Aug 28, 2023, 03:10 AM ET A brick hit Aston Villa‘s team bus as the side were travelling home from a Premier League clash at Burnley on Sunday. The Lancashire Police stated that a brick was thrown from a footbridge at the team bus as it travelled along the motorway, hitting the windscreen. Nobody was
Month: August 2023
ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2023, 01:29 AM ET American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the US Open, the former world No. 8 said Sunday. Sock, 30, has won four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris, as
DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNAug 28, 2023, 12:00 AM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You
Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 27, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Sean O’Malley hasn’t taken long to get accustomed to his new title as UFC bantamweight champion. Editor’s Picks 1 Related O’Malley (17-1, 1 NC), nicknamed “Suga Sean,” dethroned Aljamain Sterling (23-4) via a second round TKO in UFC 292’s main event to earn the title. In his
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 27, 2023, 08:02 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 06:32 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Lowe homered and drove in four runs as the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Yankees 7-4 in a contentious matchup Sunday and kept the road team winless in series since June. Benches and bullpens emptied twice in
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 06:01 PM ET SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer for California to beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship Sunday, despite giving up a four-run lead. Louis flipped his bat and threw his arms in the air as he trotted around the bases,
Darwin Núñez scored twice as Liverpool come from behind at Newcastle on Sunday to win 2-1. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images It has taken Darwin Núñez a year to make an impact at Liverpool, but he couldn’t have timed it better. Two goals from the Uruguay forward as a late substitute at Newcastle United on Sunday
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 26, 2023, 12:18 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Restricted free agent forward P.J. Washington has agreed on a new three-year, $48 million contract to stay with the Charlotte Hornets, Lift Sports Management agent Kevin Bradbury and Washington Sports Group’s Paul Washington Sr. told
Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,
Aug 27, 2023, 09:02 AM ET Will there be another epic showdown between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open? And if so, will Alcaraz, the defending champ, prevail? Or, will Djokovic set the Open era Grand Slam record? Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff could clash in the quarterfinals — and Ons Jabeur,
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 27, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Brad Gilbert knows it’s been 20 years since Andy Roddick won the US Open. It would be almost impossible to forget, especially lately, since the reminders are everywhere. But it still feels surreal to him that so many years have passed since he coached Roddick to
ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Spain coach Jorge Vilda has hit out at Luis Rubiales for his “improper behaviour” following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso after members of his coaching staff stepped down from their roles. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been under pressure since
Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 06:46 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four innings and 59 pitches because of cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday. Ohtani returned to the mound six days
Lindsey Thiry, ESPNAug 26, 2023, 09:30 PM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You
Nick ParkinsonAug 26, 2023, 07:20 PM 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 Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois in the ninth round on an emotional night in front of thousands of his Ukrainian fans
Aug 27, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Los Angeles Angels right-hander Chase Silseth was transported to a hospital after being struck in the head on an unusual play during the fourth inning of Saturday night’s 5-3 victory over the host New York Mets. Silseth was injured on a play in which two Mets were on second
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 07:38 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for