Month: August 2023

Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 06:26 PM ET WASHINGTON — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez will not make his scheduled start Sunday against the Washington Nationals because of hamstring soreness. Manager Rob Thomson said the left-hander, who last pitched Sunday against Minnesota, experienced stiffness after some pregame work in the outfield during Philadelphia’s two-game series
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 08:13 PM ET NEW YORK — Caty McNally, a runner-up in women’s doubles at the last two US Opens, withdrew from the tournament Friday because of an elbow injury. Roberto Bautista Agut also pulled out, the tournament announced. Editor’s Picks 1 Related McNally, from Cincinnati, missed her hometown Western &
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 07:26 PM ET OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board just as it flashed a message that Chris Kirk was
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Nick Saban marked a milestone in his Alabama tenure Friday, landing the commitment of his first legacy player in 2024 defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. An unranked prospect from Gadsden, Kirkpatrick Jr. chose
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ESPN News Services Aug 18, 2023, 07:00 PM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has rescheduled three Sunday games in California because of the forecast for Hurricane Hilary. The changes were announced by MLB as Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as a powerful Category 4 storm. Each of the games —
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Associated Press Aug 18, 2023, 06:17 PM ET BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland — American player Marissa Steen scored 1-under 72 to take a 1-shot lead at the halfway stage of the ISPS Handa World Invitational on the LPGA Tour on Friday. Steen started what was a very gusty day at 2 under, made two bogeys and
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ESPN Fantasy Aug 15, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Each year, at the conclusion of the ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon, members of our ESPN Fantasy crew and other ESPN personalities get together to conduct a mock draft. This year’s extravaganza was a 10-team PPR setup. Play the No. 1 Fantasy Game We’re back with another year
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Aug 18, 2023, 06:16 PM ET NFL free agent Robert Quinn was arrested Friday on hit-and-run and assault charges after police say he rammed a pickup truck into four vehicles and smacked a woman across the face before fleeing a residential neighborhood. Summerville, South Carolina, police took Quinn, 33, into custody and booked him into
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Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato For the first time in 20 years, Bill Self will return to Champaign, Illinois, to help raise money for the victims of the Maui fires. Self, who has not coached a
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Aug 18, 2023, 03:58 PM ET The estate of late NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins has reached a “combined settlement” with the driver, the owner and the broker of the dump truck that struck and killed Haskins, according to a lawyer representing Haskins’ widow. No specifics of the settlement have been disclosed. Haskins was killed April
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Aug 18, 2023, 05:35 PM ET New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón is scheduled to come off the injured list and start Tuesday’s series opener against the Washington Nationals, manager Aaron Boone said Friday. Rodón went on the 15-day IL on Aug. 7 with a left hamstring strain. Boone also said Luis Severino, who has
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Leicestershire 173 for 5 (Handscomb 54*, Bamber 3-27) beat Middlesex 191 (Robson 58, Scriven 3-33, Salisbury 3-41) by 23 runs via DLS Leicestershire Foxes clinched their place in the knock-out stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a 23-run victory over Middlesex in a rain-affected contest at the Uptonsteel County Ground. In a day-night
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Aug 18, 2023, 03:22 PM ET San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler has been suspended for one game and fined for returning to the dugout after he had already been ejected during Tuesday’s game, it was announced. Kapler was ejected by home plate umpire Chad Whitson for arguing a questionable strike call in the fourth
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Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterAug 18, 2023, 02:48 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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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentAug 18, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Former Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg led the backlash against Gianni Infantino on Friday after the FIFA president said women need to “pick the right battles” and “convince men” to enforce change. The Norway and Lyon striker responded to Infantino on X (formerly Twitter) after his
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Aug 18, 2023, 02:09 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the BMW Championship before starting his second round Friday at Olympia Fields Country Club, citing a back injury. Matsuyama was scheduled to tee off at 2 p.m. ET with Tom Hoge in the final tee time of the day after he opened the tournament Thursday
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LAS VEGAS — ALJAMAIN STERLING, arguably the best bantamweight in UFC history, casually walks into a downtown apartment complex in phenomenal spirits. He’s about to engage in one of his favorite pastimes — an activity that challenges his mind and resolve unlike anything else. It can play tricks on him, give him a sense of
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