4:44 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees placed outfielder Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation after he was hurt during Friday’s 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. In the third inning, Benintendi,
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4:29 PM ET ATLANTA — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey isn’t confident a 12-team College Football Playoff will make its debut before the 2026 season. Sankey, speaking to reporters Saturday before No. 3 Georgia‘s contest against No. 11 Oregon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, said there is too much to do before the expanded playoff can take place
6:26 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, a 19-year-old Spaniard, defeated unseeded Jenson Brooksby, a 21-year-old Californian, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday at the US Open, advancing to the fourth round in a facility he’s very comfortable in. Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the US Open quarterfinal
5:58 PM ET It took Natasha Jonas three tries to become a world champion. Now, she’s one step closer to unifying the entire junior middleweight division. Jonas beat Patricia Berghult 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 to become the WBC and WBO champion of the world Saturday on the undercard of the Liam Smith-Hassan Mwakinyo card in Liverpool,
6:42 PM ET PARIS — The city of love turned into the city of fisticuffs Saturday, and native son Ciryl Gane put an exclamation point on a historic event. Gane, the former UFC interim heavyweight champion, knocked out Tai Tuivasa at 4:23 of the third round in the epic main event of UFC Paris, the
5:33 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Lucy Li played with a lead for the first time on the LPGA Tour and the 19-year-old was up to the task Saturday, recovering from a sluggish start for a 4-under 67 and a one-shot lead in the Dana Open. Li was 2 over through seven holes
3:42 PM ET Associated Press Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup. The United States has a 70-game unbeaten streak on American soil — 63 wins and seven draws. The two teams face off again
3:40 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — After one last week of her signature magic, Serena Williams‘ legendary playing career came to an end Friday night with a third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open in front of nearly 24,000 fans. The match capped the conclusion of a whirlwind 3½ weeks since
2:41 PM ET Oleksandr Usyk has defended Anthony Joshua over his controversial reaction following his defeat to the Ukrainian fighter in their world heavyweight title bout. Joshua said he let himself down after grabbing the microphone from Usyk and embarking on a rant in the aftermath of his split decision loss in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
2:49 PM BST For the first time in 2022 the Wallabies played the same starting fifteen two weeks in a row as they desperately looked for consistency. Instead, the team that shot out of the blocks in Adelaide, struggled under the Springboks’ relentless kicking game and lost the territory battle to fall 24-8. Playing the
Lewis Hamilton said his recalcitrant Mercedes car “finally felt alive” in a Dutch Grand Prix qualifying session that delivered both frustration and promise for the seven-time champion. A week after qualifying two seconds off the pace in Belgium, Hamilton believed he was robbed of a chance to fight for a place on the front row
Kusal Mendis‘ fiery start and a key lower-order knock by Bhanuka Rajapaksa powered Sri Lanka to a four-wicket win over Afghanistan in their Asia Cup Super 4 contest on Saturday. Set 176 for victory, Sri Lanka leaned on an attacking 62-run opening stand between Pathum Nissanka (35) and Mendis (36) to achieve their target with
Australian Oscar Piastri said a “breakdown in trust” with Alpine led to his decision to reject them and join McLaren for his debut next season. McLaren won a dispute over Piastri with Alpine on Friday, after F1’s contract recognition board (CRB) ruled they had a valid contract with the 21-year-old. “McLaren was a great opportunity.
Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana, as overall leader Remco Evenepoel saw rival Primoz Roglic gain 48 seconds on him. It is the Ineos rider’s second stage win, finishing eight seconds ahead of Astana’s Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez. Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic pulled away from Belgium’s Evenepoel on the final hill of
Sep 2, 2022 DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans have invited the Uvalde High School football team to be their guests for the team’s season opener against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on Sept. 11. The Texans, along with supermarket chain H-E-B, are providing the Uvalde team with transportation to the stadium as well as
10:49 AM ET Associated Press Organisers of the World Cup in Qatar have finalised a policy to serve beer with alcohol to soccer fans at stadiums and fan zones in the Muslim-majority country. FIFA said Saturday fans will be allowed to buy Budweiser beer with alcohol within the eight stadium compounds — though not at
12:24 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. Manager Aaron Boone continues to struggle in his attempts to explain the free fall that the New York Yankees are going through the second-half of the season. But he hopes New York’s 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays
Max Verstappen won a titanic fight for pole at the Dutch Grand Prix, shading Charles Leclerc by just 0.021 seconds. The Red Bull driver looked to be in formidable form early in qualifying but Leclerc went faster on the first runs in the final session in his Ferrari. Leclerc improved on his final run, only