Month: July 2024

Jul 30, 2024, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former World Series MVP Jorge Soler is heading back to Atlanta after the Braves swung a trade Monday night with the San Francisco Giants. The Braves acquired Soler at the trade deadline exactly three years ago Monday and the slugger helped Atlanta win its first World
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Auburn landed its fourth 2025 ESPN 300 pledge in the span of three days
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Field Level Media Jul 29, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Wild signed second-year defenseman Brock Faber to an eight-year extension worth $68 million Monday. The extension, which has an annual average value of $8.5 million, kicks in for the 2025-26 season. Faber will earn $925,000 this season, the final year of
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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Arsenal “don’t expect” to make another big-money signing like Declan Rice this summer, after the Gunners broke their transfer record last July with a £105 million deal to land the England international. Arsenal made their first significant move of the current transfer window on Monday after Riccardo Calafiori completed
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Comcast’s months-long blackout of Bally Sports channels is finally coming to an end. The two sides announced Monday
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from a US Open tuneup tournament in Montreal after his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics. Djokovic, 37, beat Nadal in straight sets on Monday at Roland Garros to reach the third round at the Summer
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Jul 29, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cardinals, White Sox and Dodgers are in agreement on a three-team deal that will send reliever Michael Kopech and infielder Tommy Edman to Los Angeles and right-hander Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham to St. Louis, sources confirmed to ESPN amid multiple media reports Monday.
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 29, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions TCU is targeting former Houston and West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen for a position on its staff for the 2024 season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday. A deal
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Jul 29, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor 6-1 7-6(3) on Monday to reach the third round of the Paris Games tennis tournament as he strives for Olympic gold. The world number three, who won this year’s French Open and Wimbledon titles was back on
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with forward Martin Necas, keeping one of its most skilled offensive players through the 2025-26 season. The team announced the deal Monday, providing some roster certainty for the 25-year-old Czech who had been
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Hugh Freeze and Auburn continued a hot recruiting run Monday as the Tigers officially
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks acquired David Roddy from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for E.J. Liddell in a swap of power forwards Monday. Liddell was traded for the second time in less than one month. The Hawks acquired Liddell as part of a
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