Jul 11, 2023, 02:00 PM ET The Midsummer Classic is here. The 2023 MLB All-Star Game will be played Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle (8 ET on FOX). Headlined by Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. — the MVP favorites in their respective leagues — baseball’s
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill. — Until Monday afternoon, Pat Fitzgerald had been the face of Northwestern football. He was the program’s most decorated player in the modern era, a key figure in the 1995 Rose
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 01:26 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson knows his battle to stay on the court is going to take discipline, but he admitted Monday night that it’s been a struggle so far in his young NBA career. In a surprise appearance on the “Gil’s Arena” podcast, hosted by
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 05:56 PM ET After 10 fighters failed drug tests this year, PFL is taking action. The MMA promotion has partnered with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to run its new drug-testing and anti-doping program, according to an email from PFL president of fighter operations Ray Sefo to
Jul 11, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Lionel Messi landed in Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday in preparation for an unveiling ceremony to be hosted by his new MLS club, Inter Miami CF, on Sunday. Messi landed on Tuesday at Ft. Lauderdale airport in the company of his wife and children as the club also made the
Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 11, 2023, 04:43 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Needing a short-term solution, the New York Rangers found one Tuesday when they agreed to a two-year extension for defenseman K’Andre Miller. The Rangers announced they signed the 23-year-old Miller to a two-year contract carrying
Jul 11, 2023, 05:19 PM ET After consecutive weeks appearing near the top of the leaderboard, Peter Kuest has been rewarded with special temporary membership to the PGA Tour after earning enough “non-member” FedEx Cup points to pass the threshold. Kuest, 25, was a standout golfer at BYU but had nowhere to play when he
Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 03:33 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer’s record of 46 men’s Grand Slam semifinals by getting to that round at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev on Tuesday. More importantly, Djokovic moved closer to a fifth consecutive championship at the All
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson will return on Aug. 26 vs. Andriy Rudenko, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The ESPN main event will be Anderson’s second fight in less than 60 days. Earlier that day, Oleksandr Uysk’s unified heavyweight title defense vs. Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland, will
Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LONDON — Tuesday’s quarterfinal between Elina Svitolina and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek was a
This article has been updated after originally being published in April 2022, following an appearance together in the ring by Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou after a Fury victory over Dillian Whyte. A boxing match between Fury and Ngannou was announced on July 11. Tyson Fury is the greatest heavyweight in the world. Francis Ngannou
Litton Das top-scored with 53 not out as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to avoid a series whitewash in Tuesday’s third and final one-day international in Chittagong. The hosts raced to 129-3 in 23.3 overs after Shoriful Islam‘s career best 4-21 helped them bowl out Afghanistan for 126 in 45.2 overs. Tail-ender Azmatullah Omarzai offered some
Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 02:27 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SEATTLE — The loaded National League All-Star lineup will face New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who will start the Midsummer Classic for the first time in his career.
ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Top-seeded Iga Swiatek is out of Wimbledon. So, too, is American Jessica Pegula. Ukrainian wild card Elina Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after giving birth to her daughter last October, ousted the top-seeded Swiatek on Centre Court 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 on Tuesday
Jul 11, 2023, 10:08 AM ET PGA Tour officials pushed to oust Greg Norman as the CEO and commissioner of the LIV Golf League during its negotiations with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which proposed that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy own LIV teams, according to documents released by
Nick ParkinsonJul 11, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Josh Kelly insists his boxing career is in the best health yet since he has overcome his struggles with hypochondria. Kelly (13-1-1,