2:28 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN By way of reintroduction, a brief note before our first edition of the season. ESPN presents the best player in the world of the week, celebrating the player that has the best stats, impact or storyline to earn the honor. We accepted nominations from every league and every level, from
Month: October 2018
10:59 AM ET Garbine Muguruza thrashed fellow Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-1 to make the last 16 of the Hong Kong Open. Two-time Grand Slam winner Muguruza dominated from the outset, breaking five times in the straight sets victory. Australian Open organisers are working to determine whether coaching will be allowed during the Grand
11:26 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Kasey Kahne won’t return to the NASCAR Cup Series this season and indicated Tuesday that he might never be able to return to full-bodied stock cars. Kahne, who announced in August that he
10:09 PM ET England were made to settle for a 1-1 draw against Australia in their international women’s friendly on Tuesday at Craven Cottage. Matildas defender Clare Polkinghorne nodded home a late equaliser for the visitor after Phil Neville’s side squandered a number of opportunities to wrap up the win. Fran Kirby fired England into
Costa Rica has hired former Club America and Leon coach Gustavo Matosas as the squad’s new manager, the country’s federation announced on Tuesday. The ex-Uruguay international takes over for Oscar Ramirez, whose contract was not renewed following Costa Rica’s exit from the World Cup in Russia. Matosas, 51, won two Liga MX titles with Leon
Paul Mariner rates the sensibility of the latest transfer links, including potential comings and goings at Chelsea and Manchester United. The transfer window for all of Europe’s big five leagues is closed, but that doesn’t stop Transfer Talk from rummaging around about who will be moving where come January. City possess Sancho buy-back clause Manchester
8:36 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has called on the media to show title rival Sebastian Vettel “a little more respect” following the implosion of the Ferrari driver’s championship challenge. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been developing since Singapore, writes
8:24 AM ET A round-up of the best radio soundbites from the Japanese Grand Prix, where Ferrari blundered again and Sebastian Vettel saw his already slim championship chances suffer another significant blow. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been developing
8:24 AM ET NEW YORK — On the very October day when Derek Jeter had one of the most memorable plays in postseason history, sprinting toward the first-base line at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and creatively flipping a relay throw home to catcher Jorge Posada, CC Sabathia — some 2,500 miles away — made his first
7:00 AM ET With the other three division series wrapped up in just 10 games among them, we’re left with the drawn-out drama of the Red Sox aiming to eliminate the Yankees in New York for the first time (in their first opportunity) since 2004. If you’re looking for a sign that this might be