Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa América on Thursday night. U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed
Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday’s draw despite coming off recent operations. That’s no guarantee either 37-year-old past champion at the All England Club will actually compete at the event that begins Monday.
Field Level Media Jun 27, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Javier Assad on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right forearm strain. To replace Assad on the active roster, the Cubs signed free agent Vinny Nittoli and transferred fellow right-hander Yency Almonte (shoulder) to the 60-day injured
Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper were elected Thursday to start in the July 16 All-Star Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Judge led the major leagues with 3,425,309 votes in the
ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 11:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Nashville Predators have agreed to terms on the framework of an eight-year contract extension with franchise goaltender Juuse Saros, a source told ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski on Thursday night, confirming multiple reports. The deal cannot be signed until Monday. Editor’s Picks The source
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 27, 2024, 11:44 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Coming into the 2024 Copa América, the U.S. men’s national team was supposed to show growth following its solid showing at the 2022 World Cup. It was
ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 09:59 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper limped off the field with an apparent hamstring injury after making the final out for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Hustling down the line as he tried to beat out a grounder to
NBA Insiders Jun 27, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bronny James is a Los Angeles Laker. With the 55th pick in Thursday’s second round of the NBA draft, the Lakers selected the former USC freshman and son of all-time leading NBA scorer LeBron James. What is Bronny’s fit in L.A.? What part of
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions Before Thursday, there had never been a father-son duo playing in the NBA
Jun 27, 2024, 11:06 AM ET Wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped a fire at their Nashville, Tennessee, home this week, with his wife, Aiyda, posting, “we are lucky to be alive.” Aiyda Cobb posted to her Instagram story this week that a Tesla charger “caught fire in the garage late last night
ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — A jury in U.S. District Court ruled Thursday that the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service and has awarded more than $4.7 billion in damages. The jury ordered the league to
ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had to retire from her quarterfinal match at the Bad Homburg Open on Thursday with a knee injury. Wozniacki, 33, a wild-card entry, fell during the first set of her match against third-seeded American Emma Navarro and
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL offseason has more suspense than a Benoit Blanc mystery. Every small trade could lead to bigger things. Every player who reaches free agency could stay or go — and if they go, they’re taking
Lizzy Becherano Jun 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A summer of soccer continues, where the world’s best come together to compete in the Copa América, European Championship and Paris Olympics. For many players, these tournaments are career highlights as they look forward to the feeling of representing their country in some of
Jun 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than three weeks to go before the All-Star break, the Guardians have made their top-three debut. Cleveland, winners of seven of its last eight games, took a series in Baltimore to leapfrog the dominant Orioles, as well as the Dodgers, in our power rankings.
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 27, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA coach Steve Kerr said Thursday that all 12 players selected for the Olympic team — including LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard — will be present and able to participate when training camp begins in Las Vegas next week. “We’ve been in communication
Jun 27, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland –The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. The Russian men invited to compete in the Olympic
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions If you accept the premise that Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are, in some order, the three best men’s players of all-time — and, hey, you might not, it’s a free