D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 3, 2023, 05:03 PM ET No one remained in their seat as Venus Williams, 43, walked off Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Monday following her 6-4, 6-3 loss to Elina Svitolina. All of the nearly 15,000 in attendance were on their feet showering her with applause, and “We love you, Venus” screams
Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 3, 2023, 05:04 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Billed from the draw as a can’t-miss Round 1 matchup, Coco Gauff vs. Sofia Kenin
ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through at least 2024. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban, citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.” Baffert was initially
Jul 3, 2023, 11:57 AM ET WASHINGTON — Two PGA Tour officials have agreed to testify before a U.S. Senate panel next week about the tour’s merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, but LIV officials declined to appear, lawmakers said Monday. Ron Price, chief operating officer of the PGA Tour, and board member Jimmy Dunne have
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2023, 12:59 PM ET Top welterweight prospect Jack Della Maddalena has a new opponent on short notice for this weekend. With Sean Brady out, Della Maddalena will now face UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell at UFC 290 on Saturday in Las Vegas, sources confirmed with ESPN. MMA Fighting was the
Jul 3, 2023, 04:45 PM ET It’s almost time for the 2023 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby! Spots for the most anticipated baseball event of the summer are filling up fast, and some of the biggest names in MLB will be taking aim at the T-Mobile Park bleachers on July 10 (8 p.m. ET on
Jul 3, 2023, 03:54 PM ET Tiger Woods says he never received scripted comments, purportedly prepared by the PGA Tour, that now are part of a federal lawsuit. Multiple outlets reported Monday that the remarks are among 357 pages of emails and other documents included in an antitrust lawsuit involving the PGA Tour filed in
Megan Anderson Jul 3, 2023, 02:56 PM ET The UFC will close out International Fight Week this weekend with its eighth pay-per-view event of the year as the promotion hosts UFC 290 on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, and early prelims on at 6 p.m. on
ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 03:30 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Filip Zadina, the No. 6 overall pick in 2018, on waivers Monday. Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman said the 23-year-old asked for a trade through his agent, but the team was unable to find a
Jul 3, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has agreed on a five-year designated rookie maximum deal that could be worth up to $260 million, his agents Bill Duffy and Joe Branch of WME told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Edwards, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, averaged career
Lewis Hamilton has been “very inspiring” as Lando Norris has made his way in Formula 1 in recent years, the McLaren driver has said. Norris says his relationship with his fellow Briton and seven-time world champion is “growing” and that “over the last couple of months we have been getting to know each other a
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyJul 3, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Following the initial flurry of free-agent signings to launch Summer 2023, here’s an ultra-preliminary look at how some prominent fantasy performers predictively fit in with their new squads. Blake Wheeler, RW, New York Rangers: If the
ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Vince Tobin, who helped the franchise end a 50-plus year playoff victory drought, died Monday. He was 79. A cause of death was not immediately known. Tobin led the Cardinals to a playoff berth in 1998 and a 20-7 upset victory
Rishi Sunak attends the second Ashes Test at Lord’s© AFP British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday aimed a verbal bouncer at Australia’s cricketers after the Lord’s Ashes match — but ruled out turning it into a Bodyline-style diplomatic incident. Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal was not in keeping with the spirit of the game, Sunak’s spokesman
Jon Arnold Jul 3, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Of the small number of women who have represented the United States on the international level, even fewer make up the USWNT’s one-cap club. Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images The cross from Aly Wagner came in and the ball bounced once, twice and, just before it took a third hop,
Elisa Longo Borghini edged a three-way sprint to the line to claim victory on stage four of the Giro d’Italia Donne. The Italian, 31, took an emotional win on home soil ahead of Veronica Ewers, with overall race leader and defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten third. Longo Borghini became both Italy’s road race and time-trial
Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory on stage three of the Tour de France as Britain’s Adam Yates retained the leader’s yellow jersey. Philipsen, 25, edged out Germany’s Phil Bauhaus with Australia’s Caleb Ewan in third in the first bunch-sprint finish of this year’s Tour. Britain’s Mark Cavendish was in sixth as the race crossed
Breidablik and Buducnost Podgorica face off in Kopavogur, Iceland in the preliminary round final of the Champions League 2023-24 season. Anton Brink for ESPN KOPAVOGUR, Iceland — Antonio Barretta had just realised a childhood dream. The delivery driver from San Marino, playing for the country’s league champion, Tre Penne, had scored in the Champions League under