The pots for Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw have been finalised after Antwerp, FC Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven secured the final three places in this season’s competition. It will be the last time a group draw takes place, with the UCL revamped next season into one 36-team league. Manchester City take their place in
Month: August 2023
Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Carl Hagelin has decided to retire from the NHL at age 35, citing an eye injury that has kept him out of game action for nearly a year and a half. Hagelin has not played since taking an errant stick to his left eye during Washington Capitals
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 30, 2023, 03:36 PM ET NEW YORK — Ben Shapiro’s phone won’t stop buzzing. As a coordinator for professional tennis operations for the USTA and one of three people leading the US Open’s practice-court scheduling, he can’t go more than a few minutes — seconds sometimes — without a player or
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 30, 2023, 01:25 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Toronto Maple Leafs are sticking with head coach Sheldon Keefe. The Maple Leafs announced a multiyear contract extension for their bench boss Wednesday, putting to rest conversation about whether Keefe would remain with Toronto
Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 01:17 PM ET MADRID — Luka Doncic is going back to where he got his start – for one game. The NBA announced Wednesday that Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will play a preseason game in October against reigning EuroLeague champion Real Madrid in Spain. The game will be the
ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2023, 01:45 PM ET NBA referee Eric Lewis is retiring, effective immediately, so the league is ending its investigation into his social media activity. Before the Finals, some now-deleted tweets were revealed by a pair of then-Twitter users that appeared to show a referee defending himself and other officials against
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 12:46 PM ET SRJ Sports Investments, a company launched earlier this month by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has acquired a minority stake in mixed martial arts promotion Professional Fighters League, it was announced Wednesday. As part of the agreement, SRJ will also be an investor in a
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Share Open Extended Reactions MANILA, Philippines — Steve Kerr could not be performing better in his role as national team coach and spokesperson for USA Basketball, not only preparing
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 30, 2023, 11:10 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Share Open Extended Reactions The reconciliation between U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter and Gio Reyna will have to wait, as the Borussia Dortmund forward was left off the 24-player roster
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 09:23 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. His name is Connor. After a season in which multiple NHL teams tried to maximize their draft lottery odds to select him, Connor was selected first overall. He was cast as a potential franchise savior, with unparalleled offensive skills.
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Does the road to a 2023 World Series title run through Atlanta? The Braves boast baseball’s best record. They are battle-tested, having won a championship just two years ago. They also have
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. AS THE NFL draft spun through its three-day cycle this spring, Ivan Pace Jr.’s phone never rang. Through seven rounds and 259
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Share Open Extended Reactions Kurt Angle got on a plane in 2006 bound for Las Vegas. The former Olympic wrestling gold medalist was potentially about to embark on a new career path. He was finishing up after an excellent run with WWE that made him
Nick ParkinsonAug 30, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Pride, reputation and world title hopes are on the line when Liam Smith (33-3-1, 20 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr. (32-3, 23
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 01:42 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Bill Peters, who resigned in disgrace from the Calgary Flames in 2019, will be announced as the new head coach of the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes, multiple sources told ESPN, confirming reports. The Hurricanes have a press event
Aug 29, 2023, 10:50 PM ET NEW YORK — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday after his opponent, Dominik Koepfer of Germany, retired because of an injury during their primetime match in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 20-year-old top seed from Spain was leading 6-2, 3-2 when
ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2023, 12:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Cobb came within one out of a no-hitter before Spencer Steer doubled with two outs in the ninth inning of the San Francisco Giants‘ 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Cobb came oh-so-close to the majors’ fifth no-hitter this
Associated Press Aug 29, 2023, 07:21 PM ET DALLAS — The Mavericks waived center JaVale McGee on Tuesday, about a year after signing him as a free agent to a three-year contract with plans for him to start. McGee started seven of the first nine games but fell out of the rotation about a month