Liam Dawson has become the first domestic cricketer since 2018 to land the coveted PCA Men’s Player of the Year award, after a stellar allround season for Hampshire in which he claimed 71 wickets across all formats and scored 1,280 runs, to top the Overall MVP table by a considerable distance. Dawson succeeds last year’s
Month: October 2024
Turron Davenport, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Field Level Media Oct 1, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing the past two seasons with a serious knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is hoping to be in uniform on opening night. Ball, 26, last played in a game for Chicago on Jan. 14, 2022. Multiple procedures on his left
Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Pete Rose never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling on the Cincinnati Reds team he managed, Rose was
Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee Brewers‘ lineup for the start of the playoffs without needing to worry about hitting any metal if he crashed into a wall again. Frelick bruised his hip Friday when his left side made contact with the
Oct 1, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After making an unexpected run to the World Series a year ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked to add to their roster in the hopes of building a consistent contender. Instead, the D-backs find themselves missing out on the playoffs after some of the team’s more notable
Oct 1, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Davante Adams said he hasn’t spoken with Antonio Pierce since a social media account associated with the Las Vegas Raiders coach liked a post wondering whether the star wide receiver had played his last down with the team. Adams, appearing Tuesday on the “Up & Adams
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Chris Sale is not on the Atlanta Braves‘ roster for their National League Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres, it was announced Tuesday. Sale, a contender for the NL Cy Young Award, was a late scratch Monday for Game 2
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 1, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 1, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn’s defamation lawsuit against Jake Paul is proceeding
Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 1, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Under the cover of apparently “doing the right thing,” I think that Diego Simeone shamed himself, his club and LaLiga on Sunday during
Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Márquez, Bill Miller and Alan Porter will be the umpire crew chiefs for baseball’s wild card series this week, with Iassogna and Porter serving in the role for the second straight year. All crew chiefs will be at
Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete on Tuesday. Sinner and Alcaraz accounted for all four Grand Slam titles this year between
Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paula Badosa reeled off 11 of the last 12 games in a 6-4, 6-0 victory over U.S. Open finalist Jessica Pegula at the China Open on Tuesday to reach her eighth career quarterfinal at a WTA 1000-level event. From 3-1 down in the opening
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indianapolis Colts placed defensive end Tyquan Lewis on injured reserve with an elbow injury sustained during Sunday’s win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He becomes the third starting member of the team’s defensive line to be placed on injured reserve since the beginning
Oct 1, 2024, 11:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arthur Fils battled gamely despite a left ankle injury to defeat fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the Japan Open final Tuesday to claim the third ATP title of his career. The 20-year-old grew in confidence through the three-hour contest after losing the
Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Being an agent for a PGA Tour player is now going to require time and money. Tyler Dennis, the chief competitions officer for the tour, sent a notice to agents and managers late Monday afternoon announcing the Agent Certification Program starting in 2025. It
ESPN News Services Oct 1, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yordan Alvarez is on the Houston Astros‘ roster for their wild-card series against the Detroit Tigers and batting second in Game 1 on Tuesday. Alvarez is in the lineup as the designated hitter. Three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2011 American League MVP