Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET John Hunter Nemechek will return to NASCAR’s top Cup Series next season when he joins Legacy Motor Club, which will become a Toyota team in 2024 and promote its development driver. Nemechek will drive the No. 42 Chevrolet that was initially driven by Noah Gragson, but he
Sep 7, 2023, 12:47 AM The countdown is over, the 2023 Rugby World Cup has finally arrived with hosts France to launch the tournament with one of the biggest and most anticipated opening matches against the All Blacks in Paris. The blockbuster opening weekend continues with Australia, Italy and Ireland all taking to the pitch
Reuters and ESPN Sep 6, 2023, 06:51 AM New Zealand midfielder Jordie Barrett is in doubt for the World Cup opener against France while battling knee soreness, while Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi is also in doubt after he failed to complete parts of training on Tuesday. Barrett, who has proved a revelation at inside centre
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 6, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Major League Baseball announced it placed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias on administrative leave Wednesday, three days after police arrested the left-hander on suspicion of felony domestic violence.
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka moved into the US Open semifinals Wednesday, looking every bit the top player in the world while rolling to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen in just over an hour. Sabalenka, who is going to be the No. 1 player in the WTA
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: I can’t see the future but I know it’s coming fastIt’s not that hard to wind up knee deep in
Sep 6, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Rory McIlroy is still recovering from a back injury but said he will be “totally fine” in time for the Ryder Cup. The 34-year-old from Northern Ireland hurt his lower back ahead of last month’s PGA Tour Championship. McIlroy, the world’s No. 2-ranked player, is competing in the Irish
File image of Yuzvendra Chahal© AFP Ignored by national selectors for the ongoing Asia Cup and upcoming ODI World cup, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has signed up with English county side Kent to play three County Championship games. Chahal will be available for Kent’s remaining home ties against Nottinghamshire and Lancashire, as well as the
The Netherlands’ Olav Kooij won stage four of this year’s Tour of Britain to equal Edvald Boasson Hagen’s record of four consecutive stage wins. The Jumbo-Visma rider, 21, maintained his 100% record on his race debut by winning the 166.6 km stage from Sherwood Forest to Newark. Kooij remains general classification leader by virtue of
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. For the first time since 2007, two women fighters could be in the ring for a title fight just as long as
Spain’s Jesus Herrada produced a strong finish on the final climb to win stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana. The Cofidis rider, 33, was part of a breakaway which was pulled up the climb by Ineos Grenadiers’ Filippo Ganna. He was trying to tee up Geraint Thomas, but when Herrada attacked, the Ineos rider
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 6, 2023, 12:16 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent guard Danny Green has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent, Sam Permut of Roc Nation Sports, told ESPN on Tuesday night. Green, 36, returns to the Sixers to
Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 10:55 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Luka Doncic argued with the referees all night. And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, RJ Barrett added 24 and Canada topped Slovenia 100-89 on
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 6, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. If there’s an argument to be made to separate the forward positions in hockey for fantasy
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 6, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gregg Berhalter led the USMNT to a round-of-16 exit at the 2022 World Cup, but he says now he wants to bring the U.S. team to its highest finish at the 2026
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 6, 2023, 05:30 AM ET With average transfer fees escalating and €100 million-plus deals increasingly common, the financial spotlight is shining brightly on soccer teams around the world. But which clubs have done well and which have failed? Helpfully, the CIES Football Observatory have conducted a study that can explain
ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 09:33 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Andrew Friedman said Julio Urías‘ arrest on felony domestic violence charges was “extremely disappointing” and noted that the organization is considering multiple options for its pitching staff in light of the left-hander’s uncertain future. Friedman and manager Dave Roberts both addressed