Month: August 2024

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned suddenly Friday afternoon, sources told ESPN, ending the stint of the athletic director with the longest continuous tenure within the Big Ten. Hobbs will be replaced on an interim basis by deputy athletic director Ryan Pisarri, according to
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Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, and Cam Norrie pulled out of the US Open on Friday because of injuries. The 18th-ranked Vondrousova has been sidelined by a hurt hand, and the 47th-ranked Norrie has a forearm problem. Vondrousova, a 25-year-old
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 16, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Connor Stalions, the low-level analyst who was allegedly the mastermind behind Michigan‘s sign-stealing operation that led to former coach Jim Harbaugh’s three-game suspension during
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers will have to continue their playoff push without Christian Yelich. Yelich is undergoing season-ending back surgery Friday, putting an end to the 2018 NL MVP’s resurgent season. Yelich was leading the NL in batting average (.315)
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Rachel Doerrie, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
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ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique thought the theme of his conferences would change without Kylian Mbappé, he was mistaken. The long-running saga of Mbappé’s transfer to Real Madrid from PSG finally ended at the beginning of June when the French forward joined
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Associated Press Aug 15, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Weston Wilson became the ninth Phillies player to hit for the cycle, Alec Bohm and Nick Castellanos had consecutive homers in the first inning and Philadelphia overpowered the Washington Nationals 13-3 on Thursday night. Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth, homered
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