Month: September 2023

Associated Press Sep 27, 2023, 05:47 PM ET Michael Bonallack once said he never considered turning pro because he didn’t realize he was good enough until he was too old. No matter. His influence on the game was enormous, from his standing as Britain’s greatest amateur to his running the Royal & Ancient Golf Club.
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Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterSep 27, 2023, 06:59 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Two of the bigger questions facing the Calgary Flames were answered Wednesday when they signed center Mikael Backlund to a two-year extension while also naming him their captain. Re-signing Backlund, 34, to a two-year deal
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Lindsay Davenport will replace Kathy Rinaldi as the U.S. captain for the Billie Jean King Cup after this year’s competition ends, taking over a squad that has included recent US Open champion Coco Gauff. Davenport is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame who won
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 27, 2023, 02:24 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Portland Trail Blazers are trading guard Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a 3-team deal that also includes the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Portland will receive Jrue Holiday,
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Sep 27, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Kyle Busch sold his two-time winning NASCAR Truck Series team to Spire Motorsports on Wednesday. Terms were not announced. In addition to Kyle Busch Motorsports, Busch also sold the assets of Rowdy Manufacturing and the team’s 77,000-square-foot facility in Mooresville, N.C. “When we started the Truck Series team back
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 27, 2023, 11:55 AM ET Michigan State University has fired football coach Mel Tucker for cause Wednesday, formally completing a process that was initiated last week. Tucker is under university investigation for a sexual misconduct complaint brought forward by Brenda Tracy, a sexual assault awareness speaker. In a statement, the university said
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2023, 09:40 AM ET TOKYO — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek came back from a break down in both sets to beat Japanese qualifier Mai Hontama 6-4, 7-5 Wednesday in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Swiatek, making her debut appearance in Japan, advanced to her 13th quarterfinal of 2023.
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