ESPN News Services Oct 6, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Coco Gauff won her second title this season with a lopsided 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova in the final of the China Open on Sunday. The sixth-ranked Gauff, 20, became the youngest China Open champion in 14 years. She is
ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they tore down a goalpost, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory. Then they toted the goalpost a couple of
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 5, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s first women’s strawweight champion is calling it a career. Following a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC 307 on Saturday, Carla Esparza retired from mixed martial arts, saying she wants to focus on her family. It was a close fight
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Julianna Peña became just the second two-time champion in UFC women’s bantamweight history Saturday, but did so by the narrowest of decisions. Peña
Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 6, 2024, 01:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the most remarkable runs in UFC history continues, but after much more difficulty than expected. Alex Pereira methodically broke down a game Khalil Rountree Jr. and used a bruising sequence of body punches to retain his light heavyweight championship with a fourth-round
Oct 6, 2024, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has said he will throw caution to the wind when he faces heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and aim for a knockout victory in their rematch. In their first bout in May, Fury hit his stride in the fourth round and engaged in some showmanship
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 6, 2024, 05:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Defender Dani Carvajal suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in Real Madrid‘s 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal, the club confirmed on Sunday, while forward Vinícius Júnior has been diagnosed with a “cervical injury.” Carvajal was stretchered off in tears in added time
Andreas Hale Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Oct 6, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A 12-fight card at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City was headlined by two title fights. In the co-main event, Julianna Peña
The Indian cricket team goes into the Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan knowing a defeat will effectively knock them out of the competition. After losing to New Zealand in their first match of the T20 World Cup, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side finds itself last among five team of the Group A. Only the
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions If we are, as some scientists have hypothesized, living in a multiverse in which all possible outcomes occur along some timeline, then we can still rest easy knowing
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Christian McCaffrey will not be activated for Thursday night’s game in Seattle against the Seahawks, league sources told ESPN
Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernandez‘s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Ewing, the New York Knicks‘ all-time leading scorer, has rejoined the franchise as an ambassador to assist both basketball and business operations, the team announced Friday. Ewing will work directly with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and the team’s front office in
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 11:07 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Oct 5, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the division series! After a wild-card round that lived up to its name, the eight teams in the division series start their title quest on Saturday. First, the Detroit Tigers visit the Cleveland Guardians (1:08 p.m.), followed by another interdivision matchup when the
J.J. Post, ESPNOct 5, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s nothing like college football. Editor’s Picks Just one week after emerging victorious in one of the most thrilling college football games in recent memory, top-ranked Alabama followed up its win over then-No. 2 Georgia with a loss … to Vanderbilt, which entered the
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Trade talks involving Davante Adams are expected to intensify next week as the Las Vegas Raiders star’s hamstring heals