ESPN News Services Sep 26, 2023, 12:26 AM ET SEATTLE — Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning, allowing just three hits and working out of the one jam he faced, and the Houston Astros created some cushion in the American League playoff chase with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on
Sep 26, 2023, 07:59 AM ET It’s been a week of firsts for women in the National Hockey League. Professional Women’s Hockey League coach Kori Cheverie was behind the bench for the Pittsburgh Penguins‘ preseason game Sunday, and then AHL coach Jessica Campbell did the same for the Seattle Kraken on Monday. Other women have
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 26, 2023, 02:13 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 26, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is fast approaching. The league will reconvene for training camp Monday, kicking off a nearly nine-month odyssey to determine who will hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June. The offseason was dominated by chatter surrounding two disgruntled superstar guards: the Portland Trail Blazers‘
Associated Press Sep 26, 2023, 01:14 AM ET LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough was set to have surgery Tuesday on a broken left fibula that could keep him out for the rest of the regular season. Coach Joey McGuire said Monday that Shough will be out at least six to eight weeks.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy — There will be plenty of new faces on the European Ryder Cup team, as veterans like Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood
Sep 25, 2023, 10:09 PM Wow, after a week of incredible Rugby World Cup rugby we’re heading towards the pointy end! While most quarterfinal spots are all but locked in, results this week could have huge implications on who plays who in knock out rounds in two weeks time. Read ahead for team lists and
Sep 26, 2023, 05:00 AM ET A group of Manchester United supporters based in the United States have flown a banner reading “Glazers Out” over the Raymond James Stadium in Florida. The banner was seen over the stadium ahead of the Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
Britain’s Jessica Hawkins has become the first woman in almost five years to test a Formula 1 car. Aston Martin announced on Tuesday that Hawkins completed 26 laps in their 2021 car at the Hungaroring near Budapest last Thursday. The former W Series racer, 28, alternated in the car with test and reserve driver Felipe
After a recent video of India’s World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev being handcuffed emerged on social media, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir had raised concerns over the well being of the latter. In the video, Dev was being forcibly led into a room by two unidentified men. Netizens, including Gambhir, questioned the nature of this video
Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 25, 2023, 04:11 PM ET The attorneys for suspended Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker responded Monday to the school’s written letter last week that it intends to fire him for cause, claiming the university adopted the allegations against Tucker “without any meaningful review of the facts.” In the latest of a
Sep 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With one week left to go in the 2023 regular season, there are a number of storylines to watch as quite a few teams still have something to play for. Will the Baltimore Orioles or Tampa Bay Rays win the American League East? Which of the five teams battling
Sep 26, 2023, 12:47 AM Fullback Andrew Kellaway expects Portugal to be “licking their lips” about their World Cup clash with the battered Wallabies, meeting the Australians at their lowest ebb. The Wallabies face a final pool match with world No.16 Portugal in Saint-Etienne next Sunday (Monday AEDT), having to rally after their humiliating 40-6
Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while
Sep 25, 2023, 10:40 PM Eddie Jones has found a most unlikely ally as he fights doggedly to save his Wallabies coaching career following Australia’s latest French flop. Fed-up fans are calling for Jones’s head as the Wallabies face almost certain elimination before the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for the first time after surrendering 40-6
Less than six months after knee surgery threatened to rule him out of next month’s ODI World Cup, the goal of captaining New Zealand in India has been the key driver in getting Kane Williamson through his recovery. The 33-year-old tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for Indian Premier League side Gujarat
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 24, 2023, 10:49 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. LYON, France —
Marc J. Spears Sep 25, 2023, 06:30 PM ET The Toronto Raptors enter the week as the front-runners to trade for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, two high-ranking NBA team executives told ESPN’s Andscape. While the Raptors have had recent conversations with the Blazers about Lillard, no pact was close to being imminent as