ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after clinching a postseason berth, the New York Yankees received a major scare Thursday after star outfielder Juan Soto banged his left knee while sliding into the short wall in foul territory on a highlight-reel catch. Soto slid into the wall
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With a big tour of Australia on the horizon, India’s white-ball expert Hardik Pandya looks set to return to action after a big break with an appearance in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to gear up for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The India all-rounder has also expressed a desire to play red-ball cricket of
Open Extended Reactions Player frustration over playing too many games and not getting enough rest is building across football, but just how close is the sport to a player strike? The issue of burnout has always been a significant topic in the game, but the expansion of UEFA’s club competitions and FIFA’s brand new Club
Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 12:45 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ron Green, an award-winning journalist who covered the Masters for 60 consecutive years, has died. He was 95. Green died Wednesday, according to his son, Ron Green Jr., who posted the news on Facebook. Green began covering sports as a junior in high school
Field Level Media Sep 20, 2024, 11:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Columbus Blue Jackets named franchise icon Rick Nash as their president of hockey operations on Friday. The No. 1 pick in the 2002 NHL draft, Nash played for the Blue Jackets from 2002 to 2012 and is the franchise leader in goals
Seth Walder, ESPN AnalyticsSep 20, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Browns are 1-1 with a precarious quarterback situation but still rank at the top of the NFL in one category: analytics. That’s according to an ESPN poll of analytics staffers around the league. It’s a crown the Browns have defended for
India’s seasoned spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was unable to pick between his century against England in 2021 and his latest hundred against Bangladesh in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was the same venue in 2021 against England when Ashwin dug deep and turned the tides in India’s favour with his 106 off 148 deliveries.
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Singapore 20 September 2024, 11:42 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago Title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris had contrasting days in Friday practice at the Singapore Grand Prix as the McLaren driver set the pace with the championship leader down in 15th. Norris was 0.058 seconds clear
Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Singapore 20 September 2024 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has been censured by Formula 1’s governing body the FIA for swearing in an official news conference. Stewards at the Singapore Grand Prix ruled that the world champion must “accomplish some work of public interest” for using language they deemed “coarse,
ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eugene “Tre” Wilson III, Florida’s top wide receiver, had minor knee surgery this week, according to multiple reports Thursday. The surgery reportedly is not considered season-ending. Wilson already had been ruled out for Saturday’s matchup against Mississippi State per the
NBA Insiders Sep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re in the final weeks of the NBA offseason before teams convene for training camp ahead of the Oct. 22 opening date for the 2024-25 season. Several All-Stars and key players will be looking to bounce back after seeing their 2023-24 campaigns mitigated because
Emily Kaplan, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions WHEN SIDNEY CROSBY remembers Johnny Gaudreau, he thinks of the 2023 All-Star Game in Florida, sitting in gridlock traffic heading from their hotel in Fort Lauderdale. “It was myself, Johnny and [Kevin Hayes] in the back
Sep 20, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has pulled out of the China Open for personal reasons, the five-time Grand Slam champion said Friday. She won last year’s China Open after beating Russian Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets in the final. Swiatek, 23, withdrew from the Canadian Open
Sep 20, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua is looking to become a three-time heavyweight world champion when he faces IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois on Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium (DAZN PPV, 11 a.m. ET). Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has revived his career after back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021
EPA Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Singapore 20 September 2024, 13:26 BST Comments Updated 26 minutes ago McLaren are to modify the rear wing they used to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after rivals raised questions about its legality. Governing body the FIA said the wing, which was seen on television footage flexing at high
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL offseason is a time when teams bolster their rosters through signings and trades. Sometimes that’s for the long haul, but often the player is a stopgap whose eventual fate is pulling on another team’s
Nick ParkinsonSep 20, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua’s IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday is set to break the post-war record for a crowd at a
Getty Images Joe Rindl BBC Sport journalist 1 hour ago “The Games finish and you suddenly realise there’s still one more race left.” Great Britain’s Fin Graham won Paralympic gold in the C1-3 men’s road race two weeks ago. On Thursday he will end his season by trying to win his third consecutive World Championship