ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rocco Baldelli will return next year as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite a late-season collapse that left the defending American League Central champions out of the playoffs. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey confirmed Sunday before the team’s last game that Baldelli’s
Stephen Holder, ESPNSep 29, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open for his 200th tour-level victory on Sunday. The victory sent Alcaraz to the quarterfinals, and made him the third player born in this century to achieve the 200-win feat along
ESPN News Services Sep 29, 2024, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bruno Fernandes said he didn’t deserve to be sent off for a dangerous challenge on James Maddison in Manchester United’s 3-0 Premier League loss to Tottenham on Sunday. The United captain was shown a straight red in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford.
Field Level Media Sep 29, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NHL fined Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj the maximum amount, $3,385.42, for unsportsmanlike conduct against Toronto Maple Leafs forward Cedric Pare, the league’s department of player safety announced Sunday. The fine, the most allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, followed Xhekaj’s actions
Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV,
Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Angel Hidalgo birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jon Rahm and win the Spanish Open for his first European tour victory Sunday. The 26-year-old Hidalgo had missed a short birdie putt at the same 18th hole to allow fellow Spaniard Rahm
Jemimah Rodrigues in action© X (Twitter) Jemimah Rodrigues struck a crucial fifty as India secured a comprehensive 20-run victory against West Indies in a warm-up game ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Rodrigues anchored India’s innings with a steady 40-ball 52, including five boundaries, as they posted 141 for 8 in their
Watch as Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar wins the world road race title in Switzerland, becoming only the third man to win the ‘Triple Crown’ of the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and world championship in the same year. READ MORE: Pogacar completes ‘Triple Crown’ with first world title Available to UK users only.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Craig Nelson BBC Sport journalist 2 hours ago Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar produced a stunning solo ride in Switzerland to claim his first world road race title – and become only the third man to win cycling’s ‘Triple
Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arráez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2024, 03:12 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ryan Williams‘ only thought after he pulled in the most important catch of his young college football career was simple. “I can’t get tackled,” he
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 28, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday, with MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. hosting the final on July 13.
MS Dhoni (L) and Shah Rukh Khan© X (Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the retention rules for IPL 2025 on Saturday. Each teams will be allowed to retain a maximum of six players ahead of the auction but it was the uncapped player rule that was of specific interest to
Sep 29, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper was forced off through injury in the quarterfinal in Tokyo on Sunday. Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images British No.1 Jack Draper retired due to injury in his Japan Open quarterfinal against France’s Ugo Humbert on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who made a dream run
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
Field Level Media Sep 28, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Starting shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will not be part of the San Diego Padres‘ postseason run, announcing Saturday he would undergo season-ending surgery to repair a tear in the labrum in his right shoulder. Kim, who turns 29 on Oct. 17, is eligible for
Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Patrick Cantlay couldn’t have hit the putt — he might not have seen the hole — without lights from a videoboard and the headlamps from golf carts surrounding the 18th green in the final match of the longest day at the Presidents