News He hopes for more opportunity with the ball during the five-match T20I series in Bangladesh Ashton Turner hopes a return to the bowling crease will boost his chances of being part of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad. Turner has undergone multiple shoulder operations during his career, the most recent two years ago, and has
Month: August 2021
11:29 PM ET It’s Day 9 in Tokyo and the final day of what has been a lucrative location for Team USA: The pool. Olympics medal tracker | Schedule Team USA had a spectacular last day in the pool. Caeleb Dressel started it by swimming an Olympic record 21.07 to take gold in the 50-meter
5:30 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints bolstered a position of strength on Saturday, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman. Freeman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the deal to ESPN’s Adam Schefter after Freeman tried out for the Saints on Saturday. The Saints’ current backfield is
2:50 PM ET One of the biggest events in recent Bellator history is coming to the desert. The Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix semifinals will take place on the same card Oct. 16 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The event will be headlined by the semifinal bout between Bellator
11:15 AM ET Francisco Cordova celebrates after scoring Mexico’s fifth in Yokohama. Berengui/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Mexico overcame South Korea 6-3 in a a goal fest to reach the semifinals of the men’s Olympic football tournament in Yokohama. El Tri, gold medal winners at London 2012, helped eliminate France in the group stage as they
7:00 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and will be away from the team while it continues its series against the New York Yankees. The 60-year-old Mattingly experienced mild symptoms when he arrived at the park for the game. The former Yankees star was
5:34 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a deal with the Washington Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harrell has opted into his $9.7 million player option for next season, paving the way for the potential deal.
7:51 PM ET ESPN News Services The NHL said it will investigate an allegation seemingly made by Evander Kane‘s wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit. The league said Saturday night on Twitter that it was made aware of the social
10:17 PM ET Andrew Friedman’s reputation as a pragmatic executive who seeks value on the margins and shies away from the headline-grabbing acquisitions is no longer applicable. The Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations, who cut his teeth in the front office of a famously frugal Tampa Bay Rays organization, is officially a big-game
7:36 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Leigh Wood capitalized on a sluggish performance from Xu Can to pull off the upset and win the WBA “regular” featherweight title by TKO