Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — When Keegan Bradley returned home from his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2012, he couldn’t open his suitcase following the Europeans’ stunning 14½-13½ victory at
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 06:32 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Lowe homered and drove in four runs as the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 7-4 in a contentious matchup Sunday and kept the road team winless in series since June. Benches and bullpens emptied twice in
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 06:01 PM ET SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer for California to beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship Sunday, despite giving up a four-run lead. Louis flipped his bat and threw his arms in the air as he trotted around the bases,
Aug 27, 2023, 07:53 PM England coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man squad for the World Cup on Sunday, with winger Jonny May coming in for Anthony Watson who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Scrumhalf Alex Mitchell was also included in the squad, replacing the injured Jack van Poortvliet. The World
Darwin Núñez scored twice as Liverpool come from behind at Newcastle on Sunday to win 2-1. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images It has taken Darwin Núñez a year to make an impact at Liverpool, but he couldn’t have timed it better. Two goals from the Uruguay forward as a late substitute at Newcastle United on Sunday
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 04:42 PM ET GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Vijay Singh won the Ally Challenge on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title in nearly five years, mainly because of a five-putt triple bogey by Paul Goydos. Singh closed with a 4-under 68, and he walked off the 18th green at
Daniel Ricciardo will miss the Italian Grand Prix as a result of the broken hand he sustained in an accident at Zandvoort on Friday. Australian Ricciardo crashed his Alpha Tauri at the banked Hugenholz corner during the second practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Ricciardo had an
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 01:06 PM ET VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic — English golfer Todd Clements came through a bunched field Sunday to win the Czech Masters for his first European tour title after shooting a bogey-free 9-under 63 to seal a 1-stroke victory. Compatriot Matt Wallace could have forced a playoff at the
Lotto Dstny’s Andreas Kron took an emotional win on a weather-affected stage two of the Vuelta a Espana. Heavy rain meant the general classification times for the 181.8km stage were taken nine km from the finish in Barcelona. At that point, EF Education-Easy Post rider Andrea Piccolo was narrowly ahead of Astana’s Javier Romo to
ESPN News Services Aug 26, 2023, 11:41 PM ET LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Taisun Phommachanh passed for 192 yards and added a rushing touchdown, Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and UMass defeated New Mexico State 41-30 in a season opener on Saturday night, snapping a 24-game road losing streak. The Minutemen, who last won
Aug 27, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Arizona State is expected to self-impose a bowl ban for the 2023 season over violations committed under former coach Herm Edwards, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The NCAA has been investigating Arizona State since June 2021, looking into allegations that former defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce, who also
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 26, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Restricted free agent forward P.J. Washington has agreed on a new three-year, $48 million contract to stay with the Charlotte Hornets, Lift Sports Management agent Kevin Bradbury and Washington Sports Group’s Paul Washington Sr. told
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 10:15 AM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR driver Ryan Preece is “awake, alert and mobile” after his car rolled about a dozen times during a terrifying crash at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart-Haas Racing said Sunday morning that Preece “has been communicating with family and friends.” He was hospitalized overnight.
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,
Aug 27, 2023, 09:02 AM ET Will there be another epic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open? And if so, will Alcaraz, the defending champ, prevail? Or, will Djokovic set the Open era Grand Slam record? Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff could clash in the quarterfinals — and Ons Jabeur,
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 27, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Brad Gilbert knows it’s been 20 years since Andy Roddick won the US Open. It would be almost impossible to forget, especially lately, since the reminders are everywhere. But it still feels surreal to him that so many years have passed since he coached Roddick to
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived losing the lead in early rain and a red flag for a late torrential downpour to win a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen equalled the all-time record of nine victories in a row and took his 11th win of the season to extend his championship lead to 138 points. A
ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Spain coach Jorge Vilda has hit out at Luis Rubiales for his “improper behaviour” following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso after members of his coaching staff stepped down from their roles. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been under pressure since