Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 01:07 PM ET PRAGUE — Rain has washed out the entire Saturday schedule of the Prague Open. Both semifinal games were rescheduled to take place on Sunday, along with the final. Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic will play qualifier Tamara Korpatsch of Germany, and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania
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Aug 5, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Celine Boutier inched closer to her second title in as many weeks after seizing a three-stroke lead following the third round of the Women’s Scottish Open on Saturday in Ayrshire, Scotland. Boutier, who captured her first major title at last week’s Evian Championship in her native France, carded a
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Aug 5, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Next Saturday’s fight between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte has been cancelled after Whyte failed a pre-fight drugs test, promoters Matchroom announced on Saturday. The bout, Joshua’s latest fight as he charts his comeback to the top of the heavyweight division, was meant to take place at
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Banyana will play for teammates before them in historic World Cup knockout against Netherlands South Africa are at the highest point they’ve ever reached in their women’s game, as current African champions and reaching their first-ever World Cup knockout game, against the Netherlands, but they didn’t get there in a vacuum.
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 11:22 PM ET BALTIMORE — Nobody does pregame banter quite like Buck Showalter, but after commenting on the new Topgolf facility near Camden Yards – and shying away from questions about how emotional his return to Baltimore is – the New York Mets‘ manager turned the conversation to this year’s
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:03 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A pair of light heavyweights emphatically punched their way into the 2023 PFL finals Friday — but the big story was 27-year-old featherweight Jesus Pinedo. Pinedo (22-6-1), who is from
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:32 PM ET WASHINGTON — Taylor Fritz needed three sets and three hours to get past Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 at the DC Open in a fourth-round match briefly interrupted by climate protesters on Friday — and then the tournament’s top-seeded man went back out on court at
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was released from jail on parole on Friday after he completed two years in custody over gender violence cases against two of his ex-girlfriends. Judge Cristóbal Laje Ros of Cordoba province — 800 kilometers north of Buenos Aires (500 miles)
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten added Oregon and Washington as new members Friday, strengthening the Western flank of the rapidly growing conference while dealing a major blow to the Pac-12. The league’s presidents and chancellors
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:54 PM ET The Big 12 is rapidly getting bigger, as the school’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to formally add Utah and Arizona State on Friday night. They are expected to be introduced soon along with Arizona, which was approved on Friday. The only obstacle remaining is a University
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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