Month: August 2024

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions In the lead-up to Saturday’s kickoff between Florida State and Georgia Tech, both schools spent 17 months making spreadsheets, filling out documents and triple-checking customs regulations to make sure
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Former Australian opening great Matthew Hayden lauded young Indian top-order batter Yashasvi Jaiswal for his strokeplay, but warned that bouncy tracks and pace trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will challenge him during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year. The much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy will commence with the first Test–a day match–at
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 01:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTERREY, Mexico — Third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat local favorite Renata Zarazua 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open. Alexandrova advanced to face seventh-seeded Yue Yuan of China, a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Petra Martic in the WTA
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 01:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr will be suspended one game for a violation related to the recruitment of transfer quarterback Cade McNamara, according to multiple reports. Ferentz
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Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNAug 21, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. You can follow him on Twitter @DanielOyefusi. BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was
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Aug 21, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto, a six-time All-Star and the 2010 MVP in the National League, has retired. The 40-year-old made the announcement as part of a social media post Wednesday night. “I was myself in this sport. I was able to be my
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Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. A civil lawsuit against former NBA star Dwight Howard alleging
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ESPN News Services Aug 21, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and, most recently, team ambassador, has died. He was 87. The Warriors announced Wednesday that Attles died in his
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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Aug 21, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has undergone shoulder surgery, the 25-year-old said on Wednesday, days after she withdrew from this month’s US Open due to injury. Vondrousova, who reached the US Open quarterfinals last year, wrote on Instagram that she had been struggling with shoulder pain
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