Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 12:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Austin Hill won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway for the third consecutive year in Monday’s rain-rescheduled season-opener. Hill won driving the No. 21 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. It capped a Chevrolet sweep at Daytona this weekend
Sarfaraz Khan’s dominating performance against England’s spinners in just his debut Test was no fluke. It was the culmination of over 15 years of hard work that involved playing 500 deliveries everyday under the watchful eyes of his zealous father Naushad Khan. With two confident half centuries in his debut Test in Rajkot, Sarfaraz has
NFL Nation reporters Feb 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The two-week NFL franchise tag window opens Tuesday and runs until 4 p.m. ET on March 5. During that time frame, each team is allowed to tag one player who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Doing so would keep the
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — MIDWAY THROUGH the second quarter of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, LeBron James secured an outlet pass with his left hand and, in one smooth motion, looped a pass over the head of Damian Lillard and into the hands of
Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 03:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, ending a search for a new owner after the team was on the market for nearly two years. Principal owner Mark Lerner told The Washington Post on Monday during spring training in
Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron launched Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season by snapping the team’s nine-year Daytona 500 losing streak with a win Monday in the rain-delayed “Great American Race.” The last Hendrick driver to win the Daytona 500 was Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIO DE JANEIRO — Cameron Norrie started his defense of the Rio Open title by beating Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien 6-3, 6-2 on Monday. “This is a special place for me, I won my biggest title last year here,” Norrie said. “I have another chance
ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals and hanging on for a record-filled 10-7 victory over
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Running back Mike Davis, who played for six NFL teams in eight seasons, announced his retirement on Monday, his
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 has appointed Teresa Gould, the league’s deputy commissioner, as its new commissioner beginning March 1. Gould, who takes over for George Kliavkoff, will become the first woman to
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After firing coach Jacque Vaughn, the Brooklyn Nets are promoting assistant Kevin Ollie to interim head coach, sources told ESPN. Ollie will run the Nets’ practice on Tuesday and start his head-coaching duties on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors, sources said. The Nets have
Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona is expected to hire Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. The surprising move will be formalized soon, per sources, as Reed-Francois is expected to agree to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona’s
Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka put away Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 and set up a second-round matchup with Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Championships on Monday. The top four women — Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco
Getting an Indian cricket team cap is the ultimate dream for any cricket from the country. But if getting an India call-up is tough, maintaining the India place is ever harder. Many cricketers have shown promise, yet their international career fizzled out after some time. Manoj Tiwary, who served Bengal for about two decades and
Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerFeb 19, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MESA, Ariz. — When the Chicago Cubs made the first bold move of the MLB offseason, luring manager Craig Counsell from the rival Milwaukee Brewers with a $40 million
Cesar Hernandez Feb 19, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The USWNT, led by interim coach Twila Kilgore, will be hoping for immediate redemption at the Gold Cup following World Cup disappointment, but the field is crowded and competitive. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF An invaluable chance for redemption is within reach for North
Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 06:50 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell