11:23 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Novak Djokovic will get the chance to defend his Wimbledon title in Sunday’s final after defeating No. 23 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Djokovic is in his sixth final at the All England Club and will look to add to previous Wimbledon wins
Month: July 2019
10:50 AM ET The NBA is promoting one of its most experienced referees, Jason Phillips, to run its replay center, the league will announce Friday. Phillips will replace veteran executive Joe Borgia, who will transition to a role overseeing the implementation of the new coach’s challenge for the upcoming season. It is part of an
10:44 AM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes and free-agent center Ryan Dzingel have agreed on a two-year, $6.75 million contract. The deal announced Friday by general manager Don Waddell will pay Dzingel $3.25 million this season and $3.5 million in 2020-21. “Ryan has proven that he can be an impact
12:39 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University You can’t pass up working with talent like this. Tennessee Titans safeties Kevin Byard and Kenny Vaccaro and CB Joshua Kalu traveled to Austin, Texas, to meet up with other players for
Apr 24, 2019 From potential No. 1 overall picks like Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence and Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa to dynamic playmakers like Oklahoma WR CeeDee Lamb and Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor, these are the top future NFL draft prospects for every Top 25 team. The beauty of what Dabo Swinney has done at Clemson
9:45 AM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry says he is ready for the “new challenge” of bringing his new-look team to the same level that reached five straight NBA Finals. Speaking Thursday after a practice round for the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament, Curry addressed the losses of Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala
9:17 AM ET Japanese national hero Ryota Murata avenged a one-sided loss and regained his secondary middleweight world title with an explosive second-round knockout of Rob Brant on Friday at Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan, in a fight streamed on ESPN+ in the United States. Murata dropped Brant midway through the second round and continued
7:00 AM ET What’s next for the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder after agreeing to swap All-Star point guards Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul? The Rockets are reuniting Westbrook with James Harden in a talented backcourt that has some question marks, while the Thunder continue to stockpile draft assets for the future following the
8:41 AM ET As discussions between the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder on a blockbuster deal for Russell Westbrook grew serious Thursday, Daryl Morey, Houston’s general manager, called James Harden to discuss how both stars might work together. Harden gently cut Morey off and reminded him: “I know how to play with Russ
9:14 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN NEWARK, N.J. — The first memory that comes to mind is his grandfather calling him outside. Shakur Stevenson is 10. His grandfather, Wali Moses, is ready and waiting with the gloves and the pads. The kids from the block are waiting, too. This isn’t something Shakur wants to do, but