Month: July 2022

1:19 PM ET ESPN News Services Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday. The Hall of Famer was 88. Russell died “peacefully” with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, a statement posted on social media read. Arrangements for his memorial
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2:39 PM ET England ended their wait for a major trophy as Chloe Kelly’s extra-time winner handed them a 2-1 win against Germany in the women’s European Championship final. Watched on by a record-breaking crowd of 87,192 at Wembley Stadium, England went ahead through substitute Ella Toone before being pegged back by Germany’s Lina Magull.
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12:11 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom will make his 2022 major league debut Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, manager Buck Showalter told reporters Sunday. DeGrom, who has been sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula, threw 67 pitches over four innings in a rehab start
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11:59 AM ET Associated Press American Sean Crocker held off a spirited challenge from Eddie Pepperell to claim his first European tour title with a wire-to-wire victory in the Hero Open on Sunday. Crocker carded a final-round 68 at Fairmont St Andrews to finish 22-under par and a shot ahead of Pepperell, who had piled
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9:16 AM ET Connor O’Halloran BIRMINGHAM, England — The remainder of Sunday’s track cycling morning session at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was abandoned following a horror multi-rider crash that saw Team England’s Matt Walls and his bike fly over the barrier and into the crowd. A number of riders were involved in the crash during
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6:17 AM ET Former race director Michael Masi revealed he had received online death threats after the controversy last year that allowed Max Verstappen to claim the Formula One world title. The Australian changed the safety car restart procedure at the end of the December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a move that handed the crown
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Jul 30, 2022 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen says the FIA is treating Formula One drivers as if they were “amateurs” when it comes to discussing topics like track limits in driver briefings. The FIA’s two new races directors, Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich, have clashed with drivers on various topics during briefings this year.
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11:54 AM ET Associated Press WARSAW, Poland — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Poland Open for her ninth WTA title. It’s the second trophy of the year for Garcia, along with one at the grass-court Bad Homburg Open, which was her first title in three years. The
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