Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:37 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — – Corey LaJoie has reached a multi-year extension to remain on as the driver of the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. LaJoie, a third-generation racer whose father and grandfather are members of the New England Auto Racing
Month: August 2023
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. LSU will be without defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey when it opens preseason camp on Thursday. Tigers coach Brian Kelly announced on Wednesday that Lindsey is stepping away from the team to deal
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:49 PM ET Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the Los Angeles Lakers championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his
Venues: Glasgow and across Scotland Dates: 3-13 August Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website and app. Britain’s Lora Fachie returned after becoming a mother by qualifying fastest for the women’s B individual pursuit at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. Fachie and pilot Corrine
Aug 2, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu made her return to the practice court on Wednesday for the first time since she underwent wrist and ankle surgery in May. In a video posted to social media, the 20-year-old Briton could be seen training with compatriot Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, the
Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Caitlin Murray Close Caitlin Murray ESPN Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated
Troy Terry and the Anaheim Ducks have agreed to a seven-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season, ahead of Wednesday’s scheduled arbitration hearing. According to an NHL source, the contract carries a $7 million average annual value against the salary cap. That gives him the highest AAV of any Anaheim player currently — although 22-year-old
Aug 2, 2023, 02:44 AM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is expected to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday in New York City regarding his potential suspension for his involvement in a fight outside a Las Vegas nightclub in 2022, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter late Tuesday night. Kamara reached
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Tuesday saw us take a trip back in time to an alternate universe — 15 of them, in fact — and examine the biggest what-if surrounding each Eastern Conference team over the past five years and how it could have played out. Now we look at the
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:33 PM ET PRAGUE — Eighth-seeded Kateryna Baindl of Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the Prague Open on Wednesday after Germany’s Jule Niemeier retired when trailing 5-0 in the first set of their second-round match. Baindl will face next Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, who eliminated Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-4,
File image of KL Rahul© Instagram Senior batter KL Rahul in all likelihood will miss the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka as he will take more time to recover from his hamstring injury while it could be a touch and go for another star Shreyas Iyer as far as his participation in the World Cup
Aug 2, 2023, 11:32 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year, $1.85 million contract Wednesday, avoiding arbitration. The two sides were scheduled for a hearing Friday. O’Connor, 25, played in 46 games for Pittsburgh last season, recording 11 points (five goals, six assists). A New Jersey native, O’Connor has played
File photo of Misbah-ul-Haq.© AFP Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the formation of a Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) to be headed by former captain Misbah-ul-Haq. Besides Misbah, former skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez will be the members of the committee. It also includes the head of the PCB’s domestic cricket department and
Aug 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and New
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 10:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Nate Diaz came out of one of the six bedrooms of a preposterously large villa overlooking the posh Bel-Air Country Club and walked down a spiral staircase. Diaz, wearing a Mike Tyson T-shirt, faded jeans and black Travis Scott Nike Air Jordan
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 09:52 AM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — José María Olazábal was named Wednesday as the European team’s fourth vice-captain for the Ryder Cup. It’s the fourth time that Olazábal will serve as assistant — after 2008, ’10 and ’14 — and he was captain for Europe’s famous comeback win at
Aug 2, 2023, 07:48 AM ET In the most anticipated fight this year, Terence Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. in a battle between the two current best welterweights in boxing. And it wasn’t close, as Crawford knocked down Spence three times en route to a ninth-round TKO win at a packed T-Mobile Arena in Las
Aug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels didn’t deal Shohei Ohtani and instead surrounded him with new additions. The New York Mets traded both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, and threw in the towel for 2023. Those future Hall of Fame pitchers, by the way, just made the Houston Astros and Texas