Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 10:35 PM ET San Diego State’s standing with the Mountain West has been crystallized. A source told ESPN on Tuesday night that the conference informed San Diego State that they’re a member in good standing. According to a source, this step in the recently complicated relationship between the Mountain West
Andres Waters Jul 18, 2023, 05:12 PM ET It took until the final week of the quarterfinals, but, in the last fight of the first round, coach Conor McGregor got his first win on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31. Team McGregor’s Rico DiSciullo ended Team Chandler’s seven-fight win streak with a knockout win over Hunter
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 06:51 PM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw threw a bullpen session Tuesday, the latest step toward his return from left shoulder inflammation. Kershaw has not pitched since throwing six shutout innings June 27 at Colorado and is unlikely to return until next month. “He was very
Jul 18, 2023, 08:11 PM ET The moment is almost at hand, the Women’s World Cup is almost here and those making the pilgrimage Down Under to watch are landing in increasing numbers. And if you’re one of those headed to Oz for the tournament, or just looking to stand out in the group chat,
File image of Jonny Bairstow and Travis Head© AFP The ongoing Ashes has been closely fought so far. After Australia won the first two tests, England won the third Test. The fourth Test of the five-match series starts in Manchester on Wednesday. Before the match, Australia batter Usman Khawaja opened up on the rough treatment
Jul 18, 2023, 11:58 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is set to kick off July 20, with the final slated for Aug. 20 in Sydney. It’s the first time the tournament will have 32 nations competing for the world title, and viewers could be in store for the
Jul 18, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Free agent center Nerlens Noel has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent, George Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Noel, 29, appeared in 17 games last season for both the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets. For his
Jul 18, 2023, 08:00 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey admitted to 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday that James Harden prefers “to be somewhere else” but said the team would only trade him for a player who would keep the Sixers a title contender. Harden opted into his $35.6 million deal for the
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 08:44 PM ET PALERMO, Italy — Top-seeded Daria Kasatkina struggled at times before beating Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the opening round of the Palermo Open. Kasatkina prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-0, restricting her Italian opponent to just seven points in the deciding set. She will next face Russian compatriot
ESPN News Services Jul 18, 2023, 07:32 PM ET A misdemeanor simple assault charge against Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Rashad Weaver has been dropped, according to a report in The Tennessean on Tuesday. The criminal case was closed, and Weaver’s trial, which was set to begin Tuesday, was canceled, the newspaper reported. The charge was
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 05:28 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Eight NFL franchises have won back-to-back Super Bowl championships but none since the New England Patriots did it following the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Patrick Mahomes said
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL is not looking to add an in-season tournament like the NBA’s to its regular-season schedule. Earlier this month, the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the European cup-style competition that the league will hold starting this coming
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL and NHLPA’s player assistance program after being arrested last week, sources told ESPN, and has apologized to police for his “deeply disrespectful and despicable behavior.” Galchenyuk was arrested July 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona,
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 02:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges apologized Tuesday for “the pain and embarrassment” caused by the domestic violence investigation that kept him out of the league last season. Bridges, speaking publicly for the first time since signing a one-year, $7.9 million contract to return to
ESPN News Services Jul 18, 2023, 12:55 PM ET With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the 82-year-old Hall of Fame owner tries
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:40 PM ET ONE Championship has one of its most original cards yet coming this fall, headlined by four women’s fights in four different disciplines. Stamp Fairtex will face UFC veteran Seo Hee Ham for the interim ONE women’s 115-pound title in the main event Sept. 29 in
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The United States‘ elimination from the Gold Cup last week represented a checkpoint of sorts. For most of the year, various iterations of the team gathered in the wake of the FIFA World
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 11:47 AM ET BASTAD, Sweden — More than 40 years later, there is another Borg on the list of ATP match winners. Leo Borg, son of 11-time Grand Slam champion Björn Borg, won a main-draw match on the ATP Tour for the first time Tuesday. The 20-year-old Borg put his