Jul 14, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Storm Hunter has ensured that the Australian flag will be flying in at least one Wimbledon final this year as she raced into the women’s doubles showdown with partner Elise Mertens. Hunter, who’s enjoyed a fine championships after also battling through qualifying to reach the singles main draw, proved
ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2023, 11:48 AM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic closed in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a row by repeatedly serving his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic saved all six break
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Boxing star Gervonta Davis was released from a Baltimore jail on Friday, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services confirmed to ESPN. Davis, 28, served 44 days at a detention center after a judge ruled on June 1 that he violated the
Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel took the coaching job in Knoxville in January 2021 with the uncertainty of the severity of NCAA sanctions hanging over the program. Two and a half years later, he called it a “huge relief” for the punishment to not include a bowl
Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Northwestern defensive coordinator David Braun has been tabbed as the school’s interim head coach for the 2023 season, sources told ESPN. Braun will serve as the interim coach in the aftermath of the firing of coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of hazing in the Northwestern program. Northwestern
Jul 14, 2023, 08:28 AM ET This summer’s Women’s World Cup is going to be one for the books. Not only is it the first to be jointly hosted by multiple nations (matches will take place in both Australia and New Zealand), but it could be the first to see a team three-peat as champions.
Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Pete Thamel Jul 14, 2023, 11:06 AM ET The Tennessee football program avoided a bowl ban but was fined more than $8 million by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions, which announced its
Jul 14, 2023, 01:06 PM ET On Saturday, a first-time women’s Wimbledon champion will be crowned, as Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic takes on No. 6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. If Vondrousova wins, she will become the first unseeded woman to ever do so, and if Jabeur takes home the title, she will become
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Philadelphia Flyers will buy out the last season of defenseman Tony DeAngelo‘s contract, making him an unrestricted free agent and ending his turbulent tenure with the team. General manager Daniel Briere announced Friday that DeAngelo had been placed
File image of Harmanpreet Kaur© AFP The BCCI women’s team selectors on Friday named Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of the side that will be playing at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Smriti Mandhana will be the vice-captain.”The Women’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 to be
Michal Kwiatkowski took a superb solo win on stage 13 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar clawed back more time on race leader Jonas Vingegaard. Poland’s Kwiatkowski, 33, rode clear on the imposing 17.4km climb to the summit finish on Grand Colombier on the race’s first day in the Alps. An explosive attack
Alexa Philippou, ESPNJul 14, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Three-time NBA champion and 13-time All-Star Dwyane Wade is
Associated Press Jul 14, 2023, 11:16 AM ET GULLANE, Scotland — Padraig Harrington is not ruling out the idea of playing in another Ryder Cup, even at age 51, depending on how he fares in his two weeks against the world’s best players. That hope was emboldened Friday in the Scottish Open after a 4-under
World cycling’s governing body has ruled transgender women will be prevented from competing in female events. The UCI said anyone who has transitioned after male puberty could compete in a ‘men/open’ category. Female American transgender cyclist Austin Killips won a UCI women’s event two months ago. In the wake of that result, the world body
Jul 14, 2023, 08:28 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are going into the second half of the MLB season with a shot at breaking records. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The team entered the All-Star break with a 60-29 record, the best in all of baseball and on pace for 109 wins. That’s just seven off
INDIANAPOLIS — As the clock ticked past midnight on the evening of July 23, 2022, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay found himself in something of a sudden-death scenario. Even after his decades-long association with the NFL, this was a nail-biter unlike any Irsay had ever experienced. Irsay and another persistent bidder were squaring off in
Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for
Jul 14, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Kerr, Putellas and Morgan are three of the ones to watch this summer. Illustration by ESPN The Women’s World Cup is almost here! The tournament is a time to showcase the best players in the world and the up-and-comers. The 2023 edition, which starts July 20 in Australia and New