Month: May 2024

Getty Images 1 hour ago Italy’s Filippo Ganna claimed his first Giro d’Italia victory since 2021 in the individual time trial on stage 14, as Slovenian Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead by 61 seconds. Ineos Grenadiers rider Ganna had to wait more than two hours to celebrate victory after coming out early to set the benchmark with
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Champions Bayer Leverkusen edged past Augsburg 2-1 on the last matchday on Saturday to become the first team in the history of the Bundesliga to complete a full season without a loss. Xabi Alonso’s treble-chasing team also stretched their European record unbeaten run across all competitions this season to 51 matches. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 18 May 2024, 16:07 BST Updated 6 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in a tight battle for pole position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen was just 0.074 seconds quicker than Piastri, who pipped Norris by 0.017secs with the final
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After posting his 11th consecutive round of par or worse in a major championship with a 6-over 77 in the second
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David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions One in three high-profile athletes receive abusive messages from individuals with a “betting interest,” and more than 540 men’s and women’s college basketball players received similar abuse, including death threats, during
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Tisha Thompson, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently playing for the Atlanta Braves‘ Triple-A affiliate, and his friend, who also
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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will be among the 27 participants in the NFL’s fifth accelerator program, an event hosted by the league
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — The NASCAR All-Star Race is staying in North Wilkesboro. North Wilkesboro Speedway officials announced Friday that the short track will host the annual $1 million exhibition race for the third straight year on May 18, 2025. The announcement comes as
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Getty Images 3 hours ago Great Britain’s BMX world champion Kieran Reilly moved closer to his first Olympics after finishing third in the first leg of the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai. Reilly, who won the men’s elite BMX freestyle park title in Glasgow last year, becoming Britain’s first world champion in the sport, scored
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Open Extended Reactions Noni Madueke believes Chelsea are starting to “take shape” under Mauricio Pochettino and has backed teammate Romeo Lavia to help take the team to another level next season. Chelsea head into the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday with a chance of securing fifth place following four consecutive victories,
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Skip image gallery Family Photo@ASE2024 Archive@ASE 2024 Silverstone Festival Silverstone Festival Silverstone Festival PA Media 1 of 6 Pete Cooper BBC News, Northamptonshire 6 hours ago Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has taken Ayrton Senna’s first-ever Grand Prix car around Silverstone Circuit 40 years after its first race. Senna made his F1 debut in a
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Associated Press May 17, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on the New York Knicks with a 116-103 victory on Friday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at
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