Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Top-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil beat Clara Burel of France 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the semifinals in Tennis in the Land. Haddad Maia, ranked No. 23 in the world, has not lost a set in the first three rounds
Aug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The race for baseball’s best record continues to be incredibly close — with six teams separated by just two games and no team on pace for more than 96 wins. The last time that happened in a full season was 2007. As MLB’s best clubs —
Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Keegan Bradley went from a bundle of nerves waiting to see if he would advance in the PGA Tour postseason to a blissful day of birdies in mile-high air Thursday that led to a 6-under 66 and the lead in
Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult. The hefty penalty was handed down because
Catching is one aspect of cricket that needs focus and practice to perfect. Time and again we have seen even the best fielders in the game drop routine catches. Some even script a comedy of errors while trying to pouch an easy catch. Having said that, a hilarious fielding effort during a village league match
Aug 22, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler downplayed any concerns about a back injury after he was seen hunched over following an approach shot on his penultimate hole Thursday at the BMW Championship. After he hit his second shot on the par-5 17th hole at Castle Pines Golf
Rajan Hothi Aug 22, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is open! Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Newcastle close to deal for Guéhi Newcastle United are edging closer to securing a deal for Crystal Palace defender
ESPN News Services Aug 22, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Nick Mileti, the founder of the Cleveland Cavaliers and former owner of the city’s MLB franchise, died Wednesday at the age of 93. Both the Cavaliers and the Cleveland Guardians confirmed his passing with announcements on social media Thursday. “We are saddened to learn of the
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterAug 22, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Could a one-for-one end up being a win-win? That’s what the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets are banking on with the Pens getting forward prospect Rutger McGroarty and fellow forward prospect Brayden
Aug 22, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Top-10 middleweight Jared Cannonier meets surging Caio Borralho in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas, headlining an event that also features the finals in two weight classes of Season 32 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The main card at UFC Apex will be on ESPN and ESPN+
Aug 22, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Eagles are acquiring wide receiver Jahan Dotson from the Washington Commanders in exchange for three draft picks, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In exchange for Dotson, the Eagles are sending a 2025 third-round pick and two seventh-round picks to Washington, the sources told Schefter.
Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 03:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Golf balls wobbled on the tees and greens. Players wore big earmuffs and neck warmers and donned oven-style mitts between shots. American star Rose Zhang said she lost balance simply standing up. Gusts of up to 40 mph (64 kph)
Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 22, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou wants to make one perfectly thing clear ahead of his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira: He never ducked a fight with Jon Jones. During a news conference for the Battle of the Giants PFL Super Fight event on
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Perry Minasian, nearing the end of his initial four-year contract, will return as general manager of the Los
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 22, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped top prospects in a significant trade, with the Jets sending forward Rutger McGroarty to Pittsburgh for forward Brayden Yager, a source confirmed to ESPN on
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions The SEC has announced its set of tiebreakers for the 2024 football season with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas and the elimination of divisions in the newly
Jamie Smith‘s latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 236, a slender advantage of 23 runs, when a combination of bad light and rain forced an early close to the second day
Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle to sign Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad and are on the brink of finalising a deal to allow Eddie Nketiah to join Nottingham Forest, sources have told ESPN. The north London side are set to pay a fee in the region of an initial £28