Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 01:07 PM ET PRAGUE — Rain has washed out the entire Saturday schedule of the Prague Open. Both semifinal games were rescheduled to take place on Sunday, along with the final. Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková of the Czech Republic will play qualifier Tamara Korpatsch of Germany, and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania
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Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:54 PM ET The Big 12 is rapidly getting bigger, as the school’s presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to formally add Utah and Arizona State on Friday night. They are expected to be introduced soon along with Arizona, which was approved on Friday. The only obstacle remaining is a University
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Aug 5, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Next Saturday’s fight between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte has been cancelled after Whyte failed a pre-fight drugs test, promoters Matchroom announced on Saturday. The bout, Joshua’s latest fight as he charts his comeback to the top of the heavyweight division, was meant to take place at
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 08:34 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manager Phil Nevin said it will likely be a couple more days before the Los Angeles Angels finalize when Shohei Ohtani will make his next pitching start. Ohtani went only four innings in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night due
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:03 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A pair of light heavyweights emphatically punched their way into the 2023 PFL finals Friday — but the big story was 27-year-old featherweight Jesus Pinedo. Pinedo (22-6-1), who is from
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:32 PM ET WASHINGTON — Taylor Fritz needed three sets and three hours to get past Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 at the DC Open in a fourth-round match briefly interrupted by climate protesters on Friday — and then the tournament’s top-seeded man went back out on court at
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Associated Press Aug 4, 2023, 09:34 PM ET BUENOS AIRES — Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera was released from jail on parole on Friday after he completed two years in custody over gender violence cases against two of his ex-girlfriends. Judge Cristóbal Laje Ros of Cordoba province — 800 kilometers north of Buenos Aires (500 miles)
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten added Oregon and Washington as new members Friday, strengthening the Western flank of the rapidly growing conference while dealing a major blow to the Pac-12. The league’s presidents and chancellors
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Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN. TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro Tristan Wirfs said Friday that the
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA’s training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the select team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 4, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 4, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has agreed on a three-year, $186 million maximum contract extension, tying him to the franchise through 2028 for a total of $270 million, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told
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