Mike Coppinger, ESPNAug 13, 2023, 01:03 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Emanuel Navarrete swarmed with his trademark punches from puzzling angles, while Oscar Valdez, his right eye grotesquely swollen shut, searched for a fight-altering left hook. That counterpunch landed multiple times throughout the 130-pound title fight between fellow Mexicans, but the shots never forced Navarrete
Month: August 2023
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
File image of Shoaib Akhtar© AFP Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, considered as one of the best and fastest bowlers to have played the game, turned 48 on Sunday. From his international debut in 1997 till 2011, Akhtar went on to terrify batters all over the world with his lethal pace, accuracy and pin-point yorkers.
Aug 12, 2023, 09:38 PM ET Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has pulled out of his UFC 292 bout against Mario Bautista because of an undisclosed injury, it was announced during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night broadcast on ESPN. According to the broadcast, Garbrandt was injured while training for the fight, which was scheduled for Aug.
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2023, 10:01 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Ty Gibbs finally figured out how to defeat A.J. Allmendinger in Indianapolis. He made it to the front during the third stage of Saturday’s Xfinity Series race — then pulled away from the recent king of road courses. But it wasn’t easy … and
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 10:24 PM ET TORONTO — Alex de Minaur of Australia beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. “I just told myself that no matter what, I was going to compete every point,” de Minaur said. “Stay positive and not get frustrated
Harry Kane was denied a long-awaited first trophy in his first game with Bayern Munich after his new team lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday. England captain Kane had signed a four-year deal amid a media frenzy only hours earlier and made a substitute appearance in the second half
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 08:08 PM ET BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Cam Smith birdied three of his last four holes Saturday for a 4-under 67 that allowed him to pull away from Phil Mickelson and build a four-shot lead in LIV Golf-Bedminster. Mickelson also had a 67, one of his best rounds of the year
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Lucas Glover shot 4-under 66. He has the 54-hole lead in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He has made only two bogeys going into the final round. Such is the state of his game that he said he needed time to think about all the things that
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 05:23 PM ET NEW YORK — Ozzie Albies homered and drove in six runs, and the Atlanta Braves pounded the New York Mets 21-3 on Saturday in the opening game of a doubleheader. Atlanta connected six times in its fourth win in five games, running its major league-leading total to
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 12, 2023, 05:43 PM ET The negotiated resolution between Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and the NCAA over alleged recruiting violations was not approved by the NCAA Committee on Infractions, sources confirmed to ESPN, which leaves the timing of Harbaugh’s expected suspension uncertain. It had been widely expected that the COI would
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNAug 12, 2023, 07:18 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2023, 05:42 PM ET LSU has been long known for its wealth of talent at various skill positions. The victory Brian Kelly scored on the recruiting trail Saturday with 2025 five-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore, a product of Duncanville High School (Texas), hits a little differently. Moore, who’s No.
ESPN News Services Aug 12, 2023, 06:14 PM ET MALAGA, Spain — Anthony Edwards led a balanced effort with 15 points, Jalen Brunson added 11 points and eight assists, and the U.S. World Cup team beat Slovenia 92-62 on Saturday in an exhibition game. Austin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton both scored 10 for the Americans,
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 12, 2023, 10:30 AM ET BRISBANE, Australia — Grace Geyoro could not stop tears coming down her cheeks. As she started to speak just a few minutes after France‘s heart-breaking exit on penalties against Australia in their Women’s World Cup quarterfinal, she couldn’t hold her emotions anymore. On the pitch, the 26-year-old
Aug 12, 2023, 04:16 PM ET Jessica Pegula beat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Canadian Open final in Montreal. Pegula, who is ranked third, will face either Elena Rybakina or Liudmila Samsonova in Sunday’s title match. Pegula, making her third straight Canadian Open semifinal appearance, broke
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 03:11 PM ET WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, England — Lilia Vu moved into position to become the first American this century to win multiple women’s majors in the same year. She’s got company atop the leaderboard in home favorite Charley Hull at the Women’s British Open. The final major of the year came
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 02:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Suarez posted the fastest lap time in Brickyard 200 qualifying Saturday, claiming his first pole since July 2019. The Mexican driver completed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course in 1 minute, 27.968 seconds. Tyler Reddick qualified second after posting a fast lap of
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