Month: July 2024

Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Nicolai Budkov Kjaer became the first Norwegian man to win a Grand Slam singles title at either the junior or professional level by beating Mees Rottgering of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the boys’ final at Wimbledon. The 17-year-old Budkov
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Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Hsieh Su-Wei is leaving Wimbledon with a trophy for the fourth time in her last four appearances. After her winning streak in the women’s doubles ended in the semifinals, Hsieh teamed up with Jan Zielinski to win the mixed doubles final on
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ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Oakland Athletics smashed eight home runs in Sunday’s 18-3 rout of the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, the most homers in a game by any one MLB team in 25 years. Lawrence Butler accounted for three of them while Brent Rooker and
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Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday — after an error by shortstop Anthony Volpe kept the two-out rally going. The Yankees actually made
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Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — The Dallas Keuchel experiment in Milwaukee appears to be over. The one-time Cy Young Award winner, acquired from Seattle in late June for cash, was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Keuchel gave up five consecutive hits to open
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Alabama landed its second top-20 commitment of the weekend when four-star offensive tackle Ty
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ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A dominant Carlos Alcaraz swept Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the men’s final on Centre Court on Sunday to claim a second straight Wimbledon title. After breaking his opponent twice in each of the first two sets, Alcaraz broke in the
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 11:56 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,
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Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — The Princess of Wales arrived at the All England Club on Sunday for the Wimbledon men’s final, only her second public appearance since announcing she was diagnosed with cancer. Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, was expected to
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Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Ayaka Furue made a late charge to win the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole to clinch her first major title Sunday. The 24-year-old Japanese golfer held her nerve with another clinical putt, having made three birdies in
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