Month: May 2023

May 13, 2023, 11:52 AM ET Southampton were relegated from the Premier League after being beaten 2-0 at home by Fulham on Saturday, bringing an end to their 11-year spell in the English top flight. The defeat means Southampton, who needed a win to stave off relegation, can no longer reel in 17th-placed Everton. Ruben
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Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Notre Dame added a late addition to its secondary when Rhode Island defensive back transfer Antonio Carter announced he’ll play for the Irish in 2023. Carter is a redshirt junior who entered the
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 07:29 PM ET McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is looking up on the leaderboard at the AT&T Byron Nelson at a couple of contemporaries without nearly the résumé the Dallas resident has built over the past 15 months. In fact, Austin Eckroat and China’s Marty Dou are seeking a first
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 07:42 PM ET CLIFTON, N.J. — Defending champion Minjee Lee of Australia overcame an opening bogey for a 5-under 67 and a three-stroke lead Saturday, heading in the final round of the Founders Cup. No. 6 in the world, Lee had four birdies and an eagle after dropping a stroke
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo is now officially out of his scheduled flyweight contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC 290 on July 8 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White said Saturday at a news conference after UFC Charlotte. Figueiredo had told MMA Fighting
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jailton Almeida still has a long way to reach the top of the heavyweight division, but it certainly appears he’ll be a force to reckon with
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Eric Woodyard, ESPNMay 13, 2023, 01:51 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Hendon Hooker wasn’t a full participant during the Detroit Lions‘ rookie minicamp this week, but the third-round pick says he’s ahead of schedule while recovering from a torn ACL. Hooker still wouldn’t put a timetable on his return, but the former Heisman Trophy
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Australian tennis player Owen Davidson, who won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, has died. He was 79. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced Saturday that Davidson died Friday. Longtime friend Isabel Suliga said he died in Conroe, Texas. He won 11 major titles in mixed doubles
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Associated Press May 13, 2023, 04:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chris Roberts, who worked as UCLA‘s football and basketball play-by-play radio announcer for 23 years, has died. He was 74. He died at his Glendora home east of Los Angeles on Friday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, the school said Saturday. When he retired
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