Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Harrison Butker calls himself an introvert who believes in guarding his privacy. But when Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in rural Kansas, asked
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the National Bank Open. Osaka, a former No. 1 player, beat a top-20 player for the fifth
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Rafael Nadal pulled out of the US Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he has missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal wrote on social media that he will miss “those electric and special
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Oleksandr Khyzhniak was one minute away from winning an Olympic gold medal three years ago when he was rocked by one miraculous punch. Khyzhniak went down, the fight was stopped and the most fearsome boxer in Tokyo had to settle for silver.
Kendra Andrews, ESPNAug 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time since 2011, the Golden State Warriors are in an offseason without guard Klay Thompson on their roster after the four-time NBA champion joined the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal in July. Thompson’s exit marked the end of an era
Shubi Arun Aug 7, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Iwobi is well accustomed to the standards footballers are held to, however unfair they may be. His burgeoning rap career has only made him more aware of the lens through which they are perceived. One incident, which took place as last season’s Premier
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Astros pitcher Framber Valdez lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning when Rangers slugger Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in Houston’s 4-2 victory at Texas on Tuesday night. Valdez was on the verge of his second
Tim McManus Close Tim McManus ESPN Staff Writer Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter ESPN staff
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Was Serbia playing possum? In the wake of Team USA’s easy win over Brazil in the Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals, coach Steve Kerr was
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and other players at the US Open will be playing for a record total of $75 million in compensation at the year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament, a rise of about 15% from a year ago. The women’s and men’s
Aug 7, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Finally, Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg will make their PFL debuts. On Oct. 19, two of the best fighters in MMA history will have their first matches in the promotion. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, will face 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira in the
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is set to return to MMA when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut in October, stepping back inside the cage after a pair of high-profile paydays in boxing. Ngannou fights 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira on
Aug 7, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford moved up in weight once again and captured a world title in a fourth division. The former undisputed junior welterweight and welterweight champion, who also held a lightweight world title, made his debut at junior middleweight on Saturday with a closely contested unanimous decision
Adriana Garcia Aug 7, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina president Javier Milei has expressed solidarity to Lionel Messi and his family after their mansion in Ibiza was vandalised by climate change activists and called for the Spanish government to guarantee the safety of the Argentine citizens. A group of vandals broke into
ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OAKLAND, Calif. — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped their American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Chicago on Monday matched the longest losing streak since the 1988
Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 12:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu‘s strong start turned into an early exit to her first hard-court tournament of the year, as the Canadian was beaten 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 by Lesia Tsurenko on Tuesday night at the National Bank Open. Andreescu won her home tournament in
Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler senior NFL national reporter ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Marc Raimondi Aug 5, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — As members of the Atlanta Falcons organization arrived at the team facility for Day 1 of the
Aug 6, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu says he feels blessed after securing the chance to become a two-time world boxing champion. The International Boxing Federation has officially ordered super-welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to defend his world title against the Australian son of a gun. Editor’s Picks Tszyu is the highest-ranked