Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Fans of the UFC’s flyweight division have been absolutely spoiled with one classic title fight after another in recent years. Saturday’s meeting between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. A former Northwestern football player on Saturday detailed several hazing incidents within the program to The Daily Northwestern, with some involving sexualized acts led by upperclassmen to punish younger players for making mistakes
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 08:08 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying play from the franchise-changing rookie. De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie with the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning
Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 11:21 PM ET HAMPTON, Ga. — John Hunter Nemechek passed Justin Haley at the start of overtime and held off Daniel Hemric to win the NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday night for his third victory of the season. Haley, who led 80 laps, was in
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 8, 2023, 07:20 PM ET The NBA’s all-time winningest coach has a new deal. The San Antonio Spurs announced on Saturday that Gregg Popovich, who has led the franchise to five NBA championships, has agreed to a new five-year contract with the team. Popovich’s deal is worth more than $80 million, sources
Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 10:02 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Neither the wind at Pebble Beach nor the stage of a U.S. Women’s Open could stop Nasa Hataoka, who delivered the best round in the toughest conditions Saturday for a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead. Hataoka not only posted the low score
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 8, 2023, 07:04 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. In the eighth
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 8, 2023, 07:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The NBA officially unveiled its newly-formed in-season tournament, and the NBA Cup that teams will claim for winning it, at Summer League on Saturday afternoon. The event is the culmination of a vision NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has had for years to bring a
Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 07:04 PM ET SILVIS, Ill. — Brendon Todd scrambled for par on the par-4 18th to take a 1one-stroke lead Saturday in the John Deere Classic, holing a 12-foot putt after drawing an awkward stance near a fairway bunker. Todd had a 5-under 66 in breezy conditions to reach 16-under
Jul 8, 2023, 05:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It has been a tremendous 2023 already for UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski — despite the fact he is officially 0-1 this year. Volkanovski (25-2) looks to defend his 145-pound championship tonight against interim title holder Yair Rodriguez (15-3) in the main event of the UFC’s
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:30 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka was back on her A-game Saturday as she kept up her perfect record against Russian Anna Blinkova with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the third round of Wimbledon. A day after the Belarusian player was screaming in frustration against Varvara Gracheva, the Australian Open
Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 05:02 PM ET DETROIT — Three Detroit Tigers pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win on Saturday. It was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers history. Matt Manning (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings and Jason Foley got four straight outs. Tigers closer Alex Lange came
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 8, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. SAN JOSE, Calif. — The announcement that the upcoming Women’s World Cup will be the last for U.S. women’s national team winger Megan Rapinoe was, to a degree, expected. But for U.S.
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Tight end Davon Mitchell, the No. 19 overall recruit in the 2025 ESPN Junior 300, committed to play football at Oklahoma on Saturday. Mitchell, a four-star prospect and the top-ranked tight end in the class, picked the Sooners over Alabama and Miami. The OU coaching
Brad Pitt is no stranger to the Formula 1 paddock, but the Hollywood actor is more than just an interested observer at Silverstone this weekend. The drivers need not worry, and nor should the mechanics or team bosses, as Pitt is not coming for their places. Instead, he is filming for his role as the
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:13 PM ET It wasn’t easy, but top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is moving on at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 win over Nicolas Jarry. The world No. 1 was frequently on the ropes against Jarry, but always managed to find another gear as he wrapped up the
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:17 PM ET United States forward Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday that she will retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The 11-year league veteran and U.S. women’s national team standout will play her final regular-season match at Seattle’s Lumen Field on