Month: July 2022

4:55 PM ET Associated Press UMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second set scare on the way to defeating qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to his seventh career ATP final at the Croatia Open on Saturday. With the victory, the 19-year-old Spaniard is in his tour-leading sixth final of the
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2:00 PM ET Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s third goal as they beat Manchester City 3-1. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Summer signing Darwin Nunez scored as Liverpool beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-1 to claim the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Uruguayan player, acquired from Benfica for an initial
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11:08 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch started his Saturday by joining past winners at the hallowed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a class photo on the Yard of Bricks. He was seated next to Arie Luyendyk and in front of Marcus Ericsson, Alexander Rossi and Helio Castroneves — a combined eight Indianapolis 500
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1:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Erik Jones and Petty GMS Motorsports on Saturday announced a multiyear extension for Jones to continue driving the No. 43 Chevrolet. Jones joined Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021 and stayed in the car this season when GMS Racing and RPM merged. He has seven top-10 finishes this season and
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2:23 PM ET Associated Press Lydia Ko was joined by Celine Boutier at the top of the leaderboard after day three of the Women’s Scottish Open on Saturday. France’s Boutier shot a 5-under-par 67 — five birdies on the front nine — to make up four shots on the New Zealander, who could manage only
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Jul 29, 2022 Texas A&M wide receiver Ainias Smith will no longer face DWI and weapons charges stemming from a July arrest after the Brazos County attorney refused to prosecute them. Smith’s suspension has been lifted, and he has resumed team activities, the Aggies said. Smith, 21, was booked on July 20 in the Brazos
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1:09 PM ET Associated Press Seventh-seeded Anastasia Potapova marched to her second WTA final of the season at the Prague Open after defeating Qiang Wang 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday. The Russian who eliminated top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals seeks her second WTA title after she won Istanbul in April. In the final, Potapova will
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12:08 PM ET Associated Press Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut cruised past wildcard Filip Misolic 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Generali Open on Saturday to claim his 11th ATP title. Bautista Agut lifted his second trophy this year after Doha in his 21st career final. It was only his second on clay after Stuttgart
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7:38 PM ET ESPN staff With 2022 NFL training camps getting ready to hit high gear, young starting quarterbacks around the league are getting valuable reps. At the New England Patriots‘ camp on Friday, onlookers anticipated that quarterback Mac Jones would raise his level of performance after the offense was almost shut out completely, scoring
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10:01 AM ET Charles Barkley says he’s sticking to the NBA, turning away from any further overtures to join LIV Golf as a broadcaster. “I want to thank Greg Norman and LIV for their interest in me,” Barkley told the New York Post. “I wish those guys great success and nothing but the best. But,
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8:57 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open on Saturday to advance to her 12th career final, where she will face Ana Bogdan. Garcia will seek her ninth career WTA title and second this year after winning the grass-court Bad Homburg Open. The
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