ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Novak Djokovic shrugged off a slow start to power past unseeded Australian Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and into the Wimbledon fourth round Saturday. Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title looked under threat when Popyrin took a
Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. The result ended a 21-match winning streak for Swiatek. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the
Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Jose Miranda of the Minnesota Twins singled in the fourth inning on Saturday for his 12th straight hit in an at-bat, tying the longest streak in MLB history. The fans at Target Field gave Miranda a standing ovation as the scoreboard and
Jul 6, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Miles Bridges is returning to the Charlotte Hornets on a three-year, $75 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Bridges pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in Nov. 2022 that took place earlier that year, and while he
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 6, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek‘s quest to conquer grass will have to wait another year. On Saturday, the five-time major champion and world No. 1 was defeated in the third round at Wimbledon by Yulia Putinseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek looked to be on her way
Jul 6, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed in a car crash overnight, the team announced Saturday. He was 24. Details of the crash were not immediately available. Jackson’s mother, Ebbony, told TMZ that her son died in his hometown of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Jackson was selected by the
Lizzy Becherano Jul 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Copa América started on June 20 with what should’ve been only a celebratory occasion. In front of 70,524 fans at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, reigning FIFA World Cup champions Argentina triumphed 2-0 over Canada in a perhaps surprisingly competitive game. But talk of
Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Anthony Volpe stood in a quiet, mostly empty Yankees clubhouse and had a one-word description of the team’s shockingly sorry skid. “Brutal,” he said. “We play to win and we expect to win.” A major league-best 49-21 through June 12, New
ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Nebraska sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga will get an opportunity to show whether he’s worth a turn in the NBA, as he agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, a source told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Tominaga was named second-team All-Big Ten
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMar 8, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal coach Roberto Martínez said it was “too soon” to say if Cristiano Ronaldo had played his last game for his country following the team’s Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France in Hamburg on Friday. Portugal lost 5-3 to France on
Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he was unconcerned about criticism from Aaron Judge’s personal hitting coach. Richard Schenk posted Thursday on X: “They’ve lost 13 out of 18 while he’s hitting like an MVP. The Yankees offensive player development is terrible.”
ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Buffalo Sabres acquired forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, getting an established NHL player who just experienced a long playoff run in exchange for one of the organization’s top prospects. Buffalo received McLeod and minor leaguer
Kalyn Kahler, ESPNJul 4, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman Daniel Muir was arrested Wednesday along with his wife, Kristen Muir, after their 14-year-old son, who had been reported missing two weeks earlier, was found at their home in Logansport, Indiana. The arrests were made after Indiana State Police
Jul 5, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Klay Thompson penned a farewell post to the Golden State Warriors and their fans on Friday, calling his 13 seasons with the franchise “the best times of my life.” Thompson, 34, marked the end of an era in Golden State on Monday, when he agreed to
ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia apologized Friday for his use of racial slurs against Black people and disparaging comments he made about Muslims during a recent livestream on social media. “I take all responsibility for my words,” Garcia wrote in a post on X. “Sorry everyone that
France defender Theo Hernández struck the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout win against Portugal to reach the semifinals of Euro 2024 where they will meet Spain. João Félix missed for Portugal during the shootout which came after the match finished 0-0 following extra time. Both teams missed a string of chances in 120 minutes
ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Kraken on Friday agreed to terms with restricted free agent Eeli Tolvanen on a two-year contract worth $6.95 million. He will count $3.475 million against the salary cap through the ’25-26 season. A first-round pick by Nashville in 2017, Tolvanen found