Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 07:51 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Max Homa experienced the potential for disruption with betting at PGA Tour events when he said a fan yelled in the middle of his 5-foot birdie putt Saturday in the BMW Championship. Homa already was struggling with short putts on a windy day
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 02:07 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin has been placed on the 15-day injured list, with manager Dave Roberts telling reporters it is unlikely that Gonsolin pitches again this season. Gonsolin allowed five home runs in Friday’s 11-3 loss to the Miami Marlins, snapping the Dodgers’ 11-game
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Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Aug 19, 2023, 07:06 PM ET BOSTON — Aljamain Sterling‘s swan song at bantamweight could be Sean O’Malley‘s crowning moment and the birth of a new UFC superstar. Sterling will defend
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 01:54 PM ET Ole Miss and coach Lane Kiffin scored a big win Saturday as four-star defensive end Kamarion Franklin became the latest to join the fold by deciding to stay home. Franklin (No. 27 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300), from Lake Cormorant High School (Mississippi), becomes
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ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Carson Beck has been named the starting quarterback as Georgia begins its bid to defend its back-to-back championships. Coach Kirby Smart announced Beck as the starter Saturday. Beck, who backed up Stetson Bennett last season, came out of spring practice holding an edge for the No.
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Denny Hamlin will start from the pole at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, the third time this season the NASCAR driver will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag at a road course. Hamlin turned the two fastest laps in the final round of qualifying
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 02:20 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — English golfers Daniel Brown and Gabriella Cowley will take leads into the final round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational, which is co-sanctioned by the European tour and LPGA Tour. Brown started the third round with a 6-shot lead Saturday and maintained that
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Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 19, 2023, 10:31 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Cincinnati Reds are calling up top prospect Noelvi Marte, adding another rookie to a potentially great class as they look to win their first division title in more
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Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Aug 19, 2023, 08:38 AM ET The NBA has launched an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Philadelphia 76ers star James
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Sweden picked up their fourth Women’s World Cup bronze medal on Saturday after beating co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoff match. The Swedes, ranked third in the world, were awarded a penalty in the 28th minute after a VAR review showed Australia’s Clare Hunt clipped Stina Blackstenius‘ heels, and Fridolina Rolfö slotted home the
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