Goals from Anthony Lozano and Bryan Rochez led Honduras to a 2-0 win against Mexico in the opener of a two-legged Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series that will serve as a qualifier for next year’s Copa America. Hosted in Honduras’ Estadio Nacional Chelato Ucles on Friday, the match first began with early complications for Mexico
ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The negotiating window for major league teams to attempt to acquire Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is expected to start Tuesday, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Friday. Yamamoto is expected to posted Monday, the source said, and the 45-day process for
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There have been some significant surprises during the 2023-24 NHL season thus far: the Edmonton Oilers being the first team to fire its head coach (thanks to hanging out near the bottom
Nov 17, 2023, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michigan‘s sudden change in how it was approaching the Big Ten’s ongoing suspension of football coach Jim Harbaugh in the past several days coincided with two new significant developments in the NCAA’s ongoing investigation into the Wolverines’ alleged cheating scheme, according to sources familiar with the
Nov 17, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bradley Beal will miss at least the next three weeks as a lower back strain continues to plague the start of his tenure with the Phoenix Suns. In a statement, the Suns said the shooting guard will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Beal missed the team’s
Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NAPLES, Fla. — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending
Nov 17, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will not play again this season after suffering a torn ligament in his right wrist, coach Zac Taylor announced Friday. Burrow was injured during the Bengals’ 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, though the NFL is investigating the team’s
Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Ludvig Åberg had a pair of two-putt birdies, one of them on a par 4, and kept bogeys off his card for the second straight day for a 6-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the
Ineos Grenadiers’ deputy team principal Rod Ellingworth will step down from his role at the end of the year. Ellingworth has been effectively running the British team, previously known as Team Sky. Team principal Sir Dave Brailsford had taken on a wider role across Ineos’ sporting operations. Brailsford is set to take on a key
ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will take on Mexican giants Club América in a friendly match at Dallas’ Cotton Bowl on Dec. 21, the LaLiga club announced Friday. The game will be Barcelona’s last before their winter break and is scheduled just one day after they are
Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. He was 88. Ussery died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility
Nov 17, 2023, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Flyweight women’s unified champion Marlen Esparza and fellow champion Gabriela Fundora will meet for the undisputed flyweight championship on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, a source told ESPN’s Michael Rothstein on Friday. The fight will be on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s 154-pound debut against
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Jeff Passan, ESPNNov 17, 2023, 12:58 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Atlanta and the White Sox pulled off the first significant trade of the offseason Thursday night, with the Braves acquiring left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer for a
Thursday turned out be an another heartbreak for South Africa as Australia crushed their hopes of lifting the ODI World Cup 2023 title. The Proteas faced a shocking three-wicket defeat against the Aussies in the semi-final, which turned out to be a low-scoring thriller in Kolkata. Chasing a below-par score of 213, Australia lost kept
Open Extended Reactions Notre Dame‘s Sam Hartman has had two weeks to get past his two-interception performance in a loss at Clemson and the greater part of a year to prepare to face the team he spent four years leading. Hartman and the Fighting Irish will play host Saturday to Wake Forest — for which
ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, is making his debut at the season-ending event for the
Nov 17, 2023, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rory McIlroy has explained the decision to resign from his position as a player director on the PGA Tour’s influential policy board. The world No.2 announced the surprise move on Tuesday, despite being expected to serve in the position until 2024. McIlroy, 34, has been one