Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMay 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Hugh Freeze spoke from the front of the team meeting room before a practice this spring — his hands tucked in his orange mesh shorts pockets, pacing back
Defending champion Demi Vollering won stage one of the Itzulia Women with a dominant attack on the final climb. The 26-year-old Dutchwoman, who rides for SD Worx, broke clear 12km from the finish of the 122km stage from Etxebarria to Markina-Xemein in Spain. Swiss team-mate Marlen Reusser was second, 47 seconds behind, with Poland’s Kasia
Alanis King May 12, 2023, 08:41 AM ET Amid a boom for Y2K fashion, throwback NASCAR streetwear is in fashion now more than ever. Ryan Williams Brodie Butterfield, a tech worker in Australia, walked into his job one day and saw a colleague in a vintage Dale Earnhardt Sr. shirt. Earnhardt Sr., who won seven championships
May 12, 2023, 08:41 AM ET The next few weeks will set the table nicely in the boxing world. As an expected big-fight summer approaches, the middleweights and featherweights will take center stage and feature a number of competitive bouts that feature some of the quickest and most powerful fighters in the world. Up first
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 12, 2023, 06:54 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. HENDERSON, Nev. — All it takes is walking a few paces to discover the dressing room at the Vegas Golden Knights‘ training facility is designed to attract attention. Everything about this cavernous space is sleek.
May 12, 2023, 06:59 AM ET The prize money for this year’s French Open will total $54.6 million, up 12.3% on 2022, organizers of the claycourt Grand Slam announced on Friday. The amount offered for the Roland Garros singles draws will be raised by 9.1% on 2022, with organizers saying in a statement they had
The ever-evolving format of T20 cricket has given players, fans, coaches, and even pundits plenty to think about the approach that batters need to have to excel in this fast-paced game. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of the greatest batters of their generation, have seen questions being raised over their performances
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 12:46 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 12, 2023, 03:30 AM ET If Barcelona clinch a first LaLiga title since 2019 at Espanyol this weekend, a large part of their success can legitimately be credited to Robert Lewandowski. The Poland striker is the league’s top scorer with 19 goals, which represents 32% of Barca’s scoring in the
Associated Press May 11, 2023, 06:05 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Billy Andrade, Timothy O’Neal and Paul Broadhurst each shot a 5-under 67 to take the first-round lead Thursday at the Regions Tradition, the first of five PGA Tour Champions majors, with defending champion Steve Stricker one shot back. Joining Stricker at 68 were Ernie
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 10:31 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference second-round series, winning 3-2 in overtime in Raleigh on Thursday night. Jesper Fast deflected a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot past Devils goalie Akira Schmid on
NFL Nation, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:00 PM ET The 2023 NFL schedule was released Thursday. Can quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs repeat as champs? The Chiefs will kick off the NFL season Thursday, Sept. 7, by hosting the Detroit Lions. ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener is Sept. 11 and will feature the
NFL experts May 11, 2023, 10:10 PM ET The 2023 NFL schedule is officially out. The regular season kicks off on Thursday, September 7, with the Detroit Lions visiting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The opening week will also feature a Monday Night Football showdown in East Rutherford, N.J., with the Buffalo Bills
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins is questionable for Friday’s Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left costal cartilage fracture, which is an area of the rib cage. It’s unclear when the injury occurred. Editor’s Picks
Joon Lee, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:00 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco left Thursday’s game against the New York Yankees with neck discomfort. Editor’s Picks Franco exited the game after hitting a single in the fifth inning off of Yankees
Rajasthan Royals youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on his second hundred of the season in his team’s thumping 9-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Jaiswal remained unbeaten in 98, leaving his teammates and many fans with an unfulfilling feeling. However, what infuriated a few was the attempt from KKR spinner Suyash Sharma to
Associated Press May 11, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Equipped with a favorable court ruling, the European tour has expanded its sanctions against players who competed in LIV Golf or Asian Tour events without permission over eight months. The tour already has issued fines of 100,000 pounds ($125,000) to 17 players who played in the first
Associated Press May 11, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CLIFTON, N.J. — Sei Young Kim shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Thursday at tree-lined Upper Montclair Country Club to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup. Kim had four straight birdies – on the par-5 12th, par-4 13th, par-5 14th and par-3 15th