6:04 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Victor Wembanyama scored his team’s first points after just 54 seconds, then pumped his arms when he assisted on the last score of the Friday night game with a pass that traveled nearly the length of the court. “Wembamania” is sweeping France and everyone is trying to get
Month: October 2022
6:14 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Fox and its related networks will televise next year’s World Baseball Classic, obtaining U.S. English- and Spanish-language rights to the tournament. Fox said Friday it will broadcast the U.S. opener against Britain on March 11 on the main Fox network. The tournament opens March 8 in Taiwan
5:37 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If the San Francisco 49ers‘ trade for running back Christian McCaffrey looks like a move they hope will put them over the top to winning a Super Bowl, there’s a good reason for that: It is. The Niners and Carolina Panthers officially completed their trade Friday morning with
5:46 PM ET Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 phenom with an 8-foot wingspan who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, was back in action on Friday. Paris-based Metropolitans 92, with Wembanyama, dominated ADA Blois, 113-88. Wembanyama had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the home victory. He also showed
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has warned Cristiano Ronaldo he may face a backlash from Manchester United fans after refusing to play against Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo has been dropped from the squad to face Chelsea on Saturday and spent Friday training alone with fitness coaches at Carrington. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
Formula 1 is working on a new women’s racing category aimed at opening up pathways for female drivers to the top of the sport. The idea is for it to complement the W Series, which curtailed its season early after financial difficulties. The plan is for the new series to launch as early as next
3:53 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins‘ long road back from a significant knee injury hit another bump. Dobbins, the Ravens’ No. 1 back, is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week that will sideline him four to six weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter
Sarah Storey won her 16th world track title as Great Britain took six gold medals on day two of the Para-cycling Track World Championships. Storey, 44, successfully defended her C5 individual pursuit title in France. Neil Fachie and pilot Matthew Rotherham won the men’s 1,000m time trial ahead of James Ball and pilot Steffan Lloyd.
2:58 PM ET San Jose State football player Camdan McWright died Friday morning in a traffic crash when he was hit by a school bus while riding an electric scooter. He was 18 years old. The university confirmed McWright’s death and said it is cooperating with the San Jose Police Department and California Highway Patrol.
3:07 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer insists the decision to trade running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers was not about tanking the rest of the season to get the top pick of the 2023 draft. But Fitterer said Thursday’s late-night deal that got Carolina (1-5) three
3:29 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are one game into their 2022-23 season and host the Phoenix Suns Friday night at the Moda Center. That seems like the perfect time to drop a new single. 1 Related On Friday morning, Lillard, aka Dame D.O.L.L.A., released the song “All Hail
2:28 PM ET Associated Press An organization calling for reform in college sports has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department against the NCAA, accusing those involved with the governing body of violating antitrust laws by capping compensation to athletes. The NCPA is asking the agency to pursue civil and criminal charges against individuals
10:29 AM ET The Florida Panthers are signing Eric Staal to a one-year contract, adding the veteran forward to a roster that also includes his younger brother Marc. Staal is signing for $750,000, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. Eric Staal had been with the Panthers since they gave him a professional tryout deal in July,
1:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. has been pushed back a day and will start Game 4 after suffering a small cut on his throwing elbow from a thrown champagne bottle Saturday. “Unfortunately, after the victory in Seattle, I caught a spare champagne bottle to the elbow bone,” McCullers
2:24 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Terry Francona has agreed to return for an 11th season after leading the majors’ youngest team to a division title and the AL Division Series in 2022. The 63-year-old Francona has not signed a contract, but said Friday he intends to be back next season. He’s
2:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The noise in the far end of the Carolina Panthers‘ locker room kept getting louder on Thursday. And louder. And louder. Almost deafening loud. Players weren’t in a heated discussion about why they were 1-5 and the losers of 12 of the past 13 games to fall to 32nd
Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has admitted it made mistakes in the deployment of a recovery vehicle on track during the Japanese Grand Prix. A review has concluded: “In hindsight, it would have been prudent to delay the deployment of the recovery vehicles.” The FIA will also amend the rules to avoid the confusion
Ricky Skerritt, the Cricket West Indies president, has promised a “thorough postmortem” in a scathing assessment of the team’s early exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup. In a statement posted on CWI’s website and on Twitter, Skerritt laid the blame firmly at the feet of West Indies’ batters, saying their poor shot selection and
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