Oct 5, 2023, 08:00 AM ET ESPN will televise the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the new golf league set to begin play in 2024, as part of a multiyear agreement announced Thursday morning. The league, which is the brainchild of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy along with golf executive Mike McCarley, will
NHL Insiders Oct 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET We are just days away from opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season on Oct. 10, featuring a tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators–Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks–Pittsburgh Penguins (8 p.m. ET) and Seattle Kraken–Vegas Golden Knights (10:30 p.m. ET), the latter of
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 4, 2023, 06:23 PM ET LEIPZIG, Germany — Crisis? What crisis? Manchester City have lost consecutive games only five times during Pep Guardiola’s reign as manager and only once did it turn into three in a row. RB Leipzig could have doubled that statistic on Wednesday in the Champions League, which came
Former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag believes that the Cricket World Cup 2023 organisers should give free tickets to school and college students for matches not featuring India after the competition opened to empty stands in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad failed to draw crowds and the lack of support
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 10:45 PM 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. MINNEAPOLIS — Caleb Thielbar was 22, freshly drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but still a devoted follower of his hometown Minnesota
Oct 4, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Peter Malnati hasn’t been shy when it comes to sharing his opinions since joining the PGA Tour policy board, but he found himself choosing his words very carefully when speaking about Lexi Thompson on Tuesday. Thompson, who owns 11 career LPGA victories, was given an exemption for next week’s
The 2023 Cricket World Cup begins on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with last edition’s finalists — England and New Zealand — going head to head in the opening fixture. Fortunately for New Zealand, skipper Kane Williamson was declared fit to feature in the tournament and was selected in the 15-man roster,
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — Kylian Mbappé headed straight down the tunnel at the end of Paris Saint-Germain‘s 4-1 Champions League humiliation against Newcastle United. As he disappeared with a face like thunder, St. James’ Park rocked to a party it had waited 20 years to host. These are early days in the 2023-24 Champions League season
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 09:43 PM ET CALGARY, Alberta — Former NHL coach Kevin Constantine was suspended indefinitely by the Western Hockey League on Wednesday as coach of the Wenatchee Wild. The major junior league said an independent investigation determined Constantine violated WHL regulations and policies by making what it called “derogatory comments of
ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 07:10 PM ET The NFL on Wednesday defended its recent coverage of pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce amid backlash from fans and even Kelce himself, who said the league is “overdoing it” with its attention toward the duo’s rumored romance. Swift has
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 09:46 AM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan The NCAA Division I Council approved changes to the transfer portal windows that will shrink the number of days for student-athletes to enter their name in the portal. The rule change will impact
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:58 PM 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
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:31 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres following the most disappointing season in franchise history, general manager A.J. Preller said Wednesday. The GM also downplayed reports of a fractured relationship with Melvin, who has guided the Padres to
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:21 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule released Wednesday. Many of the celebrated changes to the schedule had already been announced: Bristol Motor
Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 4, 2023, 01:04 PM ET FORT COLLINS, Colo. — James Harden is participating in practice with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at Colorado State University, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden rejoined the team for the second day of practice under new coach Nick Nurse after he had skipped both media day
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Alexa Grasso recently underwent surgery on a previously undisclosed hand injury, the UFC flyweight champion revealed Tuesday. Grasso (16-3-1) posted about the surgery online and said she suffered a fractured
Oct 4, 2023, 02:46 PM The All Blacks are expected to roll over Uruguay with some ease in their final World Cup pool match on Thursday but scrum coach Greg Feek said the way Los Teros had taken on France earlier in the tournament had given them some pause for thought. New Zealand still need
ESPN Oct 2, 2023, 04:22 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Champions League soccer is back for matchday two! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle United kick off