Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 08:12 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas — William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, advancing to the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs while giving Hendrick Motorsports its 300th victory. With
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 09:14 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. LAS VEGAS — The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ offense finally broke through in a big way Sunday night. On third-and-7 midway through the first quarter against the Las Vegas
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 07:59 PM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Bryson DeChambeau shot 6-under 28 on the back nine, closed with one last birdie on his penultimate hole and won LIV Golf-Chicago on Sunday by one shot over Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri. DeChambeau finished with an 8-under 63 at Rich Harvest Farms
Suryakumar Yadav in action for Indian cricket team© AFP Suryakumar Yadav played an explosive knock that included four consecutive sixes off the bowling of Cameron Green during the second ODI clash between India and Australia on Sunday. Suryakumar looked in brilliant touch and in the 43rd over, he decided to attack his Mumbai Indians teammate’s
Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate NEW YORK — The end has officially arrived for this year’s New York Yankees. While a bevy of key injuries and a season’s worth of offensive struggles long
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 07:29 PM ET Israel Adesanya, the former UFC middleweight champion, pleaded guilty in court Monday morning to drunk driving in his home country of New Zealand, his team told ESPN on Sunday. The incident happened Aug. 19. Adesanya was driving with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters
In a career filled with accolades and memorable wins, Megan Rapinoe ended hers with the United States in fitting fashion Sunday: with a 2-0 victory. The two-time World Cup winner with the U.S., who ends her tenure on the national team with 63 goals, 73 assists and 203 caps, was honored before the game and
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 02:59 PM ET CANCUN, Mexico — David Haggerty was reelected president of the International Tennis Federation by receiving more than 70% of the vote on Sunday. Haggerty, an American, will serve a four-year term that ends in 2027. This will be his third term; he originally was chosen as ITF
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUCIA, Spain — American team captain Stacy Lewis called it a tie. The European team called it a victory — and celebrated like it had won something
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2023, 11:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — If Hollywood screenwriters weren’t on strike, they couldn’t have written a better ending for the European team in Sunday’s final session of the 18th
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 05:52 PM ET VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Team World, captained by John McEnroe, claimed its second straight Laver Cup title Sunday at Rogers Arena, beating Team Europe 13-2. Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe beat Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7). Team World took a 10-2 lead
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 24, 2023, 10:49 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. LYON, France —
There was bound to be a shakeup in the Power Rankings with eight games featuring teams that were 3-0 or better (Notre Dame was 4-0) entering Week 4. One of those highly anticipated matchups ended up a blowout as Oregon made a statement in its 42-6 rout of Deion Sanders’ upstart Colorado Buffaloes. Another became
ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2023, 10:53 AM ET The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right index finger inflammation. The move is retroactive to Saturday as Morton left Friday night’s start against the Washington Nationals in the first inning. Morton, 39, walked two batters and left the
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 12:04 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NHL player Nicolas Kerdiles died Saturday after a motorcycle crash in Nashville, according to police. He was 29. The former Anaheim Ducks forward drove his motorcycle through a stop sign early Saturday and hit the driver’s side of an SUV, according to the
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 01:39 PM ET SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Japanese golfer Ryo Hisatsune posted a 5-under 66 to win the French Open by two shots from Jeff Winther of Denmark and Jordan Smith of England on Sunday, clinching his first victory on the European tour. “[I decided to play] more aggressive, like ‘Go,
Sep 24, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Alan Williams resigned as Chicago Bears defensive coordinator last week in part because of inappropriate activity, multiple sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Williams was not involved in any criminal activity, sources told Schefter, but the Bears’ human resources department was part of the process that culminated in his abrupt
Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 10:58 AM ET CHENGDU, China — Lorenzo Musetti advanced to the semifinals of the Chengdu Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Arthur Rinderknech on Sunday. Musetti, who qualified for his third semifinal appearance of the season, outsmarted his French opponent with 32 winners in the quarterfinal match. “Yesterday’s match