ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 03:48 PM ET David Freese, whose heroics in the 2011 postseason led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title, has decided after “an extreme amount of thought” to decline an invitation to join the team’s Hall of Fame, he announced Saturday. “This is something that I have
Vinicius Junior scored a goal from the penalty spot to round off a 4-1 friendly win for Brazil against Guinea. EPA/Quique Garcia Brazil outclassed Guinea 4-1 in a friendly on Saturday as Joelinton, Rodrygo, Eder Militao and Vinicius Jr scored for the five-times world champions who wore an all-black kit in the first half to
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:44 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun ATLANTA — Larissa Pacheco shocked the world in 2022, when she upset Kayla Harrison in the lightweight finals to win her first PFL championship. She appears well poised to win
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 17, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. HENDERSON, Nevada — U.S. men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi said on Saturday he is ready to move forward with newly reappointed U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter, and move past the coach’s decision
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 11:47 AM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Frances Tiafoe will contest his first grass-court final after the American player outlasted Marton Fucsovics in a marathon Stuttgart Open tiebreak Saturday. Tiafoe won their semifinal 6-3, 7-6 (11) after saving six set points in the tiebreak. He seized his chance at 11-10 down
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 12:58 PM ET NOTTINGHAM, England — The first all-British final on the WTA Tour in 46 years will play out at the Nottingham Open. Katie Boulter beat Heather Watson 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday in the first all-British semifinal on tour in 48 years, and Jodie Burrage piled on more history
Associated Press Jun 17, 2023, 12:33 PM ET DEN BOSCH, Netherlands — Ekaterina Alexandrova will defend her Libema Open title against fellow Russian and top seed Veronika Kudermetova after both reached the final on Saturday without dropping a set all week. The No. 4-seeded Alexandrova defeated No. 7 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-1, 7-6 (1)
Joon Lee, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate MASATAKA YOSHIDA DOES NOT want to be the American League Rookie of the Year, and his reasoning is simple: He doesn’t view himself as a rookie. The Boston Red Sox outfielder spent the first seven years of
Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns fans have
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJun 17, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 17, 2023, 04:00 AM ET A couple of minutes at the start of the FA Cup final encapsulated Ilkay Gundogan‘s status at Manchester City. Stood on the Wembley pitch before kickoff against Manchester United, he gathered his teammates into a huddle for a few final words of encouragement, only for Ruben Dias
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:21 AM ET The story going into the fight was all about Patricio Freire. “Pitbull” is the best fighter in Bellator history, the only athlete on the roster to have four different championship reigns across two weight classes. On Friday night, Freire was trying to make history by
Jun 17, 2023, 12:45 AM ET There’s plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights and Bellator 297 in Chicago on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. In Friday’s action, defending champions Ante Delija and Larissa Pacheco got wins, but only one
Jun 16, 2023, 04:53 PM ET In a turn of events, Gregg Berhalter has returned as the U.S. men’s national team head coach after his contract expired Dec. 21, 2022. It has been a tumultuous time in the U.S. camp since its World Cup elimination in the round of 16, a period in which the
Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Friday’s matchup with the New York Yankees after being struck on the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 16, 2023, 10:44 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 09:09 PM ET Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia and his attorney and advisor, Guadalupe Valencia, on Friday in U.S. District Court of Nevada to enforce its contract with the star boxer. The suit comes one week after Garcia’s legal team sent Golden
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 16, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Vancouver Canucks are expected to buy out the contract of defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent. Ekman-Larsson has four years remaining on an eight-year, $66