Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 05:41 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 06:28 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Britain secured its place in the Final 8 of the Davis Cup with a tense 2-1 win over France on Sunday, when Italy also advanced to the quarterfinals. Dan Evans got Britain off to a winning start by rallying to beat Arthur Fils 3-6,
Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 06:56 PM ET SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Steve Stricker holed a 20-foot eagle putt to catch K.J. Choi and then picked up a pair of late birdies that sent him to a 4-under 66 on Sunday to win the Sanford International for his sixth victory this year on the PGA
Sep 17, 2023, 03:24 PM ET Major champion and six-time PGA Tour winner Jimmy Walker sounded off on the new FedEx Fall format, which has him on the outside looking in for next season. Walker, 44, ended the regular season at No. 124 in FedEx Cup standings, which in the past had been enough to
Sep 17, 2023, 07:27 AM ET Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom has hit out at the “appalling” level of referees in the Premier League after his side suffered a stoppage-time defeat at Tottenham on Saturday. The Premier League newboys were on course for their first win of the season through Gustavo Hamer‘s goal but Spurs
Sep 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Mason Greenwood made his return to football after coming off the bench for his debut with new club Getafe on Sunday. The striker, who moved to the LaLiga club on loan from Manchester United, made his substitute appearance in the second half as Getafe edged Osasuna in a 3-2
Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a Espana as Kaden Groves claimed a dramatic final stage in Madrid. Kuss becomes the first American to win a Grand Tour since Chris Horner triumphed in the same race 10 years ago. His Jumba-Visma team dominated the podium as Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard finished second with Giro
Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a Espana as Kaden Groves claimed a dramatic final stage in Madrid. Kuss becomes the first American to win a Grand Tour since Chris Horner triumphed in the same race 10 years ago. His Jumba-Visma team dominated the podium as Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard finished second with Giro
Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen dismissed the first five Australian batsmen to clinch a come-from-behind series win for South Africa in the fifth one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. Jansen took five for 39 as Australia were bowled out for 193 in reply to South Africa’s 315 for nine. South African captain Temba Bavuma said the character of the team had
It could be many of the teams occupying the top 25 slots in college football were looking ahead a week to their conference openers. Or it could be some of those teams aren’t as good as first thought. Or maybe they just needed a wakeup call. Whatever the reason, several ranked teams — Georgia, Florida
Records tumbled as India prevailed over hosts Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup to lift the title after a gap of five years. Batting first, Sri Lanka were shot out for a paltry 50, thanks to pacer Mohammed Siraj’s magical six-wicket haul. In reply, India got the job done
Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 07:20 PM ET SPLIT, Croatia — Defending champion Canada advanced to the Final 8 of the Davis Cup on Saturday but the United States was eliminated by Finland, which reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-0 win. Otto Virtanen saved two match points in the decisive tiebreaker
Associated Press Sep 16, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Truck Series champion Zane Smith has been signed to a multi-year contract with Trackhouse Racing in which he will be loaned to Spire Motorsports for a Cup Series ride in 2024. Smith, 24, will fold into the Trackhouse lineup when the team is able to expand to
Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 17, 2023, 06:46 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books It’s “not out of the question” that Aaron Rodgers could return this season, sources said. But he has not and will not
Associated Press Sep 17, 2023, 08:27 AM ET OSAKA, Japan — American Ashlyn Krueger capped a perfect week to win her first tour title by stunning top-seeded Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final of the Japan Open. Krueger hadn’t dropped a set at the tournament leading into Sunday’s final, and the
Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix with a controlled drive for Ferrari that ended Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s winning run. Sainz managed the race expertly from the front while Verstappen fought back to fifth place after starting in 11th on a difficult weekend for Red Bull. Sainz led McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’
Sep 16, 2023, 11:00 PM Johnny Sexton set a new points record for his country as an efficient Ireland dominated Tonga to secure a 59-16 bonus-point victory and consolidate top spot in World Cup Pool B. Ireland scored four first-half tries at the Stade de la Beaujoire and four after the break to see off
Lance Stroll has withdrawn from the Singapore Grand Prix after a heavy crash in Saturday’s qualifying session. The Canadian smashed into the barriers at the final corner, causing extensive damage to his Aston Martin car. Stroll was declared uninjured at the medical centre but his team say they and the driver have agreed he will