Month: August 2023

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2023, 12:56 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Light heavyweight title contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker will meet at UFC 294 in October, sources confirmed to ESPN. The 205-pound bout will take place on Oct. 21 in
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ESPN News Services Aug 1, 2023, 05:14 PM ET BOSTON — Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman has been awarded $3.475 million through arbitration on a contract for next season, the team announced. The ruling was handed down Tuesday after Swayman and the team had a hearing Sunday. The Bruins chose a one-year contract instead of
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Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Aug 1, 2023, 04:29 PM ET After months of negotiations and uncertainty, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff on Tuesday presented the conference’s presidents and chancellors with a primarily subscription-based Apple streaming deal for its potential
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Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 04:10 PM ET PRAGUE — Yanina Wickmayer rallied to upset second-seeded Zhu Lin 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Prague Open on Tuesday. It was the first top-50 win for the Belgian since 2017 and came after Wickmayer reached the semifinals at the Poland Open where she
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Ross Devonport Aug 1, 2023, 03:00 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New Inter Miami CF left back Jordi Alba admitted Tuesday that he had other, more lucrative offers but that his move to Miami was about more than money and that he was excited to reunite with his former Barcelona teammates. “Despite the offers
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. The Atlanta Braves acquired veteran left-handed reliever Brad Hand from the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, hours before the trade deadline, the
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia In a swift response to multiple players’ complaints about the PGA Tour’s lack of transparency before its surprising alliance with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s
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