D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 8, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka was one point away from reaching her first French Open final. Facing the unseeded Karolina Muchova in the semifinals on Thursday, she had battled back after losing the first set in a tiebreak, and now held a commanding lead at 5-2 in the decider.
Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJun 8, 2023, 05:14 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff
Jun 8, 2023, 01:57 PM ET Next week’s Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal will be a bigger challenge for resurgent Mercedes than last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, the team’s trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said on Thursday. Mercedes finished second and third at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya with seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton
Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 03:39 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson will miss Sunday’s NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway with concussion-like symptoms from a crash last weekend outside St. Louis. Legacy Motor Club said Thursday that Truck Series driver Grant Enfinger will make his Cup debut as Gragson’s replacement in the No. 42
Jun 8, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Chicago Blackhawks forward Andreas Athanasiou signed a two-year, $8.5 million contract that runs through the 2024-25 season, the team announced Thursday. Athanasiou, 28, was headed for unrestricted free agency prior to agreeing to the deal. He tied for the team lead with 20 goals while also recording 20 assists
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 04:38 PM ET The UFC is ramping up its women’s divisions with highly regarded up-and-comers. Four women’s MMA prospects were signed by the promotion this week, including undefeated British women’s bantamweight fighter Melissa Dixon, her rep Maurice Blanco of First Round Management confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. In
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 8, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big Ten in 2024 will introduce a football schedule model that includes 11 protected matchups across the conference, eliminates divisions and targets a robust overall rotation as the league expands to 16
ESPN News Services Jun 8, 2023, 04:25 PM ET The Big 12 Conference is extending its reach into Mexico, announcing plans Thursday for men’s and women’s basketball games to be played in Mexico City late next year while also exploring a possible football bowl game in Monterrey. “Mexico is a natural extension to the Big
Jun 8, 2023, 04:01 PM ET The Big Ten has unveiled its football schedule model for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, when the league expands to 16 members with the arrivals of UCLA and USC. All hail Flex Protect Plus! The league’s new model features no divisions and 11 protected annual games that are not
As Steven Smith struck his 31st Test hundred against India on day two of the World Test Championship final at The Oval, England vice-captain Ollie Pope could only but admire the Australian’s class. Ominous signs ahead of the Ashes? No doubt. But for a player with a Test average of 59.55 in these conditions –