Jun 29, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers star Paul George is declining his $48.7 million option and will enter free agency, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. George is planning to meet with teams that have enough salary cap space to potentially sign him and with the Clippers beginning Sunday
ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Italy coach Luciano Spalletti said he took full responsibility for his team’s exit from the European Championship in the first knockout round after an insipid 2-0 loss against Switzerland. However, the 65-year-old former Napoli boss also complained he had not had enough matches
Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEBANON, Tenn. — Bubba Wallace refused Saturday to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing, saying he preferred to “keep some people’s images good.” Wallace spoke after qualifying for
Two of India’s greatest ever cricketer – Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – announced their T20I retirement on Saturday, after the side’s second T20 World Cup win. While Kohli announced his retirement minutes after the triumph, India captain Rohit Sharma announced it in the official post match press conference. Rohit, who played a crucial role
Getty Images 4 hours ago Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in an imperious performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris. Fresh from winning a fight with Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race earlier on Saturday,
Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. He also won Eastbourne in 2019 and
Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALLORCA, Spain — Alejandro Tabilo became the first Chilean man to win a grass-court title in the Open era at the Mallorca Championships on Saturday. Tabilo, seeded fourth, defeated the unseeded Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-3, 6-4 in the final. A single break decided
Jun 29, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is vying for his eighth Wimbledon title. John Walton/PA via AP Novak Djokovic has said he has tested his troublesome knee to the maximum since arriving in London and is confident he will be ready for his opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The 37-year-old
Getty Images 29 June 2024, 16:58 BST Comments Updated 5 minutes ago Britain’s Mark Cavendish struggled on stage one of the Tour de France, finishing 39 minutes behind the peloton. France’s Romain Bardet of DSM-Firmenich-PostNL won the Grand Depart from Florence to Rimini in Italy. Bardet’s team-mate Frank van den Broek was second following a
Jun 29, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk said he wants to stay with the San Francisco 49ers this season despite his contract stalemate with the team. Aiyuk, who is entering the final season of his rookie deal, told TMZ Sports at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday that
Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2024, 01:16 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions When Adley Rutschman was promoted to the big leagues little more than two years ago, the Baltimore Orioles‘ catcher became known for how he greets
Jun 29, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former No. 1 NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell was fired as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama, and is facing a lawsuit accusing him of taking a $74,000 check meant as a donation to the school. “JaMarcus Russell
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 29, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AFTER FOUR HOURS and 42 minutes of battle, Carlos Alcaraz fell to the grass and rolled over in celebration as the crowd roared. He had just done the previously unthinkable. He’d handed Novak Djokovic his first loss at Wimbledon since 2017 and won
Getty Images Matt Warwick BBC Sport Senior Journalist 1 hour ago Britain’s Adam Yates starts this year’s Tour de France as one of the most important riders in the 176-strong peloton. Last year he won the opening stage and wore the yellow jersey, beating his twin brother Simon in the process. This year he is
Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain showered praise on India talisman batter Virat Kohli and said that he is always there in big matches. Kohli has not done well in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, as he scored 75 runs at an average of 10.71 after taking part in all the matches for the Men
ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2024, 12:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil coach Dorival Júnior hailed the display of Vinícius Júnior after the forward scored twice to help the Seleção get back on track at the Copa América with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in Las Vegas Friday. Brazil and Vinícius struggled in the
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 32 minutes ago Max Verstappen says the latest dispute between his father and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is “not nice” and “could have been avoided”. Jos pulled out of a parade of historic Formula 1 cars planned at the Austrian Grand Prix
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 23 minutes ago Max Verstappen fought off an early onslaught from the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Norris challenged Verstappen hard in the early laps before losing second place to Piastri as