7:15 AM ET Ajax academy player Noah Gesser has died at the age of 16 following a car crash, the club announced on Saturday. Gesser was in the car with his brother, who also died in the incident. Ajax confirmed the first team will hold a minute’s silence before their preseason friendly with RB Leipzig
Month: August 2021
6:34 AM ET It’s Day 9 in Tokyo and the final day of what has been a lucrative location for Team USA at these Olympic Games: the pool. There was also Xander Schauffele winning America’s first gold medal in golf in 121 years. Sunday starts with the gymnastics event finals. But, back to the pool.
9:06 AM ET KAWAGOE, Japan — For the past few years, Xander Schauffele has been pro golf’s next big thing, which is a designation that’s usually — and ideally — temporary. But his ascent had been stuck in neutral. He has been playing very well, but not great. A bevy of top-10 finishes in majors,
11:51 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — White Sox rookie Seby Zavala hit the first three home runs of his career, including a grand slam, but the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat Chicago 12-11 on Saturday night. Zavala became the first player in big league history to hit his first three career home runs
12:47 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles, and the sport of mixed martial arts, has a new star athlete. The undefeated A.J. McKee submitted Patricio “Pitbull” Freire via guillotine choke at just 1 minute, 57 seconds of the first round to win the Bellator featherweight title Saturday night in the main event of Bellator
11:08 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said the boos he received after claiming pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix inspire him to do even better. The buildup to qualifying this weekend has been dominated by the fallout from Hamilton’s collision with title rival Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix. Verstappen and Red Bull are
12:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There’s nothing flashy about Sean Strickland, unless you’re counting the punches he relentlessly flashes into the face of his opponent. Strickland won his fifth fight in a row on Saturday night, overwhelming Uriah Hall with five rounds of aggression and nonstop punch output to win a lopsided unanimous decision in
6:04 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Four feet between his golf ball and the cup was all that separated Xander Schauffele from an Olympic gold medal, and he couldn’t help but let his mind wander. For Schauffele, it would be as special as a major, the championships that have eluded him far too
6:14 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Alexander Zverev produced a comeback win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Then a dominant performance against Karen Khachanov in the final. The fifth-ranked German earned Olympic gold in style. Zverev overwhelmed Russian opponent Khachanov 6-3, 6-1 at the Tokyo Games on Sunday for the biggest title
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Lots of green: The Jets probably have the youngest quarterback room in the NFL. How young? Let’s put it this way: No one can tell first-hand stories about the days of the rotary phone, and that includes