John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:43 AM ET Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith is retiring at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, he announced Wednesday morning. Smith, who has led the Buckeyes’ athletic department since March 2005, will step down effective June 30, 2024. “I have always believed that a leader
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Has covered baseball since 1981 BALTIMORE — A WEEK into the 2023 season, the New York Yankees came to Baltimore. It was far too early to tell in which direction the Orioles might go, whether they would
Mercedes is still a step behind Red Bull but Lewis Hamilton has praised his team for the progress made since starting the season on the back foot. Mercedes ditched its radical zero-sidepod concept after the first qualifying session of the year, at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and rolled out a new upgrade at the Monaco
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2023, 10:39 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Claressa Shields, widely considered the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer on the planet, is going back to MMA in 2024. Shields, 28, has signed a new multiyear deal to compete
Aug 9, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Wolves have appointed former Bournemouth coach Gary O’Neil as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, a day after Julen Lopetegui abruptly left the role. Spanish manager Lopetegui left Wolves after less than a year in charge following differences of opinion, three
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 9, 2023, 03:55 AM ET Manchester City are interested in signing West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, sources have told ESPN. City are yet to launch a formal bid for the Brazil midfielder but he is high up on the club’s list of potential targets. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
Aug 9, 2023, 03:09 AM ET Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said he understands people’s concerns over the Premier League club’s lack of transfer business ahead of the new season and urged his teammates to step up following the departure of several key players. Van Dijk, 32, replaced Jordan Henderson as captain after the England
Aug 9, 2023, 06:10 AM ET U.S. men’s national team goalkeeper Matt Turner has completed a transfer from Arsenal to fellow Premier League club Nottingham Forest, it was announced on Wednesday. Turner departs Arsenal after a single season in which he served as backup to Aaron Ramsdale and made just seven appearances — all in
Connor O’Halloran Aug 9, 2023, 06:16 AM ET West Ham have agreed a deal worth around £30 million ($38.2m) to sign Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that West Ham have also agreed a deal for Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse, targeted as a replacement for midfielder Declan Rice