Month: September 2024

Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderSep 30, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and free agency. Has worked for four MLB teams. Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Francisco Lindor belted a two-run home run in the ninth inning as the New York
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ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Comments Renault will end its Formula 1 engine programme after the 2025 season, the French car company has announced. The decision means Renault’s Alpine team will have to buy engines from another manufacturer, which is expected to be Mercedes, from 2026. Renault’s F1 engine facility at
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Field Level Media Sep 30, 2024, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Kim said he apologized to U.S. captain Jim Furyk and Xander Schauffele on Sunday, one day after his public comments caused a bit of a stir at the 2024 Presidents Cup. Kim, 22, on Saturday told reporters that unidentified members of the
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 10:24 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Ireland’s win over New Zealand was one of the greatest in their history. Getty Ireland pulled off
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Sep 30, 2024, 08:54 AM Open Extended Reactions England began their WXVI defence with a comfortable win over the United States on Sunday. Getty England earned a dominant 61-21 win over the United States in their WXVI opener on Sunday in Canada. The win featured nine tries for England and extended their winning streak to 18
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will miss the start of the upcoming season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said Friday. Vassell is participating in non-basketball activities, but his status
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Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Aryna Sabalenka‘s dominant hard-court season showed no signs of slowing down as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashlyn Krueger at the China Open on Monday for her 14th consecutive victory. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with
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ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the China Open semifinals for the second straight year after an impressive 7-5, 6-2 victory against Karen Khachanov on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard was characteristically relentless from the baseline and ground down the No. 27-ranked Khachanov’s service games
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BBC Sport 1 hour ago Matt Warwick BBC Sport senior journalist The tone from the messageboards after Max Verstappen took his eighth victory in a row at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March was clear. “Well, that season lasted right to the first corner.” “Don’t bother tuning in this year.” That, coming off the
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