Month: June 2024

France and Canada played out a 0-0 draw in a friendly on Sunday as the two nations concluded their preparations for Euro 2024 and the Copa America. France threatened to take the lead in the first half but efforts by N’Golo Kante and Marcus Thuram were denied by fine saves from goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. The
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer struck out five while retiring 12 of the 14 batters he faced Sunday in his long-delayed second rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock since offseason surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back. Scherzer threw
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Now that Major League Baseball has been to London three times, players have a few suggestions for future visits. The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday to split their two-game weekend series at London Stadium. Both teams arrived
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Star outfielder Juan Soto was out of the New York Yankees‘ starting lineup for the third straight game as his club prepared for its series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Soto could return for a series opener against the Kansas
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Kai Asakura has vacated his 135-pound Rizin championship to sign an exclusive deal with the UFC, the Japanese bantamweight announced Sunday. Asakura (21-4) broke the news during
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tight end Darren Waller is calling it a career. The New York Giants were
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 9, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was impenetrable in their 3-0 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 victory over Edmonton. But the Oilers are confident that they can find ways to beat him. “He’s
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The White Sox plan to bring up right-hander Drew Thorpe from Double-A Birmingham to make his major league debut Tuesday night at Seattle. Thorpe is one of the team’s top prospects. He was acquired from San Diego in the Dylan Cease trade
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Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 minute ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a gripping wet-dry Canadian Grand Prix that developed into a five-car battle for the lead over the final 10 laps. Verstappen expertly managed a restart after a safety-car period with 11 laps to go to bolt into a decisive lead while McLaren’s
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole pitched 4⅔ innings of one-run ball on Sunday in his second start for Double-A Somerset, another step toward returning to the New York Yankees‘ rotation. The 33-year-old Cole allowed two hits, struck out four and walked one against Hartford,
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Eli Lederman Jun 9, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes got another significant addition to the nation’s top college football recruiting class in the 2025 cycle Sunday, getting a commitment from safety Faheem Delane, the No. 52 overall prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300. Delane, a standout
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz came back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday and win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who grew up watching countryman Rafael Nadal win trophy after
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Associated Press Jun 9, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Linn Grant of Sweden chipped in for birdie on the final hole Sunday to repeat her landmark feat by winning the Scandinavian Mixed, her second time winning an official European tour event. It was a stunning hometown win for Grant, who
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was downgraded to questionable on the injury report for Sunday’s Game 2 of the NBA
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