesday he rejected a deal to fight UFC great Conor McGregor because he didn’t want to participate in a mixed martial arts fight. In separate interviews, Crawford and McGregor revealed that Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General…
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 08:32 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. Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Jose Altuve hugged Alex Bregman in the aftermath of the Houston Astros‘ sudden elimination Wednesday afternoon…
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Deuce Knight, ESPN’s No. 2 dual-threat passer in the 2025 cycle, flipped…
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Oct 2, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three MLB wild-card series came to an end on Wednesday — and one is headed to a win-or-go-home Game 3. The Detroit Tigers continued their shocking surge with a wild-card sweep, eliminating the American League West champion Houston Astros with a comeback win. The Kansas City…
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday, sweeping the AL Wild Card Series and advancing to the divisional round. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Royals lost nine of their past 13 regular-season games, but caught fire at the right…
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