Associated Press Aug 12, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed and the sixth-ranked WTA Tour player, defended her National Bank Open women’s singles title by defeating Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in Monday’s all-American final. Pegula, from nearby Buffalo, New York, won last year’s National Bank
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Star center Auston Matthews will be the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ next captain, according to multiple reports Monday. Toronto will make the official announcement in a news conference scheduled for Wednesday, per the reports. Matthews is replacing fellow center John Tavares as captain and
Eric Woodyard, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
Lizzy Becherano Aug 12, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAFC head coach Steven Cherundolo said Olivier Giroud will be available to play for the MLS team for the first time on Tuesday night in its Leagues Cup match against the San Jose Earthquakes at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Though LAFC signed Giroud
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 12, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA star Kevin Durant has become a new minority shareholder of three time defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, the French club announced on Wednesday. The recent Olympic gold medalist with Team USA at the 2024 Olympics has invested a few millions dollars of
Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brentford signed attacking midfielder Fabio Carvalho from fellow Premier League side Liverpool on a five-year deal, the West London club announced on Monday. The financial details were not disclosed but British media reported that the deal was worth around £27.5 million ($35.10 million).
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 06:00 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 Oregon beat Michigan, USC and Washington to the commitment of four-star 2026 offensive tackle
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Aug 12, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions You know college football season is right around the corner when the Associated Press releases its preseason Top 25. Georgia is on top of the poll, comfortably ahead of No. 2 Ohio State. Big Ten newcomer Oregon ranks third, SEC newcomer Texas is fourth and Alabama,
Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Nolan Foote to a one-year, two-way contract on Monday. The deal is worth $825,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 in the American Hockey League. Foote, 23, had one goal in four games for the Devils last
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods once said that “golf is a lonely sport.” Matt Kuchar knows the feeling after a bizarre ending Monday to the Wyndham Championship. Kuchar was the only player who opted not to finish Sunday’s final round at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro,
Veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who returned to Bengal after two seasons with Tripura, expressed his plans to play in all three formats for the state in the forthcoming domestic season. The 39-year-old Saha, who has played 40 Tests, scoring 1353 runs with three centuries and six fifties, had parted ways with Bengal in 2022-23 following
Field Level Media Aug 12, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scottie Scheffler earned an $8 million bonus by finishing No. 1 on the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 for the 2024 PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup regular season. It’s the second No. 1 finish in three years for the 28-year-old World No. 1, who
Getty Images Jack Skelton BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Dutch rider Charlotte Kool surged to win stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in a bunch sprint finish in The Hague. DSM-Firmenich PostNL’s Kool kicked clear with around 100m to go and held off the chasers to claim the first leader’s yellow
Aug 12, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandt Snedeker will serve as one of Keegan Bradley’s vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup team which will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe next year at Bethpage Black in New York, the PGA of America said on Monday. Snedeker, a nine-time winner on
Jeff Wagenheim Aug 12, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s something special about a mixed martial arts event Down Under. Maybe it’s the time warp a North American fan experiences while watching fights on TV on a Saturday night and realizing that they’re taking place the following morning, local time. That’s about as
Aug 12, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior is the latest target for the Saudi Pro League, a source has told ESPN, and the Real Madrid player is considering a proposal to move to the Gulf country. Vinícius, 24, helped lead Madrid to a Champions League and LaLiga double last season and