Month: August 2024

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 23, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American tennis player Shelby Rogers, a two-time major quarterfinalist, announced she will be retiring from the sport following the upcoming US Open. In a post on social media on Friday, Rogers, 31, said she would “play this sport forever” if she were healthy
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Aug 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilkay Gündogan has rejoined Manchester City after his contract at Barcelona was terminated by mutual agreement. Gündogan has signed a one-year deal with City, with an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months. The German midfielder, who announced his international retirement on Monday,
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 23 minutes ago Australian Jack Doohan will make his Formula 1 debut with Alpine in 2025 after being promoted from his role as reserve driver. The 21-year-old son of five-time MotoGP champion Mick Doohan will partner Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who has raced for Alpine since 2023. Doohan replaces Frenchman
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTERREY, Mexico — Third-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beat seventh-seeded Yue Yuan of China 7-5, 7-6 (3) on Thursday night to reach the Monterrey Open semifinals. Alexandrova will face Lulu Sun of New Zealand, a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Erika Andreeva of Russia in
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chicago Bears defensive back Douglas Coleman III was hospitalized after suffering an injury while making a tackle during Thursday night’s 34-21 preseason win over the Kansas City
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ESPN News Services Aug 22, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres optioned knuckleballer Matt Waldron to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday and recalled right-hander Logan Gillaspie. The move came a day after Waldron allowed a career-high 10 runs on 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings in an
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Jacob deGrom has taken his biggest step yet toward getting back on a big league mound this season, something that’s important to Texas’ ace right-hander even with the Rangers essentially out of playoff contention. DeGrom pitched in a game for the
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ESPN News Services Aug 22, 2024, 11:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Ernie Clement homered for the third time in his past three games, and the Toronto Blue Jays used a five-run second inning to build an early lead and beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Thursday night. Clement’s homer came on
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Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult. The hefty penalty was handed down because
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