Month: June 2023

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 05:07 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have added former Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green to Lindy Ruff’s staff. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the move Thursday, filling the spot that opened when Andrew Brunette was hired as the head coach of the Nashville Predators last month.
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 02:02 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Venus Williams couldn’t cause an even bigger surprise at the Birmingham Classic. The 43-year-old American player, now ranked No. 697, lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to second-seeded Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday in the second round of the grass-court tournament that is serving as a warmup
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Overtime, known for its elite basketball league for players aged 16 through 20, will debut its boxing venture Aug. 4 in Atlanta with a junior featherweight main event between Elijah Pierce and Mike Plania, Overtime officials told ESPN. The four-fight Friday night series on DAZN from Atlanta’s
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 22, 2023, 04:01 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Colorado coach Deion Sanders will not need his left foot amputated at this time, although he’s set for a procedure Friday to relieve clots in both of his legs. Sanders said in a
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Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 03:16 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway. A vehicle-mounted, kerosene-fueled turbine arrived Thursday at the scene of the June
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 22, 2023, 02:33 PM ET Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards have signed contracts for a flyweight title unification fight, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing announced Thursday. The matchup pits ESPN’s top two boxers at 112 pounds: Rodriguez, who holds the WBO title, and Edwards, the IBF champion who is rated No. 2.
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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJun 22, 2023, 01:33 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. BATON ROUGE, La. — As SEC coaches push for federal regulation regarding name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes, LSU coach Brian Kelly said Thursday that the need for action is urgent.
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Michael Schumacher came out of retirement to race for Mercedes between 2010 and 2012. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Mick Schumacher will drive his father Michael’s 2011 Mercedes Formula One car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Schumacher is currently a reserve driver for Mercedes, who his father raced for between 2010 and 2012 after coming
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