Jeff Kassouf Sep 5, 2024, 02:48 PM ET There is no weight like the expectation of being the next star of the U.S. women’s national team. Alex Morgan shouldered that as a 20-year-old in 2009, when she joined her first senior training camp with the team. She hadn’t yet debuted for the U.S., and already
ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Marc Staal announced his retirement after 17 seasons in the NHL on Thursday and joined the New York Rangers as a player development assistant. In his new job, Staal will work with defensemen throughout the organization. His retirement as a player comes
Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — In his first college game at Nebraska, Dylan Raiola led the way. He walked through the bright lights, strobes and smoke and stared straight
Open Extended Reactions Week 2 of college football is almost here. The first week of the season was all about Boise State‘s superstar running back racking up six touchdowns. What can Ashton Jeanty do for an encore against an Oregon team that struggled to put away Idaho last week? The game of the week is
Getty Images 5 September 2024, 18:03 BST Updated 23 minutes ago Urko Berrade’s late attack proved decisive as the Spaniard powered to his maiden professional victory on the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Britain’s 21-year-old Max Poole, riding for Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, claimed a fourth podium of the race after finishing third. Berrade,
Picture of Vinod Kambli (centre) with his friends.© X/@RSingh6969a Days after a video showed former India batter Vinod Kambli struggling to walk due to health issues, a new clip has emerged in which he describes him as “fit and fine”. The latest video is reportedly from Kambli’s meeting with his school mate Ricky Couto and
Getty Images 5 September 2024 Wales’ Stevie Williams won a second consecutive Tour of Britain stage after a burst for the line in Barnsley. Thursday’s stage three was a 166.1km hilly route starting in Sheffield, taking in the edge of the Peak District, Rotherham and Doncaster. The Israel–Premier Tech rider, 28, narrowly beat a host
Getty Images 5 September 2024 Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will miss the rest of this season after Tuesday’s crash during the Vuelta a Espana. Visma Lease a Bike rider Van Aert will require “intensive care” after he suffered a serious knee injury, causing him to abandon the race. The 29-year-old got back on his
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 5, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On Friday, under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will play in one of the biggest matches of each of their respective careers as they meet in a US Open semifinal. Both Fritz, the
Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis forward GG Jackson II had surgery Wednesday to repair the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, and the Grizzlies said Jackson’s status will be reevaluated in three months. The Grizzlies updated Jackson’s status for an injury they first announced Aug.
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 5, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Norway‘s men’s team received a visit from the country’s anti-doping agency this week, but while
Jeff Passan, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract extension late Wednesday, keeping the veteran from opting out of
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Team India will tour Australia for a highly-anticipated five-match Test series later this year. Australia have had a historical edge over India in Test bilaterals. However, they haven’t between India home or away since the 2014-15 series Down Under. In fact, during that period, India have won all four Test series between the two nations,
Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Frenchman Loic Serra is to become Ferrari’s chassis technical director. The 52-year-old, formerly performance director at Mercedes, will replace Enrico Cardile, who left in July to join Aston Martin as chief technical officer. Ferrari said in a statement that Serra would start his role on 1 October.
ESPN News Services Sep 5, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner used an aggressive, net-rushing style to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time by getting past 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday night. Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy who was cleared
ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga combined with two relievers to no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 12-0 win Wednesday night. Imanaga (12-3), a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck out seven and
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 10:41 PM Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco