Japanese fans don’t get to see shohei ohtani Many times in person. He got a great performance on Friday in a sold out Tokyo Dome. Ohtani hit a grand slam in the second inning as Japan defeated Taiwan 13–0 in Pool C of the World Baseball Classic. This was Japan’s first four games in pool…
chris rimmMarch 6, 2026, 10:22 am ET to close Chris Rimm is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Chris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-changing first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Chris’s free time, he lives out his NBA dreams in the men’s league in Los Angeles. multiple authors Los Angeles –…
Greg WishynskiMarch 6, 2026, 11:19 am ET to close Greg Wyschinski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. multiple authors minnesota wild winger has acquired bobby brink of philadelphia flyerskeeping pace with their Central Division rivals at the trade deadline, a source told ESPN. In exchange, the Wild sent 22-year-old defenseman david jirisek To the Flyers, the…
Anthony Slater and Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Multiple Authors Mar 6, 2026, 07:00 AM ET KRISTAPS PORZINGIS‘ DEBUT with the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 19 went about as one would expect from a player who’d been sidelined…
Brady Counsell, 22-year-old Arizona Diamondbacks The prospect made his professional debut Thursday — with his father in the opposing dugout. A 10th-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, Counsell got a chance to get his first reps as a Diamondback this week when he was named to the club’s roster for spring training matchups. chicago…
Shwetha SurendranMar 5, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Shwetha Surendran is a reporter in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Multiple Authors BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The men’s basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield won’t turn many heads with its last-place ranking in the Big West Conference. But when it comes to scandal, the school could…
Spring training action is heating up as we march towards MLB Opening Day on March 25. By the time the final out of the World Series is recorded, 2,430 regular-season games and a month of postseason action will have been played, thousands of home runs will have been hit, bases stolen and outs recorded. Champions…
WASHINGTON — It took about 21 minutes of Thursday night’s game, but trey youngThe moment of welcome to DC came in spectacular fashion. After receiving a pass behind the 3-point line and pumping his defender to jump past him, Young drove to the basket and faked a pass from behind to the guard. dripping black…
Rob DemowskiMarch 5, 2026, 05:25 pm ET to close Rob Demowski is an NFL reporter for ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demowski is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year, selected by the NSSA. multiple authors Green Bay, Wis.–East PACKERS President…
Ryan S. clarkeMarch 6, 2026, 02:28 am ET to close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. multiple authors john carlsonhave time with washington capitals Ended, after the only NHL team he played for traded him anaheim ducks. The 36-year-old defenseman was traded Friday morning, giving the Capitals a conditional first-round pick in…
