Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Jonah Williams, the top outside linebacker in the 2025 class, committed to Texas on
Aug 25, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The US Open begins Monday and defending champions Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic are both in the draw. But are either of them the favorite, with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and so many others in the mix? We asked our experts: Who
The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma hailed his long-time opening partner Shikhar Dhawan following his international and domestic cricket retirement, calling him “The Ultimate Jatt”. Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on Saturday after an illustrious career that saw him flourish as a dependable and swashbuckling opener across all formats, most notably ODIs
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES, CA — It doesn’t take much to see that things are different at USC this year. Yes, Lincoln Riley is still the head coach — his third season, in fact — and the Trojans do return a number of players from last
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNAug 25, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 25, 2024, 10:03 AM 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 England’s men’s team suffered further upheaval after defence coach Felix Jones resigned from the job in
File photo of Waqar Younis.© AFP Former captain Waqar Younis‘ three-week stint as an advisor on cricket affairs to the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board has ended on August 19. A well placed source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI that Waqar was initially appointed as a consultant on cricket-related affairs to the incumbent
Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Zandvoort 1 hour ago McLaren’s Lando Norris fought back to take a dominant victory in the Dutch Grand Prix despite losing the lead to Max Verstappen’s Red Bull at the start. Norris, for whom starts and first laps have been a weakness in recent races, was passed almost immediately
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Big Three of men’s tennis — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — owned the sport for most of the 2000s. No one had won more than 14 men’s Grand Slam
Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MEXICO CITY — Former world champion Floyd Mayweather went the distance against John Gotti III in an exhibition fight on Saturday night in Mexico City. The 47-year-old Mayweather fought Gotti in an eight-round fight with no judges in Arena Ciudad de Mexico. It was
Aug 25, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first set for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the final of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. It was Kessler’s first career WTA Tour title. Kessler thrived
ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this season. Ohtani has been rehabbing his pitching arm while making history with
Picture shared by Hardik Pandya’s wife Natasa Stankovic© Instagram It’s been a while since Indian cricket team all-rounder Hardik Pandya announced his separation with his wife Natasa Stankovic. The couple made the decision public on social media, and have since gone on their different paths. While neither of the two made the reason behind their
Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Out of his ride and far removed from the playoff picture, Harrison Burton changed his fortunes with a lap to remember Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Burton, 23, passed two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch on the final lap
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 04:00 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
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2024, 01:48 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions It is not easy to break into a top five ranking in the UFC, but Caio Borralho has made it happen in a relatively short amount of
Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTERREY, Mexico — Sixth-seeded Linda Noskova won the Monterrey Open on Saturday night for her first WTA Tour title, beating Lulu Sun 7-6 (6), 6-4 at Sonoma Club. Noskova avenged a straight-sets loss to Sun last week in the first round of the Cincinnati
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 24, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBLIN — For a school that churns out astronauts and engineers with numbing efficiency, spontaneous moments of joy are easily traced to meticulous preparation. And that’s why the bruising hugs, violent fist pumps and relentless excitement that Georgia Tech unleashed on Aviva Stadium after