Oct 10, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sodiq Yusuff meets Edson Barboza in the men’s featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Yusuff (13-2) last fought just
Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where did MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and reigning
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEOUL — Jessica Pegula advanced to her 12th quarterfinal of the season by beating Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday at the Korea Open. Pegula will play another American, Claire Liu, in the quarterfinals Friday. Back Da-yeon, the 569th-ranked wild card who eliminated second-seeded
PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula One, has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud. The 92-year-old did not declare more than £400m held in a trust in Singapore when asked by tax authorities in 2015. Ecclestone has agreed in a civil settlement to
Adriana Garcia Oct 12, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema joined Al Ittihad this summer because he always wanted to live in Saudi Arabia and “help Saudi football grow.” The France forward, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2022, left Real Madrid after 14 years “to try a new challenge,” signing for
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEWARK, N.J. — Hockey world domination wasn’t something the Hughes brothers discussed all that much while growing up. “You don’t even talk about it. You’re in the basement playing mini-sticks and it’s inconceivable,” Jack Hughes of
McLaren are to trial the use of recycled carbon fibre on their cars at next week’s US Grand Prix. It will be used on cockpit panels on Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s cars. If the experiment is a success, McLaren will continue using the material for the remainder of the 2023 season and plan to
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 03:45 AM 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 PHOENIX — The suddenness has become common, but it hasn’t become easier. As the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ rowdy celebration
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEARLY SEVEN FULL weeks into the college football season, it wouldn’t be too difficult to rank your top Heisman Trophy contenders and find yourself only listing Pac-12 quarterbacks. Michael Penix Jr. Caleb Williams. Bo Nix. Earlier in the year, you could have added Colorado‘s
Oct 12, 2023, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Janibek Alimkhanuly has a chance to take over a division that used to be one of the best in boxing. With top middleweights like Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Erislandy Lara fighting in heavier divisions or inactive, can Alimkhanuly, already the WBO champion, become
Shardul Thakur in action during Cricket World Cup 2023© X (formerly Twitter) Shardul Thakur impressed both fans and experts alike with a brilliant catch to dismiss Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan on Wednesday. During the 13th over of the Afghanistan innings, Gurbaz was taken aback by a short ball
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The Grand National is implementing a series of significant changes, taking effect next year, in an effort to make the world’s most famous steeplechase safer for horses and jockeys. They include reducing the field from 40 horses — the size since 1984
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov set a low bar for Matthew Tkachuk. At least, before they became Florida Panthers teammates. “When I used to play against him when he was in
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 06:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Maja Stark and Wichanee Meechai each shot 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a 2-stroke first-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai event in the tour’s return to China since the COVID-19 pandemic. Stark, one of three rookies on the European team that
ESPN News Services Oct 11, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored to break a second-period tie and added an empty-netter to give the Boston Bruins a 3-1 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night and spoil the first career NHL goal for Blackhawks rookie phenom Connor Bedard. Trent Frederic also
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 12:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The hard-hitting Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-setting barrage of solo homers in the third inning to a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday night, sweeping the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs. The D-backs
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2023, 09:04 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. A criminal summons was issued Wednesday for Charlotte Hornets forward
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 11, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joe Dumars — the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations — said the NBA has communicated to its players and teams that “we are really emphasizing that this is an 82-game season” and that the league has data that shows player