Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 17, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Between Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia and Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr., boxing has produced two genuinely major fights in 2023. Another big-business bout arrives next month when boxing’s top star, Canelo Alvarez, defends his undisputed super middleweight championship vs. undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo.
ESPN News Services Aug 16, 2023, 06:00 PM ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says an investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco‘s is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia. Ángel Darío Tejeda Fabal, a prosecutor in
Cale Makar can sense when the Colorado Avalanche are clicking offensively. Those moments when they’re swarming the attacking zone, zipping passes to one another and a goal feels inevitable. But as a defenseman, Makar also understands what it’s like to endure that kind of pressure during an opponent’s offensive onslaught. “When we get buzzing on
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 15, 2023, 10:06 AM ET For much of the 2023 season, the talk in women’s tennis has centered around the emergence of the “Big Three” — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina — and their collective dominance. But, all year long, Jessica Pegula has been ranked in the top five,
Olga Carmona struck late to lift Spain to a thrilling 2-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday and send the Iberians into a first Women’s World Cup final. Carmona’s 90th-minute strike from long-range pinged off the crossbar and into the goal two minutes after Rebecka Blomqvist had levelled the match for Sweden in front of a
Aug 14, 2023, 12:05 PM England have called up Northampton’s Alex Mitchell to replace Jack van Poortvliet in their World Cup squad after the scrumhalf was ruled out of the tournament having sustained an ankle injury in Saturday’s 19-17 win over Wales, the RFU said on Monday. Van Poorvliet had established himself as the probable
Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •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 Aug 13, 2023, 02:10 AM ET From Anthony Joshua’s highlight reel knockout to the potential Fight of the Year between Emanuel Navarrete and
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2023, 10:52 PM ET Vicente Luque returned to the cage Saturday and pulled out his first victory since suffering a brain hemorrhage in a knockout loss in 2022. Luque defeated Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) in the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night in
Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Officials for the Preakness Stakes say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby — instead of two weeks later — in a shift that would change the timing that has been in place for decades. Aidan Butler, CEO
Mychal Denzel Smith Aug 11, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Editor’s note: In honor of hip-hop turning 50, ESPN tapped the culture’s top voices to write about their favorite athlete name-drops in hip-hop history. “And with the third pick/I made the earth sick/MJ/him Jay/fadeaway/perfect” — Jay-Z on “Hola Hovito” (2001) First, we observe greatness — we
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. TCU coach Sonny Dykes isn’t big on playing the disrespect card or any other chip-on-your-shoulder motivation. If his players want
ESPN News Services Aug 9, 2023, 08:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Wednesday night. Lorenzen, 31, struck out five, walked four and improved to 2-0 since he
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia One last major championship. One last shot at glory for women’s professional golfers this season. The final major championship of the 2023 season, the AIG Women’s Open,
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on
The NHL has seen its share of noteworthy trades and signings in this offseason. Some helped teams level up. Some knocked teams down a peg. A few could have a transformative effect on franchises for next season and beyond. With the 2023-24 season drawing closer each day, there are some teams whose stock has clearly
The start of the new Premier League season is just days away and clubs have been frantically trying to prepare themselves. It’s been a summer of transfer activity like no other among most of the Big Six. Manchester City‘s squad will look very different, while Arsenal have embarked on what they hope is an upgrade
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 8, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Entering last week’s Citi Open in Washington D.C., Coco Gauff had never won a title on American soil. Nor, for that matter, had she won a title at anything other than a 250-level event. And as her last match had been a devastating first-round defeat at
Liam Napier Aug 8, 2023, 03:16 AM The All Blacks unveiled their 33-man World Cup squad on Monday night. Few shocks or surprises emerged but as with any pinnacle event, dreams were achieved and others shattered. Read on as we unpack the squad that will chase an unprecedented fourth Webb Ellis Trophy. Brodie Retallick injury
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 02:58 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — Chris Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off Martin Truex Jr. late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday. Buescher, who won last week at Richmond, took the lead on Lap 133 in the No. 17 Ford and didn’t give
Aug 7, 2023, 08:33 AM ET The UFC always looks for fresh faces, and “Dana White’s Contender Series” is the promotion’s most reliable vehicle for identifying them. Whereas “The Ultimate Fighter” has produced several UFC stars, including some champions, the show’s format removes prospects from their regular training routine and asks them to make weight
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A 4-year-old filly broke down in the fourth race at Saratoga and was euthanized on Sunday, the second consecutive day a racing death occurred at the track in upstate New York. Ever Summer sustained a catastrophic injury to her left front leg in
Marc Raimondi Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Aug 6, 2023, 02:40 AM ET The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz rivalry isn’t over. That much was clear following Paul’s unanimous decision
Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 07:47 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Maple Leaf Mel was leading the field in the $500,000 Test at Saratoga when she suffered a catastrophic injury to her right front leg just before the finish line and was later euthanized on Saturday. Jockey Joel Rosario was unseated and went to
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while playing for Slovenia in a World Cup preparation game Friday, sources
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2023, 03:05 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,
Aug 4, 2023, 12:56 PM ET The Big Ten is expected to move ahead with formal offer letters for Oregon and Washington, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Friday. Sources said a vote by the conference — which is expected to be unanimous — would take place later Friday to formalize the two schools’ admission,
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 11:24 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Although the New York Mets are planning for 2025 and beyond, owner Steve Cohen doesn’t want to get “embarrassed” next season. Cohen met with players, coaches and reporters Wednesday before the struggling Mets played in Kansas City, one day after the team capped
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:37 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — – Corey LaJoie has reached a multi-year extension to remain on as the driver of the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. LaJoie, a third-generation racer whose father and grandfather are members of the New England Auto Racing
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 04:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia It’s the last week before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, and before the final women’s major championship of the season, the
Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 1, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Inter Miami CF, saddled with a regular-season winning percentage just above 41% four years into
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 1, 2023, 10:06 AM ET It’s no secret that the American men have struggled at majors for much of this century — it’s been 20 years since one hoisted a Grand Slam singles trophy. And while that lengthy drought is less than ideal, there have been a number of bright spots
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