Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 11:03 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Aric Almirola won the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ inaugural race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday night, capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson. Almirola drove his Ford to the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road course
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Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:02 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Denny Hamlin claimed the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, edging road course stalwart Tyler Reddick. Hamlin earned the 38th pole of his career by turning a lap in 77.719 seconds in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Reddick
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:19 PM ET TORONTO — Days after being blindsided by the PGA Tour’s partnership with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund, Rory McIlroy put himself in position for a run at a third straight Canadian Open title. McIlroy, the strongest voice against Saudi-funded LIV Golf who said Wednesday he feels like a
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJun 10, 2023, 06:29 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Michigan running back Donovan Edwards revealed on Saturday that he played the majority of last season with a partially torn patella. Edwards injured his hand in a 34-3 win over Nebraska Nov. 12,
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:30 PM ET GALLOWAY, N.J. — Dani Holmqvist birdied the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim on Saturday in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Holmqvist, the 35-year-old Swede seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, took an 11-under 131 total into the final round
ISTANBUL — It was mission accomplished for Pep Guardiola on Saturday night at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, and he did it with the big boss watching from the stands. By delivering Manchester City‘s first Champions League title, Guardiola has done precisely what he was hired to do by owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan,
Nick ParkinsonJun 10, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Sunny Edwards set up the prospect of a flyweight world title unification fight for later this year with a unanimous points win
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 10, 2023, 06:14 PM ET WBO junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor faces Teofimo Lopez Jr. in the main event of a Top Rank Boxing card Saturday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York (ESPN/ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, undercard on ESPN+ at 6:15 p.m.). This is a battle between
Jun 10, 2023, 05:36 PM ET The old saying goes that it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. That’s exactly what happened to the man who plays Miami Heat mascot Burnie, as he had to go to a local emergency room Friday night after twice getting punched by UFC star Conor McGregor during
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 10, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Manchester City lifted the Champions League trophy with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. After a goalless first half, Rodri scored the only goal of Saturday’s game as Pep Guardiola’s side completed the treble, having also secured the Premier League title and the
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 10, 2023, 01:32 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remained both confident
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 10, 2023, 04:19 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Toronto Raptors are hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Raptors offered the job to Rajakovic on Saturday and the sides are finalizing
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 03:36 PM ET PARIS — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men’s doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1. Unlike
Simon Cambers Jun 10, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Iga Swiatek became the 2023 French Open champion as expected on Saturday, but she really had to work for it. The world No. 1 led by a set and 3-0 before Karolina Muchova stormed back and led 2-0 in the deciding set. But Swiatek showed her resolve,
Jun 10, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Minnesota Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco returned to the 10-day injured list Saturday because of his troublesome left hamstring. Polanco, 29, was reinstated from the IL on June 1 after missing 12 games with the same injury. He is batting .250 with five homers and 16 RBIs in 30
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Commissioner Jay Monahan told PGA Tour employees during a meeting Thursday that it couldn’t financially afford to keep spending tens of millions of dollars in its legal
Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Rahane walk off the field at Stumps on Day 4.© AFP Virat Kohli remained undefeated on 44 as India reached 164 for 3 at stumps on fourth day after Australia set a huge 444-run target in the final of the World Test Championship on Saturday. Kohli and first innings hero
Jun 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 Stanley Cup Final looked to be slipping away from the Florida Panthers after the team lost Games 1 and 2 by a 12-4 margin in aggregate to the Vegas Golden Knights. Heading into Game 3, Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk commented that the Panthers couldn’t “make it a