Jul 6, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 MLB draft is just around the corner, so we asked three of our own MLB experts to try their hand at selecting a first round consisting of this year’s top prospects. The rules were simple: Jeff Passan, Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez snake drafted through 10 rounds
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 6, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books A change to the international schedule has forced USA Basketball into going with young rosters for the FIBA World Cup and the organization’s new leadership is loading Team USA
Jul 6, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Indigenous flags of Australia and New Zealand will be flown at all Women’s World Cup games, after FIFA approved a request from Australia and New Zealand football organisations. Australia’s national flag, the Australian Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag will be displayed at the 35 matches played
In a dramatic turnaround, Tamim Iqbal has withdrawn his retirement after intervention from Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He met her on Friday afternoon after being invited for a meeting. Tamim was in the Prime Minister’s residence with his wife, his former captain Mashrafe Mortaza and BCB president Nazmul Hassan. Tamim briefed the media outside
Jeff Wagenheim Jul 7, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Las Vegas is the Fight Capital of the World. That title is undisputed. Half a century ago, casino operators figured out that championship boxing would draw high rollers to ringside. And before and after the fights, to the gambling halls. Ever since, many of the sport’s biggest
Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 7, 2023, 01:25 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. The “cattle prod”
Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 11:55 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim had rounds that matched the beauty at Pebble Beach, each of them with a 4-under 68 on Thursday to share the lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at one of America’s most famous courses.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 08:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Georges St-Pierre is returning to competition — in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match. St-Pierre, one of the greatest fighters in UFC history, will compete in a grappling bout Dec. 14 at the Fight Pass Invitational 6 in Las Vegas, it was announced Thursday
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 6, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Portland Trail Blazers are matching restricted free agent Matisse Thybulle‘s three-year, $33 million offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Blazers are retaining Thybulle, 26, who will stay a
Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 04:38 PM ET CHICAGO — The White Sox placed right-hander Joe Kelly on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with right elbow inflammation. The White Sox also recalled right-hander Nick Padilla from Triple-A Charlotte. Jimmy Lambert, another right-hander, was added to the roster as the 27th player for the team’s