Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 15, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC heads back to the “Great White North” on Nov. 2 for a UFC Fight Night event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. The main event will feature former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas facing Erin Blanchfield in a women’s flyweight battle
Getty Images 15 minutes ago British cyclist Pfeiffer Georgi abandoned the Tour de France Femmes after getting caught up in a late crash on stage five, which also caused leader Demi Vollering to slip down the standings. Georgi went down in a mass pile-up with 6.3km to go and her team DSM-Firmenich PostNL later confirmed
Aug 14, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex De Minaur said Wednesday that he will play in this month’s US Open, weeks after withdrawing from the Paris Olympics because of a hip injury. De Minaur pulled out of his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic last month after sustaining a cartilage tear in his
GOING INTO THE 2023 season, Major League Baseball implemented the most extreme set of rule changes in the history of the game. The league instituted a pitch clock, eliminated the shift, enlarged the bases and placed a limit on pickoff throws. The changes have been significant leading to shorter games and more action on the
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — French prosecutors opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her gender during the Summer Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. The athlete’s lawyer Nabil
Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, a source has told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Pochettino, 52, has been out of work since leaving Chelsea by mutual consent earlier this summer after just one season
Neeraj Chopra (L) and Arshad Nadeem at Paris Olympics 2024© AFP Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali believes that India and Pakistan should play bilateral series of hockey, javelin or kabaddi if BCCI and PCB fail to agree on a cricket series. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral cricket for more than
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek survived in her return to hard courts Wednesday night in the Cincinnati Open, outlasting Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-2. Playing for the first time since finishing third for Poland in the Paris Olympics, Swiatek set up a
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 14, 2024, 11:18 PM 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
ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2024, 10:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 300th homer, reaching that milestone faster than any other player when he connected against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Editor’s Picks Judge hit that mark in his 955th game and 3,431st
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 14, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Anthony Gharib, ESPNAug 14, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard had his wedding officiated by a special guest over the weekend — six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The former LA Clippers star officiated the ceremony between Pritchard and YouTuber Emma MacDonald in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Tyler Van Dyke was named Wisconsin’s starting quarterback on Wednesday. Van Dyke, a Miami transfer, had been competing with Braedyn Locke, who started three games last season in place of the injured Tanner Mordecai. Offensive coordinator Phil Longo announced after Wisconsin’s
Field Level Media Aug 14, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with what the team labeled as a left elbow sprain. The Yankees are still determining the severity of the injury to Chisholm and whether surgery will be necessary.
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Long before he built the Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup championship roster, Bill Zito was a teenager working as a Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse attendant during the franchise’s lone pennant-winning season. The Panthers’ general manager and president of hockey operations returned to his roots
Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, Mo. — Defensive end Darris Smith will miss the season for No. 11 Missouri after hurting his knee in practice, Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz said Wednesday. Smith transferred to Missouri from SEC rival Georgia, where he appeared in 16 games over his first
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 14, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé said there’s “no limit” to how many goals he and Real Madrid can score this season, after getting off the mark in his debut as the club lifted the UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta. After a tight
Lindsey Thiry, ESPNAug 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You