Month: June 2024

France and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a friendly on Sunday as the two nations concluded their preparations for Euro 2024 and the Copa America. France threatened to take the lead in the first half but efforts by N’Golo Kante and Marcus Thuram were denied by fine saves from goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. The
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ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN, Ohio — Scottie Scheffler had more stress than he wanted Sunday at the Memorial and got the victory everyone has come to expect. On a Muirfield Village course so demanding only six players broke par, Scheffler had his highest final round in
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SONOMA, Calif. — Kyle Larson celebrated NASCAR approving his participation in the playoffs with his third Cup victory of the season — a Sunday win at his home track. The victory for Larson, who grew up 80 miles away from Sonoma Raceway in Elk
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HUMBLE, Texas — Carlos Ortiz won LIV Golf Houston on Sunday for his first victory on the Saudi-funded league and second big win in the Houston area. Ortiz closed with a 5-under 67 to beat Adrian Meronk by a stroke at the Golf Club
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 9, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — There was never any danger of “Marcha Real” going back into hibernation here
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans that would always follow. “I had some wars, didn’t I?” Hatton said Sunday. “When I think back at the
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Kai Asakura has vacated his 135-pound Rizin championship to sign an exclusive deal with the UFC, the Japanese bantamweight announced Sunday. Asakura (21-4) broke the news during
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole pitched 4⅔ innings of one-run ball on Sunday in his second start for Double-A Somerset, another step toward returning to the New York Yankees‘ rotation. The 33-year-old Cole allowed two hits, struck out four and walked one against Hartford,
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 9, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was impenetrable in their 3-0 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 victory over Edmonton. But the Oilers are confident that they can find ways to beat him. “He’s
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Eli Lederman Jun 9, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes got another significant addition to the nation’s top college football recruiting class in the 2025 cycle Sunday, getting a commitment from safety Faheem Delane, the No. 52 overall prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300. Delane, a standout
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Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 minute ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a gripping wet-dry Canadian Grand Prix that developed into a five-car battle for the lead over the final 10 laps. Verstappen expertly managed a restart after a safety-car period with 11 laps to go to bolt into a decisive lead while McLaren’s
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was downgraded to questionable on the injury report for Sunday’s Game 2 of the NBA
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz came back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday and win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who grew up watching countryman Rafael Nadal win trophy after
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