Month: September 2023

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson said he isn’t wagering on football games this season as he continues to recover from a gambling addiction. Mickelson’s statement on social
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Sep 18, 2023, 04:03 PM ET CBS Sports longtime sportscaster Jim Nantz was among six people named as part of the PGA of America’s 2023 Hall of Fame class. Nantz joins the PGA’s Robert Dolan, Don Wegrzyn and Herb Wimberly, PGA past President Suzy Whaley and LPGA legend Kathy Whitworth (posthumous). The six will be
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 18, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Columbus Blue Jackets management admitted it made a mistake in hiring former head coach Mike Babcock, apologizing privately to players and publicly to critics. Babcock resigned from the Blue Jackets over the weekend — days before the start of
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Sep 18, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia has withdrawn from this week’s Guadalajara Open after injuring her hands when the shower door at her hotel shattered Sunday Haddad Maia, 27, said she needed stitches on both hands. “Other than that, apart from the scare, I’m fine,” she said in a translated Instagram
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ESPN News Services Sep 18, 2023, 08:31 AM ET The Tampa Bay Rays are expected to announce the completion of a deal for a new stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Tuesday, according to a report by the Tampa Bay Times. The construction of the 30,000-seat domed stadium, which is set to open in 2028
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterSep 18, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin doubled down on his accusation that Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele wasn’t calling plays for the Crimson Tide during their 17-3 win over South Florida last Saturday. Kiffin
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Sep 18, 2023, 09:12 AM ET After experiencing the rollercoaster that 2023 has been in MMA, it’s safe to assume that the remainder of the year will be just as chaotic. Jamahal Hill became the first-ever “Dana White’s Contender Series” winner to capture a UFC title. Sean O’Malley followed Hill’s footsteps, dethroning bantamweight great Aljamain
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A day after Indian cricket team’s Asia Cup triumph, the squad for the Australia ODI series was announced on Monday. There were several surprises in the squad for the three-ODI series. The biggest one being the return of Ravichandran Ashwin, who last played an ODI in January, 2022. Another surprise was that the team management
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Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 10:31 AM ET GUANGZHOU, China — British qualifier Harriet Dart beat Jule Niemeier of Germany 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Guangzhou Open as elite women’s tennis returned to China on Monday four years after the event was last held. Tournaments were canceled in China due to COVID-19
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