Britain’s four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has been left out of Israel-Premier Tech’s eight-man squad for next month’s race. Froome, 38, who has not won a race since 2018, had faced many mechanical issues in the build-up to the Tour. “Physically I was ready, but unfortunately I was unable to show my full
Jun 23, 2023, 04:01 AM ET While the English Premier League started on June 14 (read our preview here), the transfer window opens on July 1 across the rest of Europe and clubs have been planning their business after a long season interrupted by the 2022 World Cup in November and December. ESPN writers have
Jonny Bairstow has been chastised for his glove failures in the first Ashes Test.© AFP Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that England have some selection issues to deal with and suggested that wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow’s errors were one of the main reasons England lost the first Test. Moeen Ali had a finger injury
NBA Insiders Jun 23, 2023, 12:18 AM ET The first round of the 2023 NBA draft saw a generational 7-foot-5 talent hearing his name called at No. 1, trades involving top-10 picks and one player surprisingly sliding out of the lottery. The moves NBA teams made Thursday will have a ripple effect into free agency,
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 22, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that teams will no longer wear specialty sweaters during warmups because “it’s become a distraction.” The decision to move away from specialty warmup sweaters for events such as Pride
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 08:11 PM ET The Victor Wembanyama era has officially begun in San Antonio, as the Spurs made him the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft. Wembanyama, a 7-foot-5 French phenom with an 8-foot wingspan, walked across the stage at the Barclays Center in New York to shake NBA
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 09:22 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Lee-Anne Pace isn’t playing a lot of competitive golf these days at 42-years-old and her practice habits have tailed off. She enjoys the game, and every once in a while, the South African really enjoys it. The first round of the Women’s PGA Championship
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 04:39 PM ET A person with knowledge of the sale says the Qatar Investment Authority is buying a roughly 5% stake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics, as part of a $4.05 billion deal. The person
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 08:23 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan left Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals because of mid-back tightness. Soon after reliever Kevin Kelly started warming up in the bullpen, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash and a trainer went to the mound with two
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 08:18 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — Denny McCarthy came inches from shooting a 59, settling for a 10-under 60 on Thursday for the lowest round of his PGA Tour career, and Rory McIlroy made his first ace on tour on a day of low numbers at the Travelers Championship. Keegan
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJun 22, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Ronald Acuna Jr. is a frontrunner for National League MVP and after leading all players in total votes in the first phase of All-Star voting he’ll be headed to
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 22, 2023, 07:29 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Former LSU coach Les Miles may no longer be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame after the school vacated 37 wins as part of NCAA penalties announced Thursday. LSU football vacated
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 06:15 PM ET Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, will defend his undisputed super middleweight championship against Jermall Charlo in September, likely Sept. 16 on Mexican Independence Day Weekend, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs) struck a three-fight deal with PBC, with the other two fights expected to
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:07 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff’s staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move Thursday, filling the spot that opened when Andrew Brunette was hired as the head coach of the Nashville Predators last month.
Jun 22, 2023, 03:41 PM ET Rory McIlroy has accomplished plenty since launching his professional golf career in 2007, including four major championships and 122 weeks at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking. But before Thursday, one particular feat eluded him: a hole-in-one at an official PGA Tour event. That changed for the
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 22, 2023, 04:01 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Colorado coach Deion Sanders will not need his left foot amputated at this time, although he’s set for a procedure Friday to relieve clots in both of his legs. Sanders said in a
Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:28 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Thursday as defending champion Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated after a dramatic final-set tiebreaker. Rublev won his second-round match against German wild card Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (6), 6-3 after turning around a
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Overtime, known for its elite basketball league for players aged 16 through 20, will debut its boxing venture Aug. 4 in Atlanta with a junior featherweight main event between Elijah Pierce and Mike Plania, Overtime officials told ESPN. The four-fight Friday night series on DAZN from Atlanta’s