Month: October 2024

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions TWENTY-FOUR YEARS ago, Delaware was rolling over New Hampshire, leading
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Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India’s 15-member squad vs NZ.© BCCI The BCCI on Friday announce Team India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand, starting October 16 in Bengaluru. While Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named his deputy for the
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 11, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Agüero filed a lawsuit against Barcelona for €3 million ($3.2m) over money owed as part of his 2021 contract termination and the matter is still in court, an official report sent to the Catalan club’s members has revealed. Agüero, 36, joined Barça
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Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz advanced to a semifinal matchup at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. Four-time champion Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat Czech player Jakub Mensik 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Mensik, ranked 65th, won
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Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka served up a master class to beat Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-2, 6-2 and maintain her undefeated record at the Wuhan Open. The Belarussian fired 42 winners in 16 games, and wrapped up her latest victory in 1 hour, 23 minutes
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Associated Press Oct 11, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SHANGHAI — Sei Young Kim of South Korea held on to her lead with a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament on Friday. Kim has a two-round total of 12-under 132 after opening with 62 — her lowest
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship
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Lizzy Becherano Oct 10, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi blamed the conditions of the pitch Estadio Monumental de Maturín for Argentina‘s “ugly’ 1-1 draw against Venezuela on Thursday night in their first World Cup qualifier of the October international window. The heavy rain in Maturin, Venezuela impacted the pitch before kickoff,
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 36 minutes ago Japanese car company Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after a 15-year absence in a partnership with the US-based Haas team. Toyota, which withdrew its own team from F1 at the end of 2009, has become Haas’ “technical partner”. A statement from Haas and Toyota said
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Associated Press Oct 10, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman was the first player introduced before the Bruins’ home opener Thursday night, and he took the ice to a huge ovation. No hard feelings from the Boston fans over the contract holdout that kept him out of training camp until
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2024, 12:14 AM 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 DALLAS — The butterflies fluttered in Klay Thompson‘s stomach for days before Thursday night’s preseason game, his first NBA appearance that wasn’t
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