Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 01:48 PM ET NEW YORK — A 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale in New York. Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pole in Thursday’s third race. He bumped another horse before being pulled
Month: June 2023
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJun 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins couldn’t possibly add another star to their planetarium of a locker room … could they? If the Minnesota Vikings indeed move on from running back Dalvin Cook, don’t be surprised if the Dolphins bite. Cook, a South Florida native, is the NFL’s
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 2, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Phoenix Suns are finalizing a deal to hire Frank Vogel as coach, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Suns offered Vogel the job Friday morning and are expected to complete terms on a long-term
Jun 2, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Hall of Fame fighter Oscar De La Hoya, reignited their war of words via Twitter on Thursday in the aftermath of Garcia’s mega fight with Gervonta Davis in April, the first loss of Garcia’s career. There has been on-and-off public acrimony for
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 12:25 PM ET Fourteen college football recruits ranked in the 2024 ESPN 300 committed in May, and with Memorial Day having come and gone, one thing is certain: The recruiting trail is going to become more and more active over the next few months. A quiet period, meaning
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. A proud, loud fan base never disappears. It just occasionally goes dormant. The college football universe went without the chestiness of fully confident, fully engaged Florida State fans for a few years. The Seminoles won the
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull headed the Aston Martin of home hero Fernando Alonso in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.170 seconds ahead of his fellow double champion, but behind them the order was unconventional as teams tested car upgrades and tyres. Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas was third from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.
Suryakumar Yadav in action for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023© BCCI Indian cricket team star Suryakumar Yadav is known to many fans by his nickname ‘SKY’ and it has become quite common among the cricketing fraternity. However, there is a fascinating story behind the nickname and it has a direct connection to his former Indian
The Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights is expected to be a tightly played series, without an overwhelming favorite to win it all. That is until you really start to get granular with the matchup. Then you know exactly which team will win it all. Here is a preposterously
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 2, 2023, 09:44 AM ET A day after advancing through French Open qualifying and securing her spot in the first major main draw of her career, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva was approached by a familiar face on the grounds at Roland Garros. “Hi, I’m Coco,” the woman said. “I don’t think we’ve
It all comes down to this. The Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers are poised to square off in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Who will head home with the most glorious trophy in sports? Here are the picks from the extended ESPN hockey family: Sean Allen: Panthers
Max Verstappen set the pace in a first practice session that gave little insight into the true competitive picture at the Spanish Grand Prix. The world champion was a massive 0.768 seconds quicker than team-mate Sergio Perez, who trails the Dutchman by 39 points in the championship. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were third
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNJun 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — Shane Ray considers his final two years with the Denver Broncos and the two pandemic years after to be the hardest of his life. The pass-rusher, drafted at No. 23 out of Missouri in 2015, had a promising start in the NFL. He was
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJun 2, 2023, 05:01 AM 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. The northern rugby
Joon Lee, ESPNJun 1, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Close Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher ReportCornell University graduate NEW YORK — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is not happy with the strict enforcement of the pitch clock. Before the fifth inning of Tuesday’s 4-2 victory by the Mets over the Phillies at Citi Field, Scherzer got
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 2, 2023, 05:00 AM ET New ground will be broken in the annals of English football on Saturday when Manchester United and Manchester City come face-to-face in the FA Cup final (10 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+) for the first time in the competition’s 151-year history. Editor’s Picks 2
File photo of MS Dhoni© BCCI/Sportzpics Indian cricket icon MS Dhoni might have modernised the way wicket-keeping is perceived with his unorthodox style. But, there remain multiple aspects of life in which the 41-year-old still remains old school. In the age of social media and 5G internet, Dhoni is someone who stays away from his
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 2, 2023, 02:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — Every once in a while, when things look good but feel a little bit off, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone will turn around in the middle of a game