Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News FOR A GUY who had an off night, James Harden is in a good mood as he leaves Crypto.com Arena. It’s Jan. 17, and his Philadelphia 76ers have just finished a
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 6, 2023, 05:30 AM ET With average transfer fees escalating and €100 million-plus deals increasingly common, the financial spotlight is shining brightly on soccer teams around the world. But which clubs have done well and which have failed? Helpfully, the CIES Football Observatory have conducted a study that can explain
Sep 6, 2023, 09:23 AM Fiji have been dealt a blow ahead of the Rugby World Cup after fly-half Caleb Muntz was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury sustained in training on Monday, officials said. New Zealand-born Muntz, 23, only made his Fiji debut against Tonga this year but has quickly become
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 08:30 AM ET UFC will use the program ProhiBet to expand its compliance with gambling regulations by catching fighters and others around the sport trying to place bets, the promotion announced Wednesday. Through ProhiBet, wagers made by prohibited bettors — described in a release as UFC athletes, coaches,
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:23 AM ET ROME — Novak Djokovic will replace his tennis racket with a golf club when he competes in an All-Star match preceding the upcoming Ryder Cup outside Rome. Djokovic, Formula One driver Carlos Sainz and soccer players Gareth Bale and Andriy Shevchenko were among those named to compete
Sep 6, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Mikaela Mayer moved up one division for a second consecutive fight, this time to face Silvia Bortot at junior welterweight (catchweight of 142 pounds) in a fight she dominated, winning all 10 rounds. And her next fight could also be at a higher weight class. Mayer said during her
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee COLLEGE STATION, Texas — John James Fisher Jr. frequently found himself in trouble for not listening when he started the first grade in his hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia. His teacher,
Shubman Gill is the fastest player to score 1500 runs on ODI cricket.© AFP Young India opener Shubman Gill on Monday crossed the milestone of 1,500 runs in One-Day Internationals. Gill achieved the feat during an Asia Cup group game against Nepal in Kandy. He now has 1,514 runs in 29 ODI innings, making him
Manchester United’s valuation on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plunged by more than £600 million on Tuesday — its biggest daily percentage drop in value since being listed in 2012 — amid reports that the Glazer family have shelved plans to sell the club. After closing at $23.64 a share on Friday, the United
ESPN News Services Sep 6, 2023, 12:46 AM ET NEW YORK — Ben Shelton is still just 20, still new to this whole professional tennis thing. He is equipped with a tremendously good serve, but don’t think he can’t come through in other ways when it matters the most. On a muggy night in which,
ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2023, 11:15 PM ET NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton reached a career milestone Tuesday night, hitting his 400th home run as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1. Stanton’s two-run homer off reliever Jose Cisnero broke a 1-all tie in the sixth inning. The slugger reached 400 homers
Liam Napier Sep 6, 2023, 01:54 AM World Cup openers don’t get any more enticing than New Zealand and France. We all know the rich history these nations share on the pinnacle stage. The famous French upsets in 1999 and 2007 that deeply scarred a nation; New Zealand’s triumphs in the 1987 and 2011 finals
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 6, 2023, 12:16 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent guard Danny Green has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent, Sam Permut of Roc Nation Sports, told ESPN on Tuesday night. Green, 36, returns to the Sixers to
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2023, 09:39 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings Tuesday night, leading the Houston Astros‘
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 5, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent forward/center Christian Wood has agreed on a two-year, $5.7 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers — including a player option for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Wood gets
Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh was left surprised with the decision to not include Yuzvendra Chahal in the Cricket World Cup 2023 squad. The team management went with Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel as the spin bowling with Axar and Jadeja being all-rounders. There was extra focus on all-rounders in the
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2023, 12:59 PM ET The cover athletes for the next UFC video game were revealed Tuesday. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will grace the cover of the main EA Sports UFC 5 game. Israel Adesanya, the two-time UFC middleweight champion, will be