5:40 PM ET Jamal Collier Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News CHICAGO — Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss training camp and is doubtful for the start of the regular season because of lingering pain and discomfort following meniscus surgery
6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff proved too strong for former finalist Madison Keys in their all-American third-round duel at the US Open, racing to a 6-2, 6-3 win in just over an hour at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Friday. The 12th-seeded Gauff will next take on China’s Shuai Zhang,
6:56 PM ET ESPN News Services BOLTON, Mass. — Matthew Wolff became a footnote in LIV Golf history with the first hole-in-one, an ace that carried him to a 7-under 63 in the LIV Golf Invitational-Boston on Friday. Wolff is tied for the lead with Talor Gooch. British Open champion Cameron Smith, among six players
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The summer transfer window has been incredible, as the top clubs around Europe spent millions to try to strengthen their sides. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, clubs across the English Premier League spent a colossal €2.24 billion during the window — the most ever — and there were some huge
7:25 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans have invited the Uvalde High School football team to be their guests for the team’s season opener against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on Sept. 11. The Texans, along with supermarket chain H-E-B, are providing the Uvalde team with transportation to the stadium as well as
6:30 PM ET ESPN staff Tired of waiting for the commissioners to make a decision about expanding the College Football Playoff, the 11 presidents and chancellors who comprise the CFP’s board of managers took control on Friday with a unanimous vote to expand the field to 12 teams in 2026. The presidents have strongly urged
Zimbabwe decided to bowl against Australia Zimbabwe had the chance to exploit the early-morning start for the first time in Townsville after the coin fell in Regis Chakabva’s favour ahead of the final game in the series. The visitors made two changes with Takudzwanashe Kaitano coming in at the top of the order in place
5:08 PM ET Florida A&M’s football team is at eight ineligible players for the game Sunday against Jackson State, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel, down from 26 in last week’s loss to North Carolina. Star edge rusher and 2023 NFL prospect Isaiah Land will be eligible, along with starting right tackle Cam Colvin, all-conference defensive
4:11 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals extended safety Jalen Thompson on Friday, giving the former supplemental draft pick a long-term deal that will keep him under contract through the 2025 season. His new deal is worth up to $40 million, including $24.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10 million, a
3:08 PM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Pete Thamel The College Football Playoff’s board of managers voted Friday to expand the CFP to 12 teams in 2026, but is encouraging the sport’s commissioners to try to implement it as soon as 2024,