Month: August 2024

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the second straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR star earned his first career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Sunday’s playoff-opening LiUNA! 175 at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Riggs, son of former
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott is playing in the Presidents Cup for the 11th straight time, the most of any player from the International team. That wasn’t much of a surprise. Neither were the six players for the American team. The BMW Championship
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — It was fitting that Enrique Hernandez would have a great game on an afternoon when former Lakers great Kobe Bryant was honored at Dodger Stadium. With fans wearing special jerseys honoring Bryant, Hernandez — who wears No. 8 for the Dodgers,
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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
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Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — The BMW Championship was one tournament Keegan Bradley never thought he could win, only because he didn’t think he would be playing. Bradley was a bundle of nerves one week ago Sunday as he sat in a hotel room in
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Field Level Media Aug 25, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn landed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a bruised right hand. Blackburn exited his start Friday at the San Diego Padres in the third inning after being hit in the hand by a comebacker. Mets manager
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — After Taylor Ward offered a critical take on Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis‘ latest strong start, fellow starter Chris Bassitt made sure he had his teammate’s back. Francis struck out a career-high 12 in Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles
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ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Andy Ibanez homered and had three RBIs as the Detroit Tigers sent the Chicago White Sox to their 100th loss with a 9-4 victory on Sunday. Andrew Vaughn doubled, homered and had two RBIs for the White Sox (31-100), who need
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open at the home of golf Sunday, capping a summer when she
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ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th and 51st home runs of the season in Sunday’s 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, putting him on pace to break his own American League home run record. Home run No. 50 came
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Plate umpire Nick Mahrley exited in the fifth inning of Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies when he was hit in the neck by Giancarlo Stanton‘s shattered bat. Stanton’s bat broke when he hit a bloop single
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Zandvoort 3 hours ago Lando Norris said after winning the Dutch Grand Prix that it was “pretty stupid” to think about winning the world championship – but his dominant victory on championship leader Max Verstappen’s home track certainly has Red Bull worried. Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko
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ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit his 50th homer of the season Sunday, connecting in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies. Judge drove a 0-2 changeup from Austin Gomber into the visiting bullpen in left-center to give the Yankees a
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2024, 01:13 PM 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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