Sep 28, 2024, 06:49 PM Open Extended Reactions Fullback Aphelele Fassi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as South Africa claimed the 2024 Rugby Championship with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Wing Cheslin Kolbe, hooker Malcolm Marx and centre Jesse Kriel also crossed for
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Nick ParkinsonSep 28, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Terri Harper produced a much-improved display to earn a unanimous points victory over Rhiannon Dixon for the WBO lightweight title and become a three-weight world champion on Saturday. Harper
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo left Saturday’s 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates after being hit on the right hand in the seventh inning. Rizzo was hit on the bottom of his hand by Ryan Borucki‘s 1-2 slider leading
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will miss the start of the upcoming season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said Friday. Vassell is participating in non-basketball activities, but his status
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with Philadelphia that will pay him more than $64 million
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension with guard Jose Alvarado, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Bobby Marks on Saturday. Alvarado, 26, had one year and $1.9 million left on his deal and now will be signed with the Pelicans
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Christopher Bell won the pole on Saturday for the third straight NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, giving him the best possible starting position as he tries to advance through the second round of the playoffs. Bell turned a
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
Sep 28, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match as the forward repeatedly found the back of the net in Chelsea‘s extraordinary game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 22-year-old scored four times in
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Championship contenders making trades with one another is rare, and you don’t have to look too far back to understand why. Just a year ago this
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Saturday announced the IPL player regulation 2025-27. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the rules hold extra significance. All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council, during its meeting in Bengaluru
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 28, 2024, 11:27 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is not expected to play against Mississippi State on Saturday, per sources, as the Longhorns staff is expected to sit him out in order for him to be fully
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley said the club is assessing damage at the iconic course after the area was hit hard by
Watch as Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky defends her elite women’s road race world title in a thrilling sprint finish at the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland. WATCH MORE: ‘I’m cold’ – Storey retains world title in wet conditions Watch the 2024 Road and Para-cycling World Championships on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users
Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Chicago White Sox lost their major league-record 121st game Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox broke the post-1900 record of 120 set by the New York Mets in 1962 in their first season. The overall record
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner rallied to beat Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the China Open on Saturday and learned afterward that his steroid case is far from over. While Sinner was on court in Beijing, the World Anti-Doping