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
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
Todd Archer Close Todd Archer ESPN Staff Writer Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Jordan Raanan Close Jordan Raanan ESPN Staff Writer Jordan Raanan
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
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,
India captain Rohit Sharma left everyone surprised at the time of toss during the start of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Team India was expected to field three spinners in the second Test, especially considering the pitch at the venue was prepared using black soil, which makes added assistance to spinners a certainty.
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool could lose three of their best players — Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold — for nothing in less than 100 days. That is the stark reality of the contract chess game being played out right now at Anfield, because the sands of time really are running down to
Kendra Andrews, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare to travel to Hawaii for training camp, there is a consensus about their group going on the trip: They are a better team than last season. “We feel great about the team in the sense
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — With a blue banner commemorating
Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 08:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Scottie Scheffler showed his trash-talking side that is legendary in Dallas circles and illustrates the ultra-competitive nature of golf’s No. 1 player. Tom Kim expected no less. The Presidents Cup turned spicy on Thursday when the 22-year-old Kim took his celebrations to
Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Alexei Kolosov is reporting to training camp after missing the first week, according to his agent. Kolosov, a 22-year-old from Belarus, had not reported to camp because of undisclosed issues he and his camp had. Agent Dan Milstein said Kolosov
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said on Thursday that the No. 1 Longhorns still haven’t decided on a starting quarterback
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterSep 26, 2024, 06:53 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson will miss three to six weeks following an appendectomy, the team announced Thursday. Gibson had the procedure Wednesday night. He had been a participant throughout Anaheim’s first week of training
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West has received signed commitments from its seven remaining member schools to stay in the conference, with all of them agreeing to execute grant of media rights from
Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is undergoing further testing because of a lower-body injury he suffered in a preseason game at the Vegas Golden Knights. Doughty hurt his left leg Wednesday when he slammed into the boards while engaged
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — There was a play Daniel Jones made in his first career start that had
Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. — Evan Beck finally won a USGA title Thursday when he overwhelmed Bobby Massa 9 and 8 to win the U.S. Mid-Amateur, earning spots in the Masters and the U.S. Open next year. Beck was runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 04:23 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL Players Association has filed a grievance on behalf of center Ryan Johansen after the Philadelphia Flyers terminated his contract. The Flyers placed Johansen on unconditional waivers in August, citing what the team said was