Kris RhimApr 30, 2026, 01:19 AM ET Close Kris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh’s franchise-altering first season (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41068072/los-angeles-chargers-2024-preview-jim-harbaugh-culture). In Kris’ free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men’s leagues across Los Angeles. Multiple Authors LOS ANGELES — The Houston Rockets…
Greg WyshynskiApr 30, 2026, 12:35 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby was the last player lingering in the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ locker room after they were eliminated by the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime of Game 6 on Wednesday night, slowly changing out of his gear before…
Ohm YoungmisukApr 30, 2026, 12:27 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of…
Apr 29, 2026, 11:44 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Nathan Church is making a habit of stealing home runs. The rookie left fielder’s latest saved the game for the St. Louis Cardinals. Church ended a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making…
Apr 29, 2026, 11:35 AM ET WHEN TJARONN CHERY gets back home after international duty with Suriname, it’s usually a short turnaround — a hello to the family, hugs to the kids, then back to club duty with NEC Nijmegen. But in late March, when he returned after Suriname fell short of qualifying for the…
Apr 29, 2026, 11:07 AM ET Two-time Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the NFL as a member of the Denver Broncos. Simmons spent his first eight seasons with the Broncos, who selected him in the third round (98th overall) out of Boston College in 2016. “Denver literally shaped…
Dave McMenaminApr 29, 2026, 10:57 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. Multiple Authors LOS ANGELES — As AJ Dybantsa is transitioning from college basketball to prepare for the NBA draft,…
Apr 28, 2026, 09:54 PM ET BOSTON — Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Paul George had 16 points and nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Sixers,…
PARIS, FRANCE — Twenty-four hours earlier, Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique had raised his hand up high to indicate just what dizzying levels his team — who won the Treble last season, lest we forget — had reached, adding that PSG were “the best in the world.” Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany made no such…
Apr 28, 2026, 09:29 PM ET The Houston Rockets officially ruled out star forward Kevin Durant for Wednesday night’s must-win Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers because of a left ankle sprain. Durant didn’t participate in practice with the Rockets on Tuesday before they left for Los Angeles, trailing 3-1 in the Western Conference…
