Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 09:27 PM ET CLEVELAND — Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia won the final four games in the second set to complete a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Lin Zhu of China in the semifinals of Tennis in the Land on Friday. Alexandrova, ranked No. 22 in the world, held serve on
Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 07:34 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — After squandering a big lead in the opening round of the Tour Championship, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler bounced back in a big way
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2023, 08:35 PM ET The Big Ten said Friday it will make football availability reports mandatory on gamedays during the 2023 season, making it the only Power 5 conference to actively distribute such reports. Big Ten schools will be required to submit availability reports at least two hours before
Aug 25, 2023, 02:45 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals reinstated infielder Nolan Gorman from the 10-day injured list on Friday. Gorman has not played since Aug. 12 due to a strain in his lower back. He is batting .241 with 24 home runs and 67 RBIs in 104 games this season and has made
ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2023, 12:44 PM ET Adam Jones will retire as a member of the Baltimore Orioles prior to a game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 15, the team announced Friday. Jones, 38, spent 11 of his 14 major league seasons with the Orioles and totaled 1,781 hits, 263
Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 06:46 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees‘ charter flight to Florida on Thursday had a familiar name in the cockpit: Captain Schmidt, as in Delta pilot Dwight Schmidt, the father of Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt. “It was a lot of fun,” Clarke Schmidt said before Friday
Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 04:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani was batting second as the designated hitter for the Angels against the New York Mets on Friday night in the first game after Los Angeles said the two-way star had torn an elbow ligament. Los Angeles said Wednesday that Ohtani will not
ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2023, 03:20 PM ET NEW YORK — San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suárez was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, the sixth pitcher penalized for using banned sticky stuff. The penalty was announced by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill. Suárez appealed the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 25, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Erik ten Hag has accused his Manchester United players of not running during the defeat to Tottenham and insisted he will not accept a drop in standards during his second season at Old Trafford. Ten Hag has admitted his team have “not been good enough” in their