Month: September 2023

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 07:29 PM ET Israel Adesanya, the former UFC middleweight champion, pleaded guilty in court to drunk driving Monday morning in his home country of New Zealand, his team told ESPN on Sunday. The incident happened Aug. 19. Adesanya was driving with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 24, 2023, 05:50 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. CHICAGO — U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker said he is pleased with where things stand in the search for the next manager of the women’s national team, and that plans remain
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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 06:13 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Marcus Semien homered twice, Corey Seager had a go-ahead, two-run shot and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep in a crucial AL West series. Adolis García, Leody Taveras and rookie Evan Carter
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2023, 11:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ANDALUSIA, Spain — If Hollywood screenwriters weren’t on strike, they couldn’t have written a better ending for the European team in Sunday’s final session of the 18th
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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 24, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 02:59 PM ET CANCUN, Mexico — David Haggerty was reelected president of the International Tennis Federation by receiving more than 70% of the vote on Sunday. Haggerty, an American, will serve a four-year term that ends in 2027. This will be his third term; he originally was chosen as ITF
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 03:23 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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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 02:54 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz left in the third inning of Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with right hamstring tightness. Díaz, second in the AL with .328 batting average, appeared to get hurt running out a first-inning infield single
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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 01:39 PM ET SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Japanese golfer Ryo Hisatsune posted a 5-under 66 to win the French Open by two shots from Jeff Winther of Denmark and Jordan Smith of England on Sunday, clinching his first victory on the European tour. “[I decided to play] more aggressive, like ‘Go,
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ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place
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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 12:04 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NHL player Nicolas Kerdiles died Saturday after a motorcycle crash in Nashville, according to police. He was 29. The former Anaheim Ducks forward drove his motorcycle through a stop sign early Saturday and hit the driver’s side of an SUV, according to the
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Sep 24, 2023, 01:04 PM ET Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout‘s season is officially over after he was moved to the 60-day injured list Sunday, manager Phil Nevin announced. Trout has played just one game since fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand July 3. The center fielder returned Aug. 22 but was
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Associated Press Sep 24, 2023, 10:58 AM ET CHENGDU, China — Lorenzo Musetti advanced to the semifinals of the Chengdu Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Arthur Rinderknech on Sunday. Musetti, who qualified for his third semifinal appearance of the season, outsmarted his French opponent with 32 winners in the quarterfinal match. “Yesterday’s match
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Kris Rhim, ESPNSep 24, 2023, 12:26 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Los Angeles Chargers made cornerback J.C. Jackson inactive ahead of Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. The decision comes as a surprise as the team didn’t list Jackson on the team’s injury report during the week, and the Chargers will play against Justin Jefferson,
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