Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leylah Fernandez rallied from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and win the Hong Kong Open for her first title in 19 months. It is the third title of the 21-year-old Canadian’s career and first since winning at Monterrey in
Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 07:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Hubert Hurkacz claimed his second Masters title in a dramatic final at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, saving a match point before prevailing 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8) against Andrey Rublev. Like he did in his impressive semifinal win over Sebastian Korda, the
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 15, 2023, 07:11 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Prior to the U.S. men’s national team’s match with Germany on Saturday, manager Gregg Berhalter said “we need to learn” from playing such a high-powered
ESPN News Services Oct 15, 2023, 02:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Jordan Martinook scored in the ninth round of the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes blew a three-goal lead before hanging on for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Sebastian Aho had a short-handed goal and
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 15, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu made the first defense of his WBO junior middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Brian Mendoza on Sunday in Gold Coast, Australia. Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) took control of the 154-pound fight in Round 5 and prevailed via scores of 116-112,
Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2023, 12:48 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson apparently needs another surgery on his back, general manager Rob Blake says. Blake told the team’s official broadcasters Saturday night that Arvidsson probably needs back surgery, which would sideline him for an extended period. The
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 14, 2023, 05:25 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 Doctors believe Justin Jefferson‘s hamstring injury will sideline the Minnesota Vikings star for four to six weeks, and the
ESPN News Services Oct 14, 2023, 10:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. Louis Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich left Saturday night’s game with an upper-body injury after taking a big hit from Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak in the first period. Buchnevich, 28, logged just seven shifts and 5:27 of ice time before leaving. During
Cesar Hernandez Oct 14, 2023, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. men’s national team stumbled to a 3-1 friendly loss against Germany at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday. Initially up 1-0 after a perfectly struck shot from Christian Pulisic in the 27th minute, the USMNT were at first
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2023, 10:11 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Sodiq Yusuff absolutely pummeled Edson Barboza throughout the first round of their featherweight main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for Yusuff, it wasn’t a one-round
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 14, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Social media star Logan Paul defeated Dillon Danis via disqualification in the sixth and final round of their exhibition boxing match on Saturday in Manchester, England. The fight was the co-feature to a pro bout between Paul’s Prime energy drink business partner, KSI, and
Oct 14, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics hired former longtime head coach and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy as a senior consultant in their basketball operations group. Van Gundy, 61, was let go by ESPN in a cost-cutting move in late June after 16 years with the network. He coached
Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — The fourth child for Marcus Semien and his wife Tarah was due during the AL Championship Series. When her doctor said she was far enough along that it was safe to induce, Tarah told the Texas Rangers‘ second baseman they’d be having
Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston Astros reliever Kendall Graveman won’t be on the AL Championship Series roster against the Texas Rangers because of right shoulder discomfort. The right-hander missed the Division Series with the problem but had hoped that he could recover in time for the
Oct 14, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker on Saturday named left-hander Framber Valdez as the team’s starter for Monday’s Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Justin Verlander already had been tabbed the Astros’ starter in Game 1 of the matchup against the
Maturing Socceroos show promise in England friendly, but questions still remain In the end, Australia’s 1-0 defeat against England won’t be remembered as fondly as the famous meeting between the two sides 20 years ago. But even if the Socceroos snatched an unlikely result, one wonders if it would have hit the same as then