Jul 9, 2023, 09:42 AM ET LONDON, July 9 — Grigor Dimitrov dispatched American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a convincing 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory on Sunday to move into the fourth round of Wimbledon where he will meet Danish sixth seed Holger Rune. Tiafoe arrived at the All England Club having
ESPN Jul 9, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2023 MLB draft begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the Pittsburgh Pirates starting things off with the No. 1 overall pick. Will the Pirates take one of the three SEC stars (Wyatt Langford, Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews)
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski‘s head back, then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head in acknowledgment of the blows.
Jul 9, 2023, 10:21 AM ET The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Bayern to make improved bid for Kane The Mail on Sunday reports that Bayern
NBA Insiders Jul 9, 2023, 08:45 AM ET The 2023 rookie class got on the floor for its first NBA action at the opening weekend of the NBA 2K24 Summer League. But now the question is, which rookies will we see play again before the event is over on July 17? The big headline in
Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET Rising star Jaron “Boots” Ennis remained undefeated with a 10th-round KO of Roiman Villa on Saturday in a welterweight fight in Atlantic City, N.J. Ennis (31-0, 18 KOs) dazzled with his ultra-quick hands and quick-twitch movement before he planted Villa on the canvas with a pair of
Jul 9, 2023, 01:42 AM ET The UFC put on a tremendous International Fight Week finale on Saturday night. UFC 290 featured finishes galore, and when the fights didn’t end in a finish, they were memorable with non-stop action. From the first fight on the card to the successful Alexander Volkanovski title defense, this was
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Fans of the UFC’s flyweight division have been absolutely spoiled with one classic title fight after another in recent years. Saturday’s meeting between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 08:08 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying play from the franchise-changing rookie. De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie with the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 8, 2023, 07:20 PM ET The NBA’s all-time winningest coach has a new deal. The San Antonio Spurs announced on Saturday that Gregg Popovich, who has led the franchise to five NBA championships, has agreed to a new five-year contract with the team. Popovich’s deal is worth more than $80 million, sources
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 8, 2023, 07:57 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The NBA officially unveiled its newly-formed in-season tournament, and the NBA Cup that teams will claim for winning it, at Summer League on Saturday afternoon. The event is the culmination of a vision NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has had for years to bring a
Jul 8, 2023, 05:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It has been a tremendous 2023 already for UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski — despite the fact he is officially 0-1 this year. Volkanovski (25-2) looks to defend his 145-pound championship tonight against interim title holder Yair Rodriguez (15-3) in the main event of the UFC’s
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:30 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka was back on her A-game Saturday as she kept up her perfect record against Russian Anna Blinkova with a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the third round of Wimbledon. A day after the Belarusian player was screaming in frustration against Varvara Gracheva, the Australian Open
Associated Press Jul 8, 2023, 05:02 PM ET DETROIT — Three Detroit Tigers pitchers combined to no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays in a 2-0 win on Saturday. It was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers history. Matt Manning (3-1) pitched 6 2/3 innings and Jason Foley got four straight outs. Tigers closer Alex Lange came
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 8, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. SAN JOSE, Calif. — The announcement that the upcoming Women’s World Cup will be the last for U.S. women’s national team winger Megan Rapinoe was, to a degree, expected. But for U.S.
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:13 PM ET It wasn’t easy, but top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is moving on at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 win over Nicolas Jarry. The world No. 1 was frequently on the ropes against Jarry, but always managed to find another gear as he wrapped up the
ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2023, 01:17 PM ET United States forward Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday that she will retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The 11-year league veteran and U.S. women’s national team standout will play her final regular-season match at Seattle’s Lumen Field on