Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 01:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Austin Barnes hit a solo shot in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win their 11th in a row with a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The NL West-leading Dodgers swept the NL Central leaders, outscoring them 14-3
Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 12:42 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rick Jeanneret, the voice of the Buffalo Sabres through a 51-year broadcasting career and the Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2012 Foster Hewitt Award recipient, died Thursday. He was 81. The Sabres released a statement from Jeanneret’s family saying he died with his family by
Para-cyclist William Bjergfelt says winning his first world title in Glasgow “really helps his case” to earn selection for the Paris Paralympics next year. Bjergfelt missed out on the 2020 Games in Tokyo due to a broken leg. “I’m hugely motivated, this really, really helps my case going forward,” Bjergfelt told BBC Sport. “As a
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 09:29 PM ET MASON, Ohio — Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the top-ranked players in tennis, got past adverse weather conditions and challenging opponents on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. Alcaraz overcame two rain delays totaling 2 hours, 35 minutes and 14th-seeded American Tommy Paul, who
NFL Nation, ESPNAug 17, 2023, 11:03 PM ET The second week of preseason games for the 2023 NFL season kicked off Thursday night with a matchup between the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles and the Cleveland Browns. Not many starters saw action, though a couple of potential defensive starters for the Eagles were on the
On this day in 2008, a young and flamboyant Virat Kohli donned the Indian national team’s jersey for the first time, making his debut against Sri Lanka in an ODI match. Years on, Kohli has gone on to cement his place in the Indian cricketing spectrum as an absolute leader, who isn’t too far away
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 17, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Daniel Rodriguez has withdrawn from a scheduled bout with Santiago Ponzinibbio at Noche UFC on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas due to an atypical finding in a USADA drug test, he announced Thursday night on Instagram. Rodriguez wrote that he tested positive in an out-of-competition
SYDNEY — Sarina Wiegman and Jorge Vilda are preparing for the biggest game of their coaching careers — the Women’s World Cup final between England and Spain here in Sydney. As the clock ticks down to kick-off, they must both make a huge decision that could shape their professional legacies. It is about high stakes
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 09:01 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Rory McIlroy didn’t mind being in the rough at rain-soaked Olympia Fields, except for having trees and a bunker between him and the 17th green. And even that didn’t matter Thursday in the BMW Championship. McIlroy found the short grass only six times
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 08:26 PM ET WELCOME, N.C. — Austin Hill has signed a multi-year contract extension to drive for Richard Childress Racing’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program. The team announced the deal Thursday, a day before the series heads to Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York. Hill, 29, leads the Xfinity
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 17, 2023, 05:42 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jonathan Toews says he is stepping away from hockey — but not for good. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain — and current unrestricted free agent — announced in a social media post Thursday that while
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterAug 17, 2023, 06:00 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
NBA Insiders Aug 17, 2023, 05:00 PM ET The 2023-24 NBA schedule is officially out. The regular season tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 24, as LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers visit the defending champion Denver Nuggets, followed by the Golden State Warriors hosting the Phoenix Suns. Opening week continues Wednesday,
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 05:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR indefinitely suspended part-time drivers Chris Hacker and Jason White on Thursday following their recent arrests for allegedly driving while impaired. The sanctioning body also indefinitely suspended Joel Courage, who was arrested last week on charges he failed to register as a sex offender
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 17, 2023, 05:01 PM ET Raul Rosas Jr. will try to get back on track at the UFC’s Mexican Independence Day show. Rosas Jr., a Mexican-American bantamweight, will face Terrence Mitchell at Noche UFC on Sept. 16 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Thursday. ESPN Deportes’ Carlos Contreras Legaspi
Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 17, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Janibek Alimkhanuly and Vincenzo Gualtieri have agreed to unify middleweight titles on Oct. 14 in Rosenberg, Texas, sources told ESPN. Alimkhanuly, the WBO’s 160-pound champion, will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card for the fourth consecutive outing. A 30-year-old from Kazakhstan, Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs)
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 17, 2023, 03:04 PM ET The 2023-24 season will tip off in Denver, where the defending champion Nuggets will raise a banner to the rafters of Ball Arena for the first time in team history before playing the Los Angeles Lakers. The league released its schedule for next season on a special
Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 03:34 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — Daniel Brown of England shot 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational on the European tour on Thursday. In the co-sanctioned LPGA Tour event taking place concurrently, there was a four-way share of