Month: August 2023

Aug 7, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Jon Rahm‘s season-ending spot atop the FedExCup leaderboard has earned him a $4 million bonus. This weekend’s Wyndham Championship marked the end of the 2022-23 regular season. In 17 starts, Rahm won four times — including the Masters — and posted 10 top-10 finishes. Rahm’s bonus was part of
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Aug 7, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Former No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker signed with FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced Monday. The 28-year-old forward last played in the NBA in the 2021-22 season with the Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Parker with the No. 2 pick in 2014, one spot after Andrew
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Aug 7, 2023, 12:21 PM Henry Slade had been dropped from England’s squad for the Rugby World Cup in France, heading the list of high-profile omissions as coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man selection for the tournament on Monday. Slade, 30, featured for England at the last two tournaments and has been a regular since
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ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 06:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited Sunday’s 6-0 win over the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning with a left thumb fracture. Originally announced as a contusion during the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy confirmed in his postgame media availability that X-rays
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino advanced Monday to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open, where she will face fourth-seeded Linda Nosková. Hibino beat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 after their semifinal was interrupted three times Sunday by bad weather before it was suspended at
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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
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All Blacks coach Ian Foster has unveiled the 33-man group he believes can bring a fourth Webb Ellis Trophy home to New Zealand. Foster fronted the media on Monday afternoon in Napier alongside two-time World Cup winning captain Richie McCaw, who had the honour of revealing the names to the New Zealand public. There were
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ESPN News Services Aug 7, 2023, 12:04 AM ET Kevin Steele has been coaching for nearly a decade longer than Tommy Rees has been alive. Now Steele is embarking on his second stint as Alabama’s defensive coordinator and the 31-year-old Rees is approaching his first season as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator. They’re at very
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