Jul 24, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at the FIBA World Cup, the player said Monday after the Chinese Basketball Association announced the American had obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization. The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET URBANA, Ill. — The 2-year-old grandson of Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin died Saturday after the child’s father found him unresponsive earlier in the day. Jayce D. Griffin of Urbana, Illinois, was pronounced dead Saturday at 10:40 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital, according to Champaign County
Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET After another disappointing performance at the final major of the season, Justin Thomas entered next month’s Wyndham Championship, the final tournament of the PGA Tour regular season. The Wyndham will be a chance for Thomas to not only earn FedEx Cup points, but also to prove he belongs on
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 24, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Manchester United are reluctant to pay more than £60 million ($79 million) for Atalanta striker Rasmus Höjlund, sources have told ESPN. United have made the Denmark international one of their top targets as manager Erik ten Hag looks to add more goals to his squad, but the
ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2023, 01:06 PM ET The Atlanta Braves acquired relievers Pierce Johnson and Taylor Hearn in separate trades Monday. The Braves traded right-handers Victor Vodnik and Tanner Gordon, ranked Nos. 10 and 26 respectively among Atlanta’s farmhands per MLB Pipeline, to the Colorado Rockies for Johnson. In exchange for Hearn, the
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 04:52 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said Monday the football team will be allowed to resume using its facilities while the university investigates the unauthorized filming of a rap video, featuring some Rattlers players, in the team’s locker room. All team activities were suspended
Jul 24, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has reached a settlement with the parties involved in an incident at a Miami Beach marina last month, attorneys for both sides announced Monday. “The parties to the incident which occurred on June 18th, 2023 at the Haulover Marina involving Tyreek Hill have
Jul 24, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will not play for the Serbian national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup as he rests from Denver’s extended postseason run, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jokic is coming off a season in which he played 89 total games, including the playoffs, to
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 02:57 PM ET HAMBURG — Alexander Zverev has again denied allegations of assault after the public prosecutor’s office in Berlin applied for a penalty order to be made against the German tennis star. “From my side, I completely reject the allegations. My lawyers will take care of the matter. I
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 24, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The expectations surrounding the U.S. women’s national team have long been stratospheric. Anytime a major tournament takes place, it’s win or else. At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World
An Indian team in transition will feel robbed of an opportunity as torrential rain came in its way of potentially winning the second Test against West Indies and completing a 2-0 series whitewash in Port of Spain on Monday. Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India called the shots
Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 11:58 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill has signed a two-year contract extension less than a month after being named GM of the year following the team’s run to the Western Conference finals. The deal announced Monday would keep Nill with the Stars through the
Liane Lippert won the sprint for the line as the German claimed victory on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Belgian Lotte Kopecky, who won stage one, launched her sprint at the end of a wet, 152km hilly route from Clermont-Ferrand to Mauriac first. But Lippert, 25, surged past her to take
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the boxing promotional company co-founded by Jake Paul, has signed rising Hollywood star and boxing up-and-comer Javon “Wanna” Walton, officials told ESPN on Monday. Walton, best known for his role as Ashtray on the HBO Emmy-winning series “Euphoria,” has had an
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Fighters looking forward to this weekend as their big chance to draw attention to themselves should head back to the gym to work on their timing. They picked the wrong Saturday to expect to make the night’s biggest splash with fans, since they will be competing for
Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 01:43 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faced live pitching on Sunday for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right toe on June 3. In a simulated game against Jonathan Loaisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches.
NFL Nation, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 06:43 AM ET NFL training camp for the 2023 season opened last week for the New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns, who will play the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 3 in Canton, Ohio. The reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs opened camp Sunday with the majority of the
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET LAST MONTH, THE Denver Nuggets became the fifth team to win an NBA title in as many seasons. On its face, that is not a remarkable fact. But in NBA history, it is a truly extraordinary one. At only one other point in the league’s existence —