Reigning Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne will join Aston Martin in 2023 as test and reserve driver. The former McLaren Formula 1 driver will share the role with Felipe Drugovich, the 2022 Formula 2 champion who joined in September. Vandoorne, 30, has been Mercedes reserve driver since 2019, after losing his McLaren race seat at
Month: November 2022
12:31 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com An Instagram post by Venus Williams reflecting on the 28th anniversary of her professional tennis debut raised speculation that her legendary career could be nearing an end. “On this day 28 years ago I made my debut to professional tennis,” Williams wrote in the caption alongside two photos of her
3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With the LA Clippers on the brink of another demoralizing loss to a lottery-bound team, Paul George backed up his vow to play better by delivering a massive Halloween performance complete with a winning shot to stun the Houston Rockets. George had 35 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and
2:16 AM BST New Zealand Rugby [NZR] will expand a trial for tackling below the chest to all community competition next year as part of efforts to minimise the risk of concussion in the sport. The trial will see the first tackler required to target the belly area below the sternum, with the second tackler
8:59 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Maria Sakkari couldn’t help but smile a wide smile after taking a pair of tiebreakers to edge Jessica Pegula across more than two hours of big-hitting baseline action in front of a sparse crowd Monday as round-robin singles play began at the WTA Finals. Sure, the
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first at the Gabba – a venue which tends to favour sides setting scores. The match is a must-win affair for both teams, with the losers dropping out of semi-final contention. The surface is expected to be a standard
11:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles the Houston Astros. The White House said Monday she would attend Game 4 on Wednesday, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by
11:21 PM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Jake Trotter Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Washington & Lee University CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns rode a dominating
11:01 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard remains out with stiffness in his surgically repaired right knee and will not travel with the LA Clippers for their upcoming road trip in Houston and San Antonio. Leonard is feeling better, according to Clippers coach Ty Lue, but the forward sat out his fourth straight game
6:08 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Rams coach Sean McVay said Monday that he anticipates wide receiver Cooper Kupp will play Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he avoided structural damage to his right ankle. Kupp injured the ankle near the end of the Rams’ Week 8 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, when
9:53 PM ET CLEVELAND — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chidobe Awuzie was ruled out of Monday’s game against the Cleveland Browns with a right knee injury. Awuzie went down in the second quarter of the AFC North game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland after defending a pass intended for Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper. When he
8:05 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking for the first time since his divorce from Gisele Bundchen was finalized last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said on his “Let’s Go!” podcast Monday night that the split was “amicable” and his focus is on his children and winning football games. “I think there’s a
10:00 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona guard Courtney Ramey will be suspended the first three games of the season for participating in a noncertified pre-draft camp last spring. The school announced Monday that Ramey lost an appeal for taking part in the seniors-only Portsmouth Invitational in April. Ramey will be able to
9:47 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies‘ 6-5, 10-inning win over the Houston Astros in the World Series opener drew 11.68 million viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and the Fox Sports streaming app, the highest viewership for Game 1 since 2019. The game was seen by 11,475,000 viewers on Fox and 207,000
8:00 PM ET When former Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley fired Ron Zook on Oct. 25, 2004 — smack in the middle of the season — the timing seemed shocking. Following another disappointing loss in the post-Steve Spurrier era, the Gators were hovering above .500 at 4-3 and No. 10 Georgia was looming. When Foley
6:20 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur wasted no time backing defensive coordinator Joe Barry on Monday even as frustrations mounted among the Green Bay Packers‘ players on that side of the ball. He has no plans to make a coaching change. “Oh, no, absolutely not,” LaFleur just hours after the Packers’ 27-17
5:46 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets aren’t considering a quarterback change — not this week, not for the rest of the season. Zach Wilson received a strong vote of confidence Monday from coach Robert Saleh, who said he has “full faith” in the second-year quarterback despite three “backbreaking” interceptions in
7:05 PM ET Tyson Pedro will spend the best part of the next three months training alongside the likes of Israel Adesanya, Kai Kara-France and Alexander Volkanovski at City Kickboxing [CKB], after the Australian light heavyweight was added to the UFC 284 card set for Perth next year. Pedro will fight China’s Zhang Mingyang at