Month: July 2023

Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 29, 2023, 09:05 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:03 PM ET ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Wisconsin driver Sam Mayer won on his home-state track for his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory, pulling ahead for good in the next-to-last lap of a wild second overtime session Saturday. Mayer won by 0.368 seconds over Parker Kligerman on the sprawling
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 07:16 PM ET CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Kim led Joshua Bai 1-up after through 25 holes in the U.S. Junior Amateur championship match Saturday when play was suspended for the day because of rain. The 36-hole final was set to resume Sunday morning on the Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 06:20 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Philadelphia Phillies designated Navy veteran Noah Song for assignment Saturday. The 26-year-old right-handed pitcher was taken by the Phillies from Boston in the Rule 5 draft during the league’s winter meetings in December with hopes he would play after completing his military service. If
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Jul 29, 2023, 07:16 PM Flyhalf Manie Libbok scored a breakaway try against the run of play to secure South Africa a bruising 22-21 victory over Argentina and earn a second-place finish in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Springboks had to withstand heavy Argentine pressure, some of their own making through
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2023, 03:16 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Jul 29, 2023, 06:21 PM ET The New York Mets on Saturday agreed to trade pitcher Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers, pending Scherzer’s approval, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Scherzer, who has a no-trade clause, is 9-4 this season for the Mets, who have disappointed after an offseason of spending. He has
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2023, 05:48 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Hugh Freeze added an important commitment to his 2024 recruiting class Saturday when wide receiver Perry Thompson flipped from Alabama to Auburn. Thompson is the No. 40 recruit overall and the No. 4
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterJul 29, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him
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Jul 29, 2023, 04:56 PM ET The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a contract with free-agent cornerback Eli Apple, a source told ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques on Saturday, confirming reports. The former first-round selection of the New York Giants started 30 games for the Bengals across the past two years. Miami coach Mike McDaniel told reporters
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Jul 29, 2023, 03:39 PM ET The Chicago White Sox reinstated right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger from the 15-day injured list Saturday and brought up two more right-handers from Triple-A Charlotte to restock their depleted pitching staff. The underperforming White Sox began their pre-trade deadline sell-off this week, sending two starters and two relievers to the
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 04:05 PM ET TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays put closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a sore lower back, one day after the right-hander left with two outs in the ninth inning of a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Romano left the
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