Aug 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLB trade deadline is in the rearview mirror — and a number of teams look fairly different because of it. Two of our top-10 teams — the Dodgers and Padres — went for it at the deadline and were considered two of the biggest winners
Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008 by getting past Tommy Paul of the U.S. 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Alcaraz, 21, of Spain, is
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 1, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Alycia Baumgardner will defend her WBC 130-pound title vs. Delfine Persoon
The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are role models for millions of youth not only in the country but across the world. In a letter to Board of Control for Cricket in
Jul 31, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois blames Katie Taylor for delaying her progress in fighting for a women’s world lightweight title. The English boxer believes she should be fighting for a full world title this Saturday, but instead she challenges Maira Moneo for her secondary WBC interim world lightweight title
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
Aug 1, 2024, 09:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The contenders at the 2024 Olympic Games women’s soccer tournament are down to the final eight as the United States gears up for a quarterfinal clash on Saturday against Japan. The USWNT won all its games in the group stage under new coach Emma Hayes in
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions NC STATE QUARTERBACK Grayson McCall grew up in North Carolina, and, like any sports fan in the state, he knows a little something about the pained history of NC
Aug 1, 2024, 08:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions All 12 teams have now played two group stage games at the 2024 Olympics, and one thing looks clear: Team USA remains on track for a fifth straight gold medal in men’s basketball. Led by Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, Team USA has secured
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 5 hours ago McLaren have extended the contract of team principal Andrea Stella. It comes in the wake of what McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown described as Stella’s “profound impact” since taking on the role at the end of 2022. Stella has overseen the team’s transformation from
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Red Bull say Jonathan Wheatley is to leave his role as sporting director to become Audi’s Formula 1 team principal. The 57-year-old Briton has been at Red Bull for 18 years and will stay until the end of this season. He will have a period of
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions This is what the 12-team College Football Playoff is all about. Inclusion. Interest. A field so deep you need waders. From Arizona to Auburn and Utah to UTSA, get ready
Associated Press Aug 1, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek lost to Zheng Qinwen of China 6-2, 7-5 in the Paris Olympics semifinals Thursday, a surprising setback for the No. 1-ranked woman and champion at the French Open four of the past five years. The result was hard to predict
ESPN News Services Aug 1, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a
Associated Press Jul 31, 2024, 10:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The judge who presided over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL said the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez made the remark as he heard the NFL’s post-trial
With Sri Lanka needing nine runs to win off 12 balls, India summoned Rinku Singh to press his part-time off-spin bowling into action. Rinku, bowling for the first time in T20Is, gave away only three runs while picking two wickets in a superb 19th over. There was more out-of-the-box thinking in store as captain Suryakumar
SAN DIEGO, California — Manchester United are facing more injury problems after Marcus Rashford was forced off during their friendly against Real Betis on Wednesday. Rashford scored a first-half penalty in a 3-2 win for United at Snapdragon Stadium but was replaced in the second half after taking a heavy knock to his right ankle.
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2024, 01:30 AM 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 SAN DIEGO — Clayton Kershaw had made 423 regular-season starts and recorded at least one strikeout in every