Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions By pure luck, the team with the best record in the American League is also picking No. 1 overall in Sunday’s Major League Baseball draft in
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 13, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Even Barbora Krejcikova didn’t think she would win the singles title at Wimbledon. Her late mentor, Jana Novotna, had won in 1998 and, before Novotna died of cancer in 2017, she had told Krejcikova to win a Grand Slam. When
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2024, 03:23 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 Kalen DeBoer secured the highest-rated commitment of his early tenure at Alabama on Saturday
Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Ludvig Åberg overcame a pair of bogeys early on the back nine with two late birdies that carried him to a 5-under 65 on Saturday at the Scottish Open, slightly dampening the enthusiasm of a gallery fully behind local star
Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Rangers and up-and-coming defenseman Braden Schneider have agreed on a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension. General manager Chris Drury announced the deal with the 22-year-old Schneider on Saturday, leaving fellow defenseman Ryan Lindgren as the only unsigned starter
Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG POND, Pa. — Ty Gibbs will lead the field to green at Pocono Raceway, the site of his first career NASCAR Cup start and the track he hoped on Sunday would become where he gets his first career win. Gibbs turned a lap
The Indian cricket team had an unforgettable outing in the 2024 T20 World Cup. In the event that took place in USA and Barbados, the Rohit Sharma-led side bagged the trophy, their first after 17 years. While the team shone in all fronts, their bowling certainly took the centre stage. Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja
Associated Press Jul 13, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday. Krejcikova is a 28-year-old from Czechia (Czech Republic) who adds this trophy to her championship at the
Open Extended Reactions Declan Rice has warned Spain are the “kings of killing matches” but insisted England will “run through brick walls” to win Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s side are aiming to lift their first major trophy for 58 years on Sunday in Berlin but face arguably the most impressive team at the tournament so
Field Level Media Jul 13, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left quad strain on Saturday. Trevino exited Friday’s 4-1 win over the host Baltimore Orioles in the top of the ninth inning after hitting a double and then
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2024, 05:55 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Team USA has relocated halfway across the world but is still in a holding pattern with star Kevin Durant, who
A Delhi court, which framed charges against four accused in the 2000 cricket match-fixing scandal case, said some matches of the India-South Africa test and ODI series were fixed and attempts were made to fix other fixtures. The two tests and five one-day internationals were held from February 19 to March 19, 2000. The court
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2024, 06:00 AM 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
Getty Images 1 hour ago Comments Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead in the Tour de France with a dominant victory on stage 14 in the Pyrenees. UAE-Team Emirates’ Pogacar, resplendent in the yellow jersey he has worn every day since stage four, powered up the Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet summit finish, crossing the line
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He
Jul 2, 2024, 06:05 PM Beauden Barrett came off the bench to inspire the All Blacks to a 24-17 victory over England in an Auckland thriller on Saturday, denying the visitors a drought-breaking victory and locking up a 2-0 series win. Barrett set up the second of winger Mark Tele’a’s two tries in the 61st
Mike Clay, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2024, 08:55 AM ET Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings Open Extended Reactions It’s one of the questions I get asked most often during the
Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Pierceson Coody followed an opening 11-under 61 with a 67 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the ISCO Championship, with the weekend cut a PGA Tour-record 8-under par. Coody, the 24-year-old grandson of 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody, birdied