Month: January 2023

8:34 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will all make their debuts this season in Tony Stewart’s summer all-star series, while four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves confirmed Wednesday he’ll return for a third season. Busch, who left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season
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Great Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Dame Laura Kenny and her husband Sir Jason Kenny are expecting their second child. She announced the pregnancy in a post on Instagram, saying: “Today I felt like I couldn’t hide away any more. “I’m already starting to show and the anxiety I have felt has been unreal.”
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3:31 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — A despondent Rafael Nadal dipped his head and appeared to fight back tears as he sat courtside on Rod Laver Arena, trailing American Mackenzie McDonald 4-6, 4-5 in the second round of the Australian Open. His eyes locked with wife Xisca, who was having no luck hiding her emotion
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12:31 AM ET ESPN News Services EDMONTON, Alberta — Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory. The game marked the return of Oilers forward Evander Kane, who came back earlier than expected after a scary injury when
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2:59 AM GMT Sacked Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has resisted the temptation for a parting shot at Rugby Australia following his dismissal on Monday, instead lauding the “hard work” of his playing group and staff while wishing the team all the best at this year’s Rugby World Cup. Rennie was dumped by RA in favour
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Jan 17, 2023 UFC flyweight Jeff Molina is suspected of having “substantial involvement” in a betting scheme currently being probed by multiple government entities, Nevada deputy attorney general Joel Bekker said Tuesday at the Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting. The NSAC temporarily suspended Molina last month, as first reported by ESPN, though the commission did
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12:28 AM ET A major bantamweight contender fight is heading to Las Vegas. Former UFC champion Petr Yan and the rising Merab Dvalishvili have verbally agreed to a main event on the UFC Fight Night card on March 11 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday night. Bout agreements have not
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8:13 PM ET Pete Thamel Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Michigan co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss has been placed on leave, according to an athletic department spokesman, as the school’s police department told ESPN it is investigating a
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4:25 PM ET Last June, Aaron Rodgers said he “definitely” planned to finish his career with the Green Bay Packers. Less than eight months later, he didn’t sound quite as sure. First things first, Rodgers must decide whether he wants to play a 19th NFL season. He said Tuesday that he hasn’t reached that decision
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9:08 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George returned from a five-game absence Tuesday night, but the star guard could not shake the LA Clippers out of their funk. Joel Embiid had 41 points and nine rebounds, and Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points as the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Clippers a 120-110 loss at Crypto.com
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