Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros
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ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Russian Daria Kasatkina said she left the French Open with a “bitter” taste in her mouth after being booed off by the crowd following her fourth-round defeat Sunday against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. Svitolina had said she would not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players at
Cameron Green‘s game-changing potential is well documented among his Australian teammates, who feel that his presence in the dressing room has got a new meaning following his success in Indian sub-continent in the last four months. Green scored his first Test century during his maiden Test tour of India earlier this year. He hit an
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. This year in Major League Baseball, almost all the attention has been paid to on-field trends, as a slew of historic rule changes impacted almost every aspect of the game. Now, MLB
NFL Nation, ESPNJun 5, 2023, 06:12 AM ET Nine NFL teams are scheduled to open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, and 21 more will follow next week. As the rookies and the veterans come together, it will not be uncommon to see some familiar faces in new uniforms, with this week seeing the mandatory
Jun 5, 2023, 07:20 AM ET With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria, and any ban lacked legal basis. In their report to the IOC, obtained by Reuters through a source with knowledge of the proceedings, it
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Belgian Pro League season came to a rip-roaring conclusion this weekend as a trio of teams at the top of the table all managed to get one hand on the trophy during the dying minutes of the 2022-23 campaign. The 34-game Pro League regular
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Adin Hill has won eight games in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs after winning 16 games in the entire regular season. In the span of a year, he’s gone from playing for
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford approached coach James Franklin in the fourth quarter of January’s Rose Bowl and implored, “Do not take me out of this game.” Franklin smiled
British cyclist Harrison Wood hopes his selection for the Criterium du Dauphine can enhance his chances of racing in the Tour de France. The 22-year-old from Torquay has been included in the Cofidis team for the French-based classic which is seen as a warm-up for the Tour de France. Wood finished the first stage of
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 02:37 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — Around 9 p.m. Saturday Jimmy Butler was at a gym at the University of Colorado in Boulder working on his touch on shots near the rim. He’d had 48
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 10:53 PM ET DENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night. Max Strus
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 08:55 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday. Zhang arrived
Jun 4, 2023, 05:49 PM ET AC Milan and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career. The 41-year-old’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable and successful career. –
Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 10:03 PM ET MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch held off Denny Hamlin through a series of late restarts to win the chaotic, caution-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis on Sunday. Bubba Wallace brought out the 11th and final yellow when his
Brandon King scored a ton against UAE© AFP Brandon King smashed a run-a-ball 112 as the West Indies gave themselves a confidence boost ahead of the World Cup qualifier by thrashing the United Arab Emirates in the first one-day international on Sunday. The tourists bowled out the UAE for 202 and then chased down the
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 09:23 PM ET PHOENIX — Atlanta Braves designated hitter Marcell Ozuna was removed from Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for not hustling after hitting a drive to deep center field, manager Brian Snitker confirmed after the game. In the fourth inning of the Braves’ 8-5 victory, Ozuna smashed
Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 07:01 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Viktor Hovland was happy with his three PGA Tour victories, even if they were at resort courses that were soft and susceptible to firing at flags. He wanted a win on American soil, where par was at a premium, and he got every bit