Month: October 2023

Oct 21, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. Charlton was part of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1966, and two years later scored twice as Manchester United won the European Cup at Wembley. A club
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Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Ben Shelton won his maiden tour title, beating Aslan Karatsev 7-5, 6-1 at the Japan Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old American, who made his first tour semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open last month, continued his recent rich vein of form in
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2023, 04:15 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
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Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 05:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — American Collin Morikawa called winning the Zozo Championship in Japan “incredible,” a special way to close the season for a player whose great grandparents emigrated from the country. But more important was a victory — anywhere, any victory — after
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2023, 01:38 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Slugging and running their way to within one victory of a return trip to the World Series, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNOct 22, 2023, 12:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Following a dramatic 36-34 victory over USC on Saturday night, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham announced that starting quarterback Cam Rising, who has not played all season, will be shut down for the rest of the year. Rising, who has led Utah
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 22, 2023, 02:08 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was injured in a 3-2 overtime loss at home to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. McDavid’s last shift of the game finished with 4:20 remaining in the third period. He
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Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 22, 2023, 12:05 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions With Kyren Williams on injured reserve and out the next four games, the Los Angeles Rams‘ leading running backs
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Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 10:07 PM ET LEWES, Del. — Betsy Rawls trained to be a physicist and instead devoted her life to golf, first as a four-time U.S. Women’s Open champion and later as a tournament administrator, a remarkable career that landed her in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Rawls, who won
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Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DORAL, Fla. — Dustin Johnson and Talor Gooch each made consecutive birdies late in their matches that sent their respective teams into the final round of the LIV Golf team championship. Johnson let an early 3-up lead against Phil Mickelson get away, and they
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 21, 2023, 09:01 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets forward/center Zeke Nnaji has agreed on a four-year, $32 million contract extension, his agent Adam Pensack of Pensack Sports told ESPN on Saturday night. The deal includes a player option
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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2023, 09:25 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Gabriela Fundora threw punch after punch, finding the face and body of IBF flyweight champion Arely Mucino over and
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Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 08:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson for four games without pay for charging Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine. Andersson will lose nearly $95,000 in pay, and that money will go to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. In
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