Month: September 2024

Kris Rhim Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Sep 27, 2024, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to purchase a limited
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Sep 27, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual woman athlete to receive the honor. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Thursday, recognizing King’s groundbreaking contributions both on and off
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 27, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia on Friday in
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Sep 27, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Britain’s All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) was granted planning permission on Friday by the Greater London Authority for a huge expansion project for the Wimbledon Championships. Plans to transform the adjacent golf course and park with 38 new courts had proved controversial but the AELTC
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Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Great Britain’s Matthew Robertson finished second in the men’s C2 road race at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland on Friday. The 25-year-old crossed the line 45 seconds after Alexandre Leaute of France to claim the silver medal on a 62.7km course
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 27, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the remainder of the season. Michael Regan/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed. Rodri suffered a knee injury during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal and
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New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances. Sri Lanka declared at 602-5 shortly before stumps on day two in Galle after a 200-run partnership between Kamindu and Kusal Mendis
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Sep 27, 2024, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Former world No. 4 Caroline Garcia said she has been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks and will not play again this season as she looks to mentally and physically reset ahead of 2025. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, who won the WTA Finals in 2022
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withstood a heavy barrage from big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to win 6-4, 6-4 in the China Open first round on Friday. Second-seeded Alcaraz took both of his break point opportunities, despite the No. 51-ranked Frenchman regularly sending down
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Getty Images 1 hour ago Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after suffering a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland. The 18-year-old crashed during the junior road race on Thursday and was taken to hospital by emergency helicopter. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said in a statement following the
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Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The Presidents Cup matches were close. The score after the opening session was not. The Americans clung to a 1-up lead in all five matches Thursday when they delivered shot after shot, putt after putt, until this already lopsided series took a
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Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West on Thursday night by rallying to beat the second-place San Diego Padres 7-2 with a five-run outburst in the seventh inning. The Dodgers had not clinched at home since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,
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