Associated Press May 10, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — Novak Djokovic took a little while to get going in his first match in nearly a month. He cleaned up his game after dropping his first two service games with some sloppy play, though, and completed a 6-3, 6-1 win over left-handed
Month: May 2024
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A doubleheader is being planned for July 13 in Las Vegas featuring Janibek Alimkhanuly defending his unified middleweight championship against Andrei Mikhailovich and Raymond Muratalla vs. former champion Tevin Farmer, sources told ESPN on Friday. Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) is slated to put his
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Missouri State will move up to the highest tier of Division I college football and join Conference USA in 2025, the league announced Friday. Missouri State will become the 12th full member of C-USA and the third school — along with Kennesaw State this
Getty Images 2 hours ago Tadej Pogacar stretched his Giro d’Italia lead as he powered to victory in the stage-seven time trial, while Geraint Thomas dropped to third overall. The Slovenian once again illustrated his status as the overwhelming Giro favourite, flying up the final climb to overhaul Filippo Ganna’s time. Pogacar trailed double world
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Two more low-ranking tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium have been banned from the sport, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday. Alejandro Crespo, a 34-year-old Bolivian, was banned for life and fined $250,000 for his “continuous pattern of
May 10, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem will retire at the end of the 2024 season after going through a turbulent few years due to a wrist injury, the 30-year-old Austrian said Friday. The former world No. 3 has struggled to get back to top form after
May 10, 2024, 06:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending champion Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the Italian Open due to illness, the tournament said on Friday. The Wimbledon 2022 champion’s withdrawal was announced hours before she was scheduled to begin her title defence against Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina would be replaced by Frenchwoman
Reuters with ESPN staff May 10, 2024, 02:03 AM Open Extended Reactions World Rugby has announced three law changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase entertainment, it said on Thursday, along with a set of trials including 20-minute sanctions for red cards and a shot clock for scrums and lineouts. The
Associated Press May 10, 2024, 12:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for six years as a result of the Bruins’ upcoming move to the Big Ten and
Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Colorado tailback Alton McCaskill has committed to transfer to Arizona State, he told ESPN. McCaskill expects to have three years of eligibility remaining for the Sun Devils, as he has taken a medical redshirt and a traditional one the past two years. After
May 9, 2024, 03:35 PM Open Extended Reactions Billy Vunipola playing for Saracens against Bath the weekend of his arrest in Spain. Photo by Bob Bradford – CameraSport via Getty Images England’s RFU has warned Billy Vunipola over his conduct during an incident in Mallorca, Spain, which saw the back-row tasered, arrested by police and fined.
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Texas has landed a transfer at a key position of need, with former Louisville defensive lineman Jermayne
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 9, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev fell onto his back, legs outstretched with his hands covering his face. Red clay covered his shirt and his legs as he stood up seconds later. He let out a deep exhale. He had arrived in Madrid without a match win
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Three former Northwestern players have filed lawsuits against the school and former coach Pat Fitzgerald, alleging hazing and mistreatment within the football program, including the initial whistleblower who sparked an investigation into the
Nick ParkinsonMay 9, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Just like the music business, boxing has had its fair share of one-hit wonders. George Kambosos Jr. aims to avoid having his name join the list of those who
Getty Images 3 hours ago Pelayo Sanchez secured his maiden Grand Tour stage win as he out-sprinted two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe to win stage six of the Giro d’Italia. Spaniard Sanchez, 24, shook his head in disbelief after beating Frenchman Alaphilippe on the uphill finish in Rapolano Terme. The third member of their breakaway,
Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Veteran college quarterback Mike Wright, who logged starts at both Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, has committed to play next year at Northwestern, he told ESPN. Wright, who enters his final year of eligibility, gives Northwestern an experienced quarterback who brings 14 career starts, 11
Liam Napier May 9, 2024, 05:12 AM Open Extended Reactions As the business end of Super Rugby Pacific fast approaches competition for places in Scott Robertson’s maiden All Blacks squad intensifies. Robertson is set to name his first 32-man All Blacks squad on June 24 – the day after the Super Rugby final – for