Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 06:28 PM ET LONG POND, Pa. — William Byron and Martin Truex Jr. are 1-2 for most wins in the Cup Series. Truex and Byron are 1-2 in the points standings. They’ll be 1-2 again Sunday at Pocono Raceway — Byron turned a fast lap in the No. 24 Chevrolet
Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 06:59 PM ET NEWPORT, R.I. — Teenager Alex Michelsen beat four-time tournament champion John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-4 in an all-American semifinal at the Hall of Fame Open on Saturday. The 18-year-old Michelsen, playing in his second career ATP tournament after winning a challenger tour event in Chicago last week,
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 22, 2023, 05:16 PM ET HOYLAKE, England — After 18 holes had passed on a wet and gloomy Saturday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Max Homa and Rory McIlroy were separated by only one shot, but their outlooks on their games felt worlds apart. Editor’s Picks 2 Related McIlroy beelined to the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Almost one year ago to the day, in the same arena, Tom Aspinall suffered a freak knee injury when he threw a leg kick on the first strike of his fight against Curtis Blaydes and lost via TKO in just 15 seconds. After 364 days
Jul 21, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, signed a four-year contract Friday, allowing him to begin training camp on schedule. The deal is for $37.9 million and is fully guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rookies are scheduled to report to
Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 05:09 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager went on the 10-day injured list Saturday because of a sprained right thumb. Seager said an MRI showed no structural issues with the thumb that he hurt in the series opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers,
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 05:36 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Defensive tackle Chris Jones did not report for the start of Kansas City Chiefs‘ training camp and the sides are “far apart” on reaching agreement on a
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 22, 2023, 01:22 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — U.S. women’s national team forward Sophia Smith said that her team’s 3-0 win over Vietnam was “a good starting point” but that the Americans have “a lot more
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Nick Saban and Alabama added four-star wide receiver Jaime Ffrench Jr. to its 2025 recruiting class Saturday. Ffrench, No. 15 overall in the 2025 ESPN 300, is the second highly touted receiver to pledge to the Crimson Tide in the 2025 class, following Saraland (Ala.)
Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 01:43 PM ET CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A freshman football player at Austin Peay died Friday night in a single-car crash near the school’s campus in Clarksville, officials said. Jeremiah Collins, an 18-year-old defensive back, was driving too fast while exiting a highway and his pickup truck rolled several times before
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — Matt Fitzpatrick was hoping his younger brother, Alex, would finish the third round of the 151st Open Championship at 2 under, so they’d have
Joe Root dismissed Australian century-maker Marnus Labuschagne but rain returned to Old Trafford to frustrate England’s hopes of forcing a series-levelling win in the fourth Test on Saturday. Only 30 overs had been bowled during the fourth day when the wet weather swept back in during the revised tea break. Play was officially abandoned for
Dame Laura Kenny, Great Britain’s most successful female Olympian, has given birth to her second child with husband Sir Jason Kenny. The couple’s first son, Albie, was born in 2017 but Kenny suffered a miscarriage in November 2021 and an ectopic pregnancy in January 2022. Laura Kenny has not ruled out competing at the Paris
Teenage Italian cyclist Jacopo Venzo has died after a crash during a race in Austria on Friday. The 17-year-old crashed as he descended during the first stage of the Junioren Rundfahrt and was flown to hospital in Linz by helicopter. The Campana Imballaggi Geo&Tex Trentino rider succumbed to his injuries on Saturday and the tour
Tadej Pogacar salvaged some pride by taking stage 20 of this year’s Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard all but sealed the defence of his title. Pogacar has been unable to challenge Vinegaard’s supremacy in the past week, but sprinted past the Dane to win on the final day of competitive racing. Vingegaard holds a
Date: Sunday, 23 July Venue: Hungaroring Coverage: Live text and online-only radio commentary on BBC Sport website and app Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying to take his first pole position since the penultimate race of the 2021 season. Hamilton snatched pole position from the world champion by just 0.003 seconds
Jul 22, 2023, 09:06 AM ET WARSAW — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was blocked on Friday from entering Poland for reasons of state security and public safety, the Polish interior ministry said on Saturday. The 38-year old, a bronze medalist at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, was on the list of players of the BNP
India A will be keen to assert their dominance in the Emerging Asia Cup tournament when they face Pakistan A in a potentially high-voltage summit clash in Colombo on Sunday. Generally, it is tough to pick a favourite in the matches between India and Pakistan, but in this instance, the former stands out as the