Month: July 2022

6:25 AM ET Cesar Hernandez MONTERREY, Mexico — United States women’s coach Vlatko Andonovski had plenty of praise for star player Alex Morgan after she scored the winner against Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final. “Alex is a big player and big players are born for big moments. That’s what makes her special,” Andonovski
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10:04 AM ET Before defensive end Carl Nassib announced he was gay in June 2021, he agonized over the decision, he says. Nassib, who is a free agent after being released by the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this year, told “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan in an interview that aired Tuesday that he “stared
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6:48 AM ET Naomi Osaka will play in her first tournament since the French Open at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in August, after accepting a wildcard for the event in San Jose, California. The four-time Grand Slam winner did not play at Wimbledon, citing an Achilles injury and said that the Grand Slam having
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File photo of Lockie Ferguson© Twitter Glenn Phillips‘ quick-fire 69 and four wickets from Lockie Ferguson inspired New Zealand’s 31-run win over Ireland in their opening Twenty20 international on Monday. Phillips was unbeaten in his 52-ball innings as he smashed seven boundaries in New Zealand’s total of 173 for eight. Jimmy Neesham kept the runs
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9:14 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Talks about a partnership between the Big 12 and the Pac-12, which had been discussed extensively the past two weeks, have officially ended, sources told ESPN. Officials from the Big 12 told Pac-12 officials on Monday that they’re no longer interested in exploring the partnership, sources said. A Big 12
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12:06 AM ET Alex Morgan scored a penalty late in the second half to guide the United States to a 1-0 victory over Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday night. The game was a rematch of last summer’s Olympic semifinal game, which Canada won 1-0 before going on to
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12:04 PM ET Ryan Switzer, a former standout receiver at North Carolina who had a five-year career in the NFL, has retired from football. Switzer, who has not appeared in an NFL game since 2019, announced his decision Monday on Twitter. Switzer spent the last two seasons in Cleveland, where he was on the practice
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4:30 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams has agreed on a four-year, $27.2 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Monday. The deal, negotiated by Pensack Sports, is a remarkable punctuation for an undrafted player who had no Division I scholarship offers out of high school. Williams has often told people that he
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