Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb was fined $13,889 for an illegal blindside block in last Friday’s game against the
Month: September 2023
India’s ODI World Cup 2023 team is expected to be announced today. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar flew to Sri Lanka to hold a discussion with the team management and finalise the squad, sources have told NDTV. There are no big surprises from the Asia Cup
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 10:20 PM ET DEL MAR, Calif. — Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride to win the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his seventh victory in the race at Del Mar. The victory earned Arabian Knight an automatic entry into the $6
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 09:53 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Portland Classic in a bid to win for the second straight week. The 25-year-old American was on top at Columbia Edgewater six days
Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2023, 07:51 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Chris Eubank Jr. delivered a performance to rescue his career and gained revenge on Liam Smith with a 10th-round stoppage win on
Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show In delivering a one-sided beating of Liam Smith — a legitimate title challenger himself — Chris Eubank Jr. silenced his critics and
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 06:23 PM ET DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin passed Austin Hill on the final restart in overtime to win his sixth Xfinity Series event at Darlington Raceway on Saturday. Hamlin will start his 17th career NASCAR Cup Series playoff run at the track “Too Tough To Tame” on Sunday night
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 05:02 PM ET CINCINNATI — Reds left-hander Brandon Williamson tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his scheduled start on Sunday, the team said. He is the fourth Reds pitcher to test positive this week, further jeopardizing the team’s postseason chances. Starter Hunter Greene was placed on the COVID-19 injured
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 03:50 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. FORT WORTH, Texas — Deion Sanders spent the past nine moths flipping Colorado‘s roster and the vibe around a once-elite program, telling everyone who would listen: “We comin’.” Sanders finally got a chance
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 12:53 PM ET DARLINGTON, S.C. — Ryan Preece had a message to deliver, no matter how bad his eyes looked after his frightening crash at Daytona last week. “It’s OK to not race,” the Stewart Haas Racing driver said at Darlington on Saturday. “But it’s OK to race, and I
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 02:23 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — John Gough of England won both his matches Saturday at St. Andrews, and Great Britain & Ireland built a three-point lead over the Americans in the Walker Cup for its largest opening-day margin in 34 years. GB&I has not won the Walker Cup
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 03:20 PM ET DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell will start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs up front after winning the pole at the Southern 500 on Saturday. Bell took his fourth pole of the season and third in the past eight races. He turned a fast lap
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 2, 2023, 11:36 AM ET NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki watched from the sidelines as her longtime friend Serena Williams had her electrifying farewell run at the 2022 US Open. While Williams dazzled the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium in her three singles matches, a pregnant and already retired Wozniacki was
Adam Brown Sep 2, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Chelsea suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League after an underwhelming performance at Stamford Bridge. A frustrating first half for the home side saw little created in the way of clear-cut chances. Enzo Fernández had three efforts from outside of the box
Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya produced a wonderful rescue act while Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled a fiery spell but rain forced India and Pakistan to split points in an Asia Cup match that had all the ingredients of a thrilling finish in Pallekele, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Before the heavens opened up, India posted 266
Primoz Roglic overtook Remco Evenepoel and won a sprint for the line to claim victory on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Roglic went past his rival at the final corner before winning the 165km stage from Denia to Xorret de Cati. “In the sprint it’s always a bit of a gamble but
Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 10:09 AM ET DARLINGTON, S.C. — Longtime NASCAR executive Josh Harris has been named Darlington Raceway’s president, succeeding the retiring Kerry Tharp. The track announced the move Saturday, a day before the NASCAR playoffs begin with the Southern 500 at the track dubbed “Too Tough To Tame.” “I want to