11:24 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske added another major event to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 2023 with the return of the IMSA sports car championship. The “IMSA Battle on the Bricks” will bring the NASCAR-owned series to Indy’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course for a 160-minute race. The event scheduled for Sept. 17
Max Verstappen said he believed it would be difficult to beat Ferrari in a straight fight in the dry after Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s title rival Charles Leclerc was top, with Verstappen fourth, 0.283secs behind. Verstappen was also headed by the out-of-position McLaren of Lando Norris and the
Jul 29, 2022 With 213 ESPN 300 recruits committed, quite a few college football recruiting classes are starting to take shape and fill needs. Some highly ranked and highly sought-after players have come off the board over the past few months, making big impacts on future rosters. We recently highlighted some of the teams that
Marianne Vos stretched her lead in the Tour de France Femmes after claiming a second stage win in Rosheim. The Dutch rider, 35, hit the front with 150 metres of stage six remaining and held on to win, with Marta Bastianelli second and Lotte Kopecky third. Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes were involved in a fall
10:01 AM ET Paolo Banchero has had an aiding and abetting DWI charge against him dropped after Michael Savarino, his former Duke teammate and the grandson of retired Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, pleaded guilty to DWI on Wednesday. Orange County (N.C.) assistant district attorney Maren Hardin told The Raleigh News & Observer via email
2:09 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani addressed questions about his future in Anaheim following a 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night that dropped his team 15 games below .500. Asked if he still wants to be with the Angels after the trade deadline next week, Ohtani,
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sainz was 0.130 seconds quicker than the world champion, whose title rival Charles Leclerc was third in the other Ferrari, 0.289secs off the pace. Leclerc was ahead of Verstappen at the mid-point of the session but failed to improve
8:21 AM ET SUNRISE, FLA. — AMANDA NUNES SAT in a chair inside her new gym, running down all of its features like an excited real-estate agent trying to woo her first buyer. The Lioness Studio has a generous stretch of mat space for training, a full-sized cage, workout equipment and a small sauna. Upstairs
7:00 AM ET Georgia’s 2021 national title was obviously a victory for Bulldog fans around the country, but it was also a victory for fans of defense. The prior two national champions in college football — LSU in 2019, Alabama in 2020 — won primarily because of nearly perfect offensive systems. Both ranked first in
9:46 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — A tumultuous and chaotic week for Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals might have reached its conclusion Thursday night when the team removed the independent study addendum from the quarterback’s contract after it received significant backlash. “After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,”
6:30 AM ET Former world No. 1 Luke Donald has said he “would love” to be named captain of Team Europe for the 2023 Ryder Cup and has said that he would see the role through, unlike LIV Golf rebel Henrik Stenson. Stenson was stripped of the captaincy last week, hours before the Swede announced
Commonwealth Games, India vs Australia Cricket Match, Highlights: Australia are closing in a win against India in the ongoing Group A game at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Chasing a target of 155, Australia are seven wickets down. Ashleigh Gardner and Alana King have put Australia in control of the proceedings after top-order collapse. Grace Harris and
7:27 AM ET Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has lost her libel trial against Coleen Rooney. Phil Lewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rebekah Vardy has lost her “Wagatha Christie” libel trial against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post. Vardy, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, took Rooney,
6:00 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Trainer Anthony Tumbarello didn’t know if Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Gardner Minshew was serious at first when he told Tumbarello he wanted to live in a bus outside of Tumbarello’s gym in Bonita Springs, Florida, this offseason. But sure enough, on Feb. 20 following a few weeks of cross-country travel, Tumbarello
11:51 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with forward Kaapo Kakko on a two-year contract worth $4.2 million. The deal with the No. 2 pick in the 2019 draft carries an annual salary cap hit of $2.1 million. General manager Chris Drury announced the agreement Thursday.
Jul 23, 2022 Brianna Williams Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry‘s offseason started with plenty of celebrating for earning his fourth NBA championship and first NBA Finals MVP. He continued the break from his day job with a side gig hosting this year’s ESPYS. 2 Related “I’ve had the pleasure of attending The ESPYS but
2:50 AM ET South Africa’s Jackson Chauke claimed the ABU Flyweight title at ESPN Africa Boxing 19 with a third round TKO of Tanzanian Mustapha Mkupasi in Johannesburg on Thursday. Chauke (21W-1L-2D) landed a huge overhand left which sent Mkupasi (9W-1L-0D) to the deck midway through round three. The Tanzanian answered the count, only to
1:03 AM ET Nick Kyrgios‘ day in court to face a common assault charge has been postponed by three weeks. The assault charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to ACT police in December. The Australian tennis sensation was initially required to face the ACT Magistrates Court on August 2, amid