Month: August 2023

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 07:49 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. ARLINGTON, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys‘ acquisition
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:17 PM ET DUBLIN — Sam Hartman threw for four touchdowns in his Notre Dame debut and the No. 13 Fighting Irish routed Navy 42-3 on Saturday in a season-opening victory in Ireland’s capital. Notre Dame (1-0) scored at will by air and on the ground against the Midshipmen (0-1),
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Aug 26, 2023, 07:15 PM Fiji are gathering momentum for the World Cup after a final warm-up game saw them record a first win over England, with the team adding discipline and defensive determination to their usual qualities of dynamic running and fast hands. “We don’t get to play too often at Twickenham,” coach Simon
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:59 PM ET BOSTON — Alex Verdugo became the first player in Boston Red Sox history to hit a leadoff homer in the first inning in three straight games, connecting Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Fenway Park. Verdugo drove the second pitch from Julio Urías into the Dodgers’
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four innings and 59 pitches because of cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday. Ohtani returned to the mound six days
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 05:40 PM ET BALTIMORE — All-Star reliever Félix Bautista was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday by the Baltimore Orioles, who can only hope his ailing elbow won’t keep him sidelined for the rest of the season. “Early indications are he has some degree of injury to the ulnar
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Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 04:58 PM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion who stepped away from racing last season following a significant concussion, officially retired Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Busch, 45, held back tears as he called it quits while sitting on the same stage where he celebrated
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Aug 26, 2023, 02:54 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds on Saturday placed left-hander Alex Young on the 15-day injured list because of tightness in his left hamstring and activated right-hander Ben Lively from the same list. The move on Young was retroactive to Friday and comes after his appearance Thursday night in a 3-2 loss
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 01:46 PM ET Mario Cristobal knows full well that keeping in-state players home will be key to bringing Miami back to the national prominence it enjoyed in the 1980s, early ’90s and early 2000s. Cristobal’s Hurricanes scored a significant in-state recruiting victory Saturday courtesy of four-star safety Zaquan
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 01:30 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jakeem Grant was
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