Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2024, 02:53 PM ET Close 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
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 16, 2024, 06:20 AM ET Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended
Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez entered a plea of no contest to felony attempted murder, assault and multiple weapons charges in a California court on Friday in exchange for a lighter sentence. Velasquez, 42, was facing an attempted murder trial for a Feb. 2022 incident when
Field Level Media Aug 16, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman is likely to miss all three games of a weekend home series against the Chicago White Sox with a right elbow injury. Bregman underwent an MRI on Friday that showed no structural damage with the team electing
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TIARET, Algeria — With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud in the future. The football-obsessed
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Two title fights are set to headline UFC 307 on Oct. 5, UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday. Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will seek his third
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said the back surgery that Christian Yelich underwent Friday should enable the 2018 NL MVP to be ready for the start of the 2025 season. “By doing this sooner, it does allow him to
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHASKA, Minn. — Illinois senior Jackson Buchanan finally got a breather Friday in the U.S. Amateur, needing only 15 holes and never trailing for a 4-and-3 victory over Jacob Modleski to reach the semifinals at Hazeltine National. The semifinals feature a pair of Americans
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Talor Gooch holed out from the fairway for eagle on the par-4 fifth hole and played bogey-free for a 7-under 63 that gave him a three-way share of the lead with Sebastián Muñoz and Jason Kokrak after one round
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Carlos Alcaraz repeatedly smashed his racket on the court in a rare show of frustration on Friday, and the four-time Grand Slam winner fell to Gael Monfils 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open. In a match that was suspended by
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 16, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joshua Zirkzee hailed a “perfect” Manchester United debut after he came off the bench to score a late winner against Fulham. United won their Premier League opener 1-0 at Old Trafford after the Dutchman came off the bench to score in the 87th minute.
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 16, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — There’s nothing like a late winner from a new striker to fuel early-season optimism, and Joshua Zirkzee delivered it for Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag. Just when it looked like the Red Devils’ campaign would get off to a
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Iowa landed its top commit in the 2025 class Thursday night with a pledge
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs resigned suddenly Friday afternoon, sources told ESPN, ending the stint of the athletic director with the longest continuous tenure within the Big Ten. Hobbs will be replaced on an interim basis by deputy athletic director Ryan Pisarri, according to
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, and Cam Norrie pulled out of the US Open on Friday because of injuries. The 18th-ranked Vondrousova has been sidelined by a hurt hand, and the 47th-ranked Norrie has a forearm problem. Vondrousova, a 25-year-old
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — The first thing Dan Lanning notices when I step into his office is my shoes. “You’re wearing Reeboks in here, man?” he says, pointing at my Club C sneakers. Lanning, of course, is in head-to-toe Nike. He smiles. “Don’t worry, I
Ishan Kishan has made a remarkable return to red-ball cricket. He is playing for Jharkhand against Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing Buchi Babu tournament in Tamil Nadu. On his first day of action, the star was quite impressive with his glovework behind the stumps as Madhya Pradesh won the toss and opted to bat first.