ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the New York Mets beat the skidding White Sox 5-3 on Saturday night, handing Chicago its 106th loss to tie a franchise record. The White Sox (31-106)
Simon Cambers Aug 31, 2024, 10:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — At the US Open on Saturday, Caroline Wozniacki stepped up to the baseline for her opening service game. Then she did what she almost always does. On the first point of her match with Jessika Ponchet, Wozniacki served out “wide” to
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Aug 31, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw went on the injured list due to a bone spur in his toe, the team announced Saturday. The Dodgers did not specify how long Kershaw would be out. Kershaw left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night because
Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Quarterback Cam Ward made his way toward the Miami tunnel, green-and-orange clad Hurricanes fans screaming to get his attention. Coach Mario Cristobal stopped him, then directed
Fantasy staff Aug 30, 2024, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In less than a week, we will have NFL games that count and, therefore, fantasy football results to track. Hope springs eternal and everyone has an opinion on which players will do this and which teams will do that. That’s the fun of being
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 09:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid shocking upsets on the men’s side of the draw, women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek had little trouble advancing to the second week of the US Open. Swiatek enjoyed a routine 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 25 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said he had a “bitter” feeling after the German champions saw their impressive unbeaten run in the Bundesliga end with a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Saturday. Under Alonso, Leverkusen have made crucial late goals a speciality.
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler birdied four of his last five holes Saturday at East Lake for a 5-under 66 that kept Collin Morikawa at bay and moved the No. 1 player in golf one round away from capping his season with a $25
Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTON, Mass. — Jin Young Ko took advantage of an early collapse by Haeran Ryu and turned her own bad break into a birdie Saturday for a 5-under 67 that took her from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin in
Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell thought his chance to win at Darlington Raceway was over — twice. He got passed by Sheldon Creed with eight laps remaining, then after regaining the lead a final time coming out the pits with four laps left, was
Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Josh Berry was grateful the frightening crash at Daytona last week ended with him walking off and racing in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. “I was thankful more than anything,” Berry said Saturday. “I was OK. Got
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bubba Wallace got a boost to his playoff hopes heading into Sunday by winning the Southern 500 pole. Wallace snagged his first pole of 2024 on Saturday by turning a hot lap of 167.146 mph around the famed egg-shaped track of Darlington Raceway
Aug 31, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jadon Sancho has said that he is excited to join the Chelsea ‘project’ after signing for the club from Manchester United on an initial loan deal that is obligated to be made permanent next summer. The 24-year-old completed is move to west London from Old Trafford
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions The NCAA has blocked Oklahoma State from placing NIL-linked QR codes on its players’
ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American Jessica Pegula, the No. 6 seed, reached the second week of the US Open without dropping a set, overwhelming Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 6-3 in their first meeting Saturday. Bouzas Maneiro grabbed attention at Wimbledon by eliminating defending champion Marketa Vondrousova
England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights© AFP England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries as Sri Lanka were left with a mammoth chase to win the second Test at Lord’s on Saturday. Root’s 103, the star batsman’s second hundred of
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can