Stephen Holder Close Stephen Holder ESPN Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has
Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for
ESPN News Services Jul 28, 2023, 11:38 PM ET NEW YORK — The retooling Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Friday night, winning their second straight a little less than 24 hours after sending closer David Robertson to Miami for two rookie-ball prospects – signifying a trade deadline selloff. New York opened the season
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 08:26 PM ET Devin Haney and Regis Prograis have agreed to fight for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN on Friday. The 140-pound matchup is planned for Oct. 28 in Las Vegas. Haney, 24, retained his undisputed lightweight championship with a unanimous decision over future Hall of Famer
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:59 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — An anticipated welterweight fight between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Michel Pereira has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC 291 card, the promotion announced Friday. Pereira missed weight by three pounds Friday morning, coming in at 174 pounds. The non-title welterweight limit is
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:47 PM ET In the wake of posturing about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s desire to play only for the Miami Heat by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams Friday stating that any player, or his agent, who makes public or private
Jamal Collier, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:04 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Friday. Antetokounmpo returns for his fourth season with Milwaukee after playing 37 games last season while shooting a career-low 43.5% from the field. He has appeared in 162 games (11 starts) for the Bucks over the past four seasons,
Jul 28, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor told reporters Friday that he expects quarterback Joe Burrow to be sidelined “several weeks” due to a calf strain. Burrow was carted off the field with the injury during Thursday’s practice. He was rolling to his right during drills when he pulled up short
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 05:19 PM ET HAMBURG, Germany — German teenager Noma Noha Akugue reached the final on her first time in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament on Friday, continuing a meteoric rise for a player ranked 207th in the world. Noha Akugue won 6-3, 6-3 against another 19-year-old, Russian
Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 03:36 PM ET BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees reinstated Aaron Judge from the injured list on Friday before they open a weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge had been out since tearing a ligament in his right big toe June 3 when he crashed into the right-field
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 28, 2023, 07:30 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Not even the bright lights of New York and Las Vegas can distract Erik ten Hag from his mission to get Manchester United back to the top. The team are visiting some of the biggest and busiest cities in the world on their U.S.
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Hours before he took the mound against the crosstown Cubs on Wednesday night, Lance Lynn sat in one corner of the Guaranteed Rate Field clubhouse pouring over scouting reports about
Jul 28, 2023, 06:30 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Australia and
Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 06:13 PM ET BOSTON — Maybe he will run a marathon. He probably won’t be coaching. For now, Patrice Bergeron is content to be the “Uber driver for the family,” and that’s a pretty good feeling. “It’s been an amazing ride, 20 years, but also hockey brings you a lot
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 09:22 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford argued in the bowels of Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City in 2018, an otherwise ordinary back-and-forth exchange that went on to hold outsized significance to boxing fans everywhere. A matchup between two of boxing’s best fighters was ripe on that November evening nearly five years ago, but for
Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 08:43 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, his stepfather and his mother allegedly have failed to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan from a California-based technology company. In a civil lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Ankr
Jul 28, 2023, 08:46 AM ET PRAGUE — Czech police stopped a Russian tennis player from entering the country ahead of the WTA Prague Open tournament, organizers said on Friday, as a new government resolution banning athletes from Russia or Belarus caused the event to scratch other competitors. The Prague Open starts on Monday and