Getty Images Sophie Hurcom BBC Sport England 40 minutes ago The Tour de France Femmes 2024 features a “brutal” ascent of the historic Alpe d’Huez climb when the revived race returns for its third edition on 12-18 August. The ascent, famed for its 21 switchback bends and rising to just over 1,800m, has hosted some
Month: August 2024
Kris Rhim, ESPNAug 8, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh deflected a question Thursday about the NCAA’s most recent sanctions levied against him, which included a four-year show-cause order and in effect banned him from college athletics until August 2028. “I’m stopping the engagement
Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 8, 2024, 05:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States’ men’s basketball team faced its largest deficit of the 2024 Olympics (17 points) in its comeback win over Serbia. Team USA’s 95-91 semifinal victory clinches a spot in the gold medal game, where it will play host country France in a
Aug 8, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal defender Pepe has retired from football, the 41-year-old said on Thursday. Pepe’s last game came at Euro 2024, where Portugal were defeated by France on penalties in the quarterfinals, and he became the oldest player to appear at a European Championship finals tournament. He made
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Top-seeded Coco Gauff cruised past Yafan Wang 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Preparing for her U.S. Open title defense, Gauff played her first hard-court match since the Miami Open in April. “It’s not easy
NFL Nation, ESPNAug 8, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL preseason is now underway, with the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Giants and Detroit Lions kicking off on Thursday. The rest of the league continues with games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (full schedule below). Week 1 of preseason
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 10:07 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox, who tied an American League record this month with a 21-game losing streak, fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday. The White did not name
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner opened his National Bank Open title defense with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Thursday in the second round of the National Bank Open. Sinner missed the Olympics because of tonsillitis after a quarterfinal loss to Daniil
Aug 8, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phil Mickelson would step aside from competing in LIV Golf if he cannot play at the level he desires, the six-time major champion said while previewing the Saudi-backed circuit’s upcoming Illinois event. The 54-year-old Mickelson, one of the higher-profile names to join the breakaway circuit in
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Hasanboy Dusmatov held up two fingers and let out a triumphant scream after his hand was lifted in victory on Thursday evening in Olympic boxing. The Uzbek fighter was an Olympic champion for the second time after winning a tough, back-and-forth gold
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Nick Kelly, formerly of The Tuscaloosa News and now with AL.com, is the fifth recipient of the Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, which is named after the beloved
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Trinity Rodman has looked up to Marta, the Brazilian soccer star, for years, and Rodman sees her as one of the most significant legends in the history of the women’s game.
Connor O’Halloran Aug 8, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The Refugee Olympic Team waited eight years for its first Olympic medal before boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba guaranteed at least a bronze earlier this week. That medal has now been awarded as Ngamba lost in her women’s 75kg semifinal. The Refugee
Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions After cruising through their first four games of the 2024 Olympics, the star-studded USA men’s basketball team got a scare from Serbia and
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Morgane Metraux of Switzerland gave up her spot to her sister in the last Olympics so she could concentrate on her tour status. She had the stage to herself Thursday at Le Golf National that made it worth the wait. Metraux
Aug 8, 2024, 02:45 PM The search for a French rugby player missing after being swept away by a wave while swimming in the sea off Cape Town continued on Thursday as condolences were sent to his family by rugby authorities. Medhi Narjissi, part of the France under-18 team due to participate in a tournament
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