Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 05:24 PM ET CHICAGO — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph
Jul 1, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Former Barcelona and Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas has announced his retirement from professional football aged 36. Fabregas calls time on a 20-year career that saw him win a host of major trophies during spells at Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, as well as with Spain. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Jul 1, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has requested a trade and the franchise is expected to work to accommodate him, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. The Miami Heat, LA Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers are three teams that will have interest in exploring trades for Lillard, sources
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 04:26 PM ET SUTTON COLDFIELD, England — English trio Andy Sullivan, Oliver Wilson and James Morrison were part of a six-way tie going into the final round of the British Masters, while tournament favorite Justin Rose remained in contention despite carding a 2-over 74 on Saturday. Joost Luiten of the
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 03:13 PM ET BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Top-ranked doubles player Katerina Siniakova won her first grass-court singles title by beating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 7-6 (5) in a rain-affected final at the Bad Homburg Open on Saturday. Siniakova served for the match at 5-3 in the second set but the Czech
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 02:59 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Milwaukee Brewers designated veteran reliever Matt Bush for assignment on Saturday, less than 24 hours after he blew a save against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bush entered Friday night’s game trying to preserve a two-run lead only to give up a game-winning three-run homer to
Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has called for changes to the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit after a fatal accident there on Saturday. Dilano van ‘t Hoff, 18, died after being hit by another car on Spa’s Kemmel straight in a Formula Regional Europe race. Stroll drew parallels with the fatal accident involving Frenchman Anthoine Hubert in
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 02:38 PM ET PALMA, Spain — Christopher Eubanks of the United States earned his first ATP tour title by beating Adrian Mannarino in straight sets in the final of the Mallorca Championships on Saturday and will rise to a career-high ranking of 43rd going into his first Wimbledon. The 27-year-old
The Vegas Golden Knights are the 2023 Stanley Cup champions. As the offseason gets rolling in earnest with the start of free agency, all 32 NHL general managers will be looking to make the moves necessary for their players to be hoisting the sacred chalice next June. One method is free agency, another is the
The 2023 NHL offseason might seem a little compressed, with the draft taking place on June 28 and 29 this year, but the start of free agency is back to its usual date of July 1 (after a late start in 2022). Every NHL general manager is hoping to land game-changing players, either via free
Mitchell Starc sparked an England collapse at Lord’s on Sunday before Ben Duckett was given a controversial reprieve as the hosts maintained their bid for a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test. England were 114-4 at stumps on the fourth day, still needing a further 257 runs to reach a target of 371. Left-handed
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Bakhodir Jalolov, an undefeated heavyweight who won an Olympic gold medal in 2021, has signed a multiyear promotional deal with Top Rank, sources told ESPN. The 28-year-old Uzbek fighter is slated to make his return toward the end of the summer. Jalolov (12-0, 12 KOs) joins a
Britain’s Adam Yates beat identical twin brother Simon to win stage one of the Tour de France in Bilbao, Spain and take the leader’s yellow jersey. UAE Team Emirates’ Adam, 30, pulled away from Jayco AlUla rider Simon in the final stages of the uphill finish to win his first ever Tour stage. Two-time winner
Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 06:00 AM 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
Max Verstappen took a dominant win in the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after a first-lap squabble with team-mate Sergio Perez. In wet conditions, Perez took the lead from Verstappen at the first corner and then edged the world champion onto the grass after the corner. But Verstappen made a pass stick out
Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten got the defence of her Giro d’Italia Donne off to the perfect start with a 100th career win in Saturday’s second stage. The three-time champion became the Giro’s oldest stage winner – aged 40 years and 266 days – after a superb solo effort. She broke over the Passo della
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 1, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent guard Max Strus has agreed on a four-year, $63 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Saturday morning. The Cavaliers are landing Strus in
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET AMARI AVERY IS frustrated. It’s her first hole of the day, and her drive on the par-4 10th hole at Rancho Santa Fe Country Club in California has fizzled barely 150 yards along the right rough. Now she stands behind her golf ball, lodged deep in the