Month: June 2023

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 18, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Fernando Alonso feared his second-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix might be at risk when he saw Lewis Hamilton in his mirrors late in the race. Alonso secured his sixth podium of the season
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Jun 18, 2023, 07:31 PM ET Even seventh place can feel like a victory for Formula One’s backmarkers and a joyous Alex Albon was proof of that at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. Williams had taken just one point from their previous seven races and were last in the standings but Albon’s six point
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Liam Napier Jun 19, 2023, 11:41 PM Ian Foster turned heads when he unveiled his 36-man Rugby Championship squad featuring five rookies: Chiefs wing Emoni Narawa, Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard, Crusaders prop Tamati Williams, Chiefs loose forward Samipeni Finau and Crusaders midfielder Dallas McLeod. Liam Napier runs the rule over the major talking points as
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 11:27 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is finalizing a flyweight matchup between Kai Kara-France and Manel Kape for UFC 293 in Sydney, multiple sources told ESPN. The 125-pound bout will take place at UFC
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 06:47 PM ET Bellator fighter Cris Lencioni is currently hospitalized in an intensive care unit after suffering cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to his family. Lencioni, 28, was training at a gym on June 8 when the cardiac event occurred, his wife, Marca, wrote on his Instagram
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Jun 19, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Longtime Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dick “Turkey” Hall, a member of the team’s Hall of Fame, died Sunday at the age of 92. The Orioles announced his death on Monday. Hall was inducted into the Orioles’ Hall of Fame in 1989. Hall began his career as an outfielder with the
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 10:18 PM ET Five-star defensive end Jamonta Waller committed to Florida on Monday night. Waller (No. 16 in the 2024 ESPN 300), from Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi, becomes the highest-ranked defensive member and second five-star prospect of Billy Napier’s 2024 class. Quarterback D.J. Lagway is
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