ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Last year’s runner-up, Casper Ruud, fought his way into the quarterfinals of the French Open as he ended the resilience of Chile’s Nicolas Jarry in a lengthy 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 victory Monday. The fourth seed from Norway struggled to keep things under control against clay-court
Month: June 2023
Associated Press Jun 5, 2023, 03:28 PM ET ATLANTA — Braves right-hander Michael Soroka, who posted an 8.38 ERA in two starts in his comeback from two right Achilles tendon tears, was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday. The move came after Soroka allowed five runs and seven hits in 3⅔ innings in Atlanta’s 8-5
Associated Press Jun 5, 2023, 12:40 PM ET PARIS — Coco Gauff put aside a skinned knee and a bad stretch in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday. Gauff grabbed a 5-2 lead against Schmiedlova, but
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 5, 2023, 01:33 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The LA Clippers are promoting Trent Redden to general manager and Mark Hughes to Senior VP/Assistant GM, sources told ESPN on Monday. The promotions come in the wake of former general manager Michael Winger’s recent
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 08:17 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. It’s been 600 years since William Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” Here in 2023, we’re still wondering the same thing — not about Romeo and Juliet of course, but about the Florida Panthers.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 12:08 PM ET The UFC will return to the City of Lights this summer. The promotion announced Monday it will be making its return to Paris on Sept. 2 for a Fight Night card at Accor Arena. It will be only the second UFC event ever in France,
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 5, 2023, 12:03 PM ET We’re almost at the end of the 2022-23 European season, and the talking points keep coming. Manchester City completed the second leg of their attempt at the treble, wrapping up the FA Cup win over rivals Manchester United and now turning their attention to
Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America PHOENIX — Life without DeAndre Hopkins is here for the Arizona Cardinals. It’s been almost two weeks since they released the three-time first-team All-Pro wide receiver, and during
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros
ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Russian Daria Kasatkina said she left the French Open with a “bitter” taste in her mouth after being booed off by the crowd following her fourth-round defeat Sunday against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. Svitolina had said she would not shake hands with Russian or Belarusian players at
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. This year in Major League Baseball, almost all the attention has been paid to on-field trends, as a slew of historic rule changes impacted almost every aspect of the game. Now, MLB
NFL Nation, ESPNJun 5, 2023, 06:12 AM ET Nine NFL teams are scheduled to open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, and 21 more will follow next week. As the rookies and the veterans come together, it will not be uncommon to see some familiar faces in new uniforms, with this week seeing the mandatory
Jun 5, 2023, 07:20 AM ET With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria, and any ban lacked legal basis. In their report to the IOC, obtained by Reuters through a source with knowledge of the proceedings, it
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Belgian Pro League season came to a rip-roaring conclusion this weekend as a trio of teams at the top of the table all managed to get one hand on the trophy during the dying minutes of the 2022-23 campaign. The 34-game Pro League regular
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 5, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Adin Hill has won eight games in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs after winning 16 games in the entire regular season. In the span of a year, he’s gone from playing for
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 02:37 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News DENVER — Around 9 p.m. Saturday Jimmy Butler was at a gym at the University of Colorado in Boulder working on his touch on shots near the rim. He’d had 48
ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 10:53 PM ET DENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night. Max Strus
Jun 4, 2023, 05:49 PM ET AC Milan and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career. The 41-year-old’s Milan contract expires at the end of June and will not be renewed following a season plagued by injuries, prompting him to end a remarkable and successful career. –