Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arráez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 28, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is to blame after wholesale changes resulted in a 4-2 loss at Osasuna on Saturday as his side’s seven-game winning run in LaLiga was ended. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were among five players rested after the midweek
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Patrick Cantlay couldn’t have hit the putt — he might not have seen the hole — without lights from a videoboard and the headlamps from golf carts surrounding the 18th green in the final match of the longest day at the Presidents
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2024, 09:34 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Davante Adams pulled up lame in the closing minutes of the Las Vegas Raiders‘ practice Thursday, grabbing his hamstring
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama blew a 28-point lead against No. 2 Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. And then the No. 4 Crimson
Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Behind a savage first-round beating, Renato Moicano defeated Benoît Saint Denis by doctor’s stoppage after two rounds Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Paris. Moicano denied the rabid fans at the Accor Arena a reason to celebrate, ravaging Saint Denis
All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council members, during a meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday, decided that among those six retentions, one has to be an uncapped player. According to IPL GC’s official release, at least one of the
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Aric Almirola crashed victory lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener Saturday at Kansas Speedway for his second victory of the season. Almirola, the 40-year-old former Cup driver running a limited Xfinity schedule for Joe Gibbs Racing, has six
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROGERS, Ark. — Ashleigh Buhai birdied four of the final five holes for a 4-under 67 and a one-stroke lead over Dottie Ardina on Saturday in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Playing in tricky afternoon wind conditions, Buhai rebounded from a double bogey on
Sep 28, 2024, 06:49 PM Open Extended Reactions Fullback Aphelele Fassi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as South Africa claimed the 2024 Rugby Championship with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Wing Cheslin Kolbe, hooker Malcolm Marx and centre Jesse Kriel also crossed for
Nick ParkinsonSep 28, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Terri Harper produced a much-improved display to earn a unanimous points victory over Rhiannon Dixon for the WBO lightweight title and become a three-weight world champion on Saturday. Harper
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will miss the start of the upcoming season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said Friday. Vassell is participating in non-basketball activities, but his status
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with Philadelphia that will pay him more than $64 million
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension with guard Jose Alvarado, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Bobby Marks on Saturday. Alvarado, 26, had one year and $1.9 million left on his deal and now will be signed with the Pelicans
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Christopher Bell won the pole on Saturday for the third straight NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, giving him the best possible starting position as he tries to advance through the second round of the playoffs. Bell turned a
Sep 28, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match as the forward repeatedly found the back of the net in Chelsea‘s extraordinary game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 22-year-old scored four times in
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.