3:33 PM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek extended her clay-court winning streak to 18 matches by defeating Gabriela Lee 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Poland Open on Thursday. The 21-year-old Pole has not lost on clay since the 2021 French Open quarterfinals. She improved to 48-4 this
2:13 PM ET John BarrESPN.com Close Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, who has enjoyed tremendous popularity in his post-playing days through his work as an analyst
11:16 AM ET As the question was asked, you could start to see the amused look creep across the face of Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff. Austin FC was just days away from the season opener against FC Cincinnati and a local reporter noted that the oddsmakers in Las Vegas had the Texan capital
1:59 PM ET It wasn’t the Brickyard 400, but AJ Allmendinger still kissed the bricks after winning at Indianapolis last season. Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Brickyard is the Brickyard no longer. Yes, the race still has the word in the title — the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Indy is still Indy and Indy will always
Jul 27, 2022 A year after a freak fall at the Tokyo Olympics left him hospitalized for months and derailed his career, NBA veteran center Aron Baynes has agreed to return to basketball with the Brisbane Bullets, agent Daniel Moldovan told ESPN. It’s a two-year deal to join the NBL side but has a provision
1:56 PM ET The Professional Fighters League will crown a new heavyweight champion later this year. Bruno Cappelozza, the PFL’s 2021 heavyweight title winner, is out of the promotion’s 2022 playoffs because of an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Cappelozza will be replaced by Matheus Scheffel in the semifinals against Denis Goltsov on
1:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Belmont Park will hold its fall meet at Aqueduct during construction of vehicle and pedestrian tunnels that will allow access to the horse racing track’s 45-acre infield. The New York Racing Association said the 28-day “Belmont at the Big A” meet begins Sept. 15 and runs through
Jul 27, 2022 The Oklahoma City Thunder are hiring Chip Engelland, considered the NBA’s preeminent shooting teacher, as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Engelland comes to the Thunder after 17 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, where he had been significantly credited with the shooting development of young players like Kawhi Leonard,
12:52 PM ET NHL forward Bobby Ryan is thanking fans for their support after his arrest Monday at the Nashville, Tennessee, airport on public intoxication charges. Ryan has publicly acknowledged that he has dealt with alcohol addiction. He entered the NHL’s assistance program in November 2019. He returned later that year — scoring a hat
Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has identified arch-rivals England as a huge threat in their Commonwealth Games campaign but says India too will be a challenge in the opener at Edgbaston on Friday. Tahlia only made her T20 international debut in October last year, but will be vital if Australia are to win gold. She smashed
Jul 28, 2022 Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Ethan Bear to a one-year, $2.2 million contract. The team announced the deal Thursday, exactly one year since the Hurricanes acquired Bear in a trade with Edmonton. Bear had five goals and nine assists in 58 games last season. He struggled
Fellow multiple world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after he announced his retirement. The four-time champion said on Thursday that he would step away from F1 at the end of this season. Hamilton and Alonso, whose careers have paralleled Vettel’s, both described him as “a legend of our
Team DSM’s Lorena Wiebes won stage five of the Tour de France Femmes to claim her second victory on the inaugural Tour. The Dutch rider, 23, sprinted to victory in Saint-Die-des-Vosges after a hilly 175.6km stage from Bar-le-Duc. Wiebes, who won Sunday’s opener in Paris, finished ahead of Italy’s road race world champion Elisa Balsamo
9:16 AM ET JULIANNA PEÑA IS one of the youngest members of a long line of Peña family members who are unbothered by judgment or criticism. Her father, Ernie, left a small agricultural village in Venezuela when he was 12 in search of better opportunities. He eventually emigrated to the U.S. through a scholarship program
3:03 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Trout said he appreciated all the support he received Wednesday after the Los Angeles Angels‘ head athletic trainer revealed the three-time American League MVP had a “rare” spinal condition that could affect him for the rest of his career. Even if Trout thought the
8:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Warren insists his confidence has always been there, never shaken but often stirred by the challenges and obstacles he faced during a bumpy transition as Big Ten commissioner. From an end zone suite at Lucas Oil Stadium, he looked out toward the field late Tuesday afternoon, as the first
6:21 AM ET Chloe Petts Manchester United captain Harry Maguire does not look happy about the prospect of wearing this shirt before every match this season. TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images The new season is but a breath away and plenty of the home, away and third kits that will be worn across Europe’s top club
6:40 PM ET OXNARD, Calif. — With no guaranteed money on Ezekiel Elliott‘s contract beyond 2022, many wonder if this is his last year with the Dallas Cowboys. Elliott is not one of those wondering. “I think it is a big season, but I think you can’t look too far down the road,” Elliott said.