Records are made to be broken, right? Try telling that to Wilt Chamberlain and Cy Young. “Wilt the Stilt” averaged an NBA-record 50.4 points per game in 1961-1962, a season in which he also set a single-game scoring mark with 100 points. No one has come close to either record in the six decades since.
ESPN staff with Reuters Aug 29, 2024, 06:34 AM Open Extended Reactions Sam Cane has been handed a shot at redemption in Saturday’s clash with the Springboks, after the former All Blacks skipper was named in the run-on side for the Rugby Championship Test in Johannesburg. Cane was red-carded for a high tackle in the
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he has an “open communication channel” with Max Verstappen regarding a potential future with the team. Wolff has abandoned hopes of signing the Red Bull driver for next season, and Mercedes are expected to confirm soon that Italian Andrea Kimi
Aug 29, 2024, 05:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is focusing only on enjoying his football and not the fact that his contract with the club expires at the end of the season. Salah, 32, has scored in both of Liverpool’s Premier League wins this season but has
Having tackled challenges of various nature, Karun Nair is on a tough career-rebuilding process but the India batter does not want to look too far ahead as he feels it can make him stuck at one place. It has been seven years since Karun has played a match for India but he has shown a
Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, one day after straining his left hamstring while covering first base against the Guardians. Lorenzen, who was acquired in a July 29 trade with the Texas Rangers,
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2024, 11:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open on Wednesday night when his opponent had to stop in the third set of their match with an injury. Djokovic led Laslo Djere 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when his
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 10:36 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions Louis Rees-Zammit is set to continue chasing his dream of making the NFL with the Jacksonville
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Victoria Azarenka said she suffered a migraine during her match against Clara Burel at the US Open on Wednesday, but the former world No. 1 still managed to claim a 6-1, 6-4 victory to move into the third round. Azarenka
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Russell Wilson will start at quarterback in the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season opener in Atlanta, coach Mike Tomlin announced Wednesday. Wilson, who signed
Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma coach Brent Venables declined to say Wednesday if running backs coach DeMarco Murray would serve his NCAA-mandated one-game suspension this week for recruiting violations but added “the entire offensive
Aug 28, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free-agent guard Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a one-year deal with the reigning champion Boston Celtics, his agent, George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Walker, 25, averaged nearly 10 points in 17.4 minutes per game for the Brooklyn
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 09:14 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Fans were spotted lining up outside Dodger Stadium as early as 9 a.m. PT on
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Coco Gauff overcame some uneven serving early in the second round of the US Open before stretching her winning streak to nine matches at the site of her first Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over 99th-ranked Tatjana
Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — The brother of a boxer who had just been awarded a technical knockout punched the trainer of a rival fighter during a chaotic melee in the ring following a televised bout at the Sydney Arena. Michael Zerafa received the TKO win on
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 08:07 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
Associated Press Aug 28, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Olympic champion and Women’s Open winner Lydia Ko says recent success hasn’t changed her mind about retiring from professional golf before she turns 30. The 27-year-old Ko told Radio New Zealand that her victories in Paris and at St. Andrews
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 28, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are in talks to hijack Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajčetić‘s move to RB Salzburg, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Bajčetić, 19, has emerged as a loan target for Barça after Marc Bernal was ruled out for months with a ruptured anterior cruciate