ESPN News Services Jul 28, 2023, 11:38 PM ET NEW YORK — The retooling Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Friday night, winning their second straight a little less than 24 hours after sending closer David Robertson to Miami for two rookie-ball prospects – signifying a trade deadline selloff. New York opened the season
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 10:42 PM ET BLAINE, Minn. — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can’t. Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open.
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 08:26 PM ET Devin Haney and Regis Prograis have agreed to fight for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN on Friday. The 140-pound matchup is planned for Oct. 28 in Las Vegas. Haney, 24, retained his undisputed lightweight championship with a unanimous decision over future Hall of Famer
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:59 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — An anticipated welterweight fight between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Michel Pereira has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC 291 card, the promotion announced Friday. Pereira missed weight by three pounds Friday morning, coming in at 174 pounds. The non-title welterweight limit is
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 06:18 PM ET BRIDGEND, Wales — Steven Alker moved to the top of the Senior Open Championship leaderboard on Friday with a 3-under 68 after Miguel Angel Jimenez followed up a round to remember with one to forget. Playing on his birthday, Alker hit four birdies in the second round
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:47 PM ET In the wake of posturing about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s desire to play only for the Miami Heat by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams Friday stating that any player, or his agent, who makes public or private
Jamal Collier, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:04 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Friday. Antetokounmpo returns for his fourth season with Milwaukee after playing 37 games last season while shooting a career-low 43.5% from the field. He has appeared in 162 games (11 starts) for the Bucks over the past four seasons,
Matt Miller, NFL draft analystJul 28, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Close Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. A Missouri native, Matt joined ESPN in 2022 and also contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter via @nfldraftscout.
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Training camps kick off this week for select teams (many more follow next week), which means position competitions are resuming in earnest. As always, no group of players will capture more attention than
Jul 28, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters Friday that he expects quarterback Joe Burrow to be sidelined “several weeks” due to a calf strain. Burrow was carted off the field with the injury during Thursday’s practice. He was rolling to his right during drills when he pulled up short
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 05:19 PM ET HAMBURG, Germany — German teenager Noma Noha Akugue reached the final on her first time in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament on Friday, continuing a meteoric rise for a player ranked 207th in the world. Noha Akugue won 6-3, 6-3 against another 19-year-old, Russian
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 03:36 PM ET BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees reinstated Aaron Judge from the injured list on Friday before they open a weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge had been out since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 03:45 PM ET EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Celine Boutier posted a 2-under 69 in the second round of the Evian Championship to move to 7 under overall, giving her a one-shot lead on Friday. But surprise overnight leader Paula Reto dropped down the leaderboard after a 4-over 75. The 29-year-old Boutier,
Steve Smith’s 71 helped Australia recover from a batting collapse as the tourists frustrated England by establishing a first-innings lead in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Friday. Australia were eventually bowled out with what became the last ball of the second day for 295, 12 runs ahead of England’s 283.
Denmark’s Emma Norsgaard held on to claim victory on stage six of the Tour de France Femmes by metres as Charlotte Kool chased her down. Norsgaard was part of a three-rider breakaway away with nearly 100km left of the stage from Albi to Blagnac. The chasing peloton, led by Dutchwoman Kool, caught the other two
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 10:49 AM ET The NASCAR Xfinity Series plans to make The CW its exclusive home. NASCAR announced Friday a deal that will have The CW airing 33 live Xfinity Series races each year starting in 2025 and running through 2031. The CW also will televise practice and qualifying events each
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying but a grid penalty means Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position. The Red Bull driver beat Leclerc by 0.820 seconds on a drying track but has a five-place grid drop for using too many gearbox components this season. Leclerc edged the second
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 28, 2023, 07:30 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Not even the bright lights of New York and Las Vegas can distract Erik ten Hag from his mission to get Manchester United back to the top. The team are visiting some of the biggest and busiest cities in the world on their U.S.