Jul 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Two weeks before the Aug. 1 MLB trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels are hovering around the .500 mark, which leaves one question hanging over the entire sport: Will the Halos trade free-agent-to-be Shohei Ohtani? Though we don’t yet know what the Angels’ decision will be, we aren’t about
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 02:13 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. New NHL Players’ Association executive director Marty Walsh said he’s focused on getting NHL players back into the Winter Olympics for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy. The NHL hasn’t participated in the Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament
Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 09:39 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai quit a match after her opponent rubbed out a ball mark with her foot following a disputed line call at the Budapest Grand Prix. The second-seeded Zhang retired from the match while trailing 6-5 in the first set against
Andres Waters Jul 19, 2023, 08:03 AM ET After years of buildup, ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound men’s boxer, Terence Crawford and No. 4 Errol Spence Jr., will finally square off on Saturday, July 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in one of the most anticipated fights in men’s boxing. The 12-round fight for Spence’s
ESPN News Services Jul 19, 2023, 01:40 AM ET NEW YORK — Major League Baseball had a night of offense not seen in 129 years, with 12 teams scoring double-digit runs. Twelve teams tied May 30, 1884, for the second-most in one day, trailing only 13 on July 4, 1894, according to Elias Sports Bureau
Andres Waters Jul 18, 2023, 05:12 PM ET It took until the final week of the quarterfinals, but, in the last fight of the first round, coach Conor McGregor got his first win on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31. Team McGregor’s Rico DiSciullo ended Team Chandler’s seven-fight win streak with a knockout win over Hunter
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 06:51 PM ET BALTIMORE — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw threw a bullpen session Tuesday, the latest step toward his return from left shoulder inflammation. Kershaw has not pitched since throwing six shutout innings June 27 at Colorado and is unlikely to return until next month. “He was very
Jul 18, 2023, 08:11 PM ET The moment is almost at hand, the Women’s World Cup is almost here and those making the pilgrimage Down Under to watch are landing in increasing numbers. And if you’re one of those headed to Oz for the tournament, or just looking to stand out in the group chat,
Jul 18, 2023, 11:58 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is set to kick off July 20, with the final slated for Aug. 20 in Sydney. It’s the first time the tournament will have 32 nations competing for the world title, and viewers could be in store for the
Jul 18, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Free agent center Nerlens Noel has agreed to a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent, George Langberg of GSL Sports Group, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Noel, 29, appeared in 17 games last season for both the Detroit Pistons and Brooklyn Nets. For his
Jul 18, 2023, 08:00 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey admitted to 97.5 The Fanatic on Tuesday that James Harden prefers “to be somewhere else” but said the team would only trade him for a player who would keep the Sixers a title contender. Harden opted into his $35.6 million deal for the
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 08:44 PM ET PALERMO, Italy — Top-seeded Daria Kasatkina struggled at times before beating Martina Trevisan on Tuesday in the opening round of the Palermo Open. Kasatkina prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-0, restricting her Italian opponent to just seven points in the deciding set. She will next face Russian compatriot
ESPN News Services Jul 18, 2023, 07:32 PM ET A misdemeanor simple assault charge against Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Rashad Weaver has been dropped, according to a report in The Tennessean on Tuesday. The criminal case was closed, and Weaver’s trial, which was set to begin Tuesday, was canceled, the newspaper reported. The charge was
Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 05:28 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Eight NFL franchises have won back-to-back Super Bowl championships but none since the New England Patriots did it following the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Patrick Mahomes said
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL is not looking to add an in-season tournament like the NBA’s to its regular-season schedule. Earlier this month, the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver unveiled the European cup-style competition that the league will hold starting this coming
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL and NHLPA’s player assistance program after being arrested last week, sources told ESPN, and has apologized to police for his “deeply disrespectful and despicable behavior.” Galchenyuk was arrested July 9 in Scottsdale, Arizona,
Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 02:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges apologized Tuesday for “the pain and embarrassment” caused by the domestic violence investigation that kept him out of the league last season. Bridges, speaking publicly for the first time since signing a one-year, $7.9 million contract to return to