CAIRO, Egypt — It was June 19, 2014, when Geoffroy Serey Die truly introduced himself to a broader footballing audience, although he didn’t make his mark due to his on-field qualities. The event was Ivory Coast’s second World Cup Group C match against Colombia, and Serey Die claimed the headlines when the Elephants lined up
Month: July 2019
8:20 PM ET Kevin Durant will have a new jersey number with the Brooklyn Nets. The star forward announced on social media Sunday that he will switch to No. 7 after previously wearing No. 35 for the first 12 seasons of his NBA career. He explained the decision in a statement posted via Thirty Five
8:25 PM ET CHICAGO — It probably shouldn’t come down to the semantics of one game, but the Chicago Cubs were that close to finishing the first half on a positive note after a miserable stretch of baseball. After winning consecutive games on Thursday and Saturday for the first time since June 23-24, it was
5:34 PM ET UFC 239 on Saturday in Las Vegas witnessed the fastest knockout in company history, the closest five-round fight of Jon Jones‘ career and yet another dominant performance by Amanda Nunes. What’s next for Jones, Nunes, Holly Holm, Jorge Masvidal and others from UFC 239? Here’s ESPN’s take. Jon Jones, light heavyweight Result:
7:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAS VEGAS — The Toronto Raptors have agreed to sign forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a one-year deal, league sources confirmed to ESPN. Hollis-Jefferson, 24, was allowed to become an unrestricted free agent by the Brooklyn Nets last month, as Brooklyn needed every ounce of cap space it could muster to
7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, ready to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Cleveland, has set the National League rookie record with 68 RBIs before the break. He hit his 30th home run of the season Sunday in an 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia
8:12 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sussex 118 for 5 (Pattinson 3-38) v Australia A James Pattinson made an early impression with the red ball for Australia A ahead of a likely Ashes call-up as he bagged three wickets on a truncated opening day against Sussex. Rain and bad light prevented play until mid-afternoon and only
1:31 AM ET Associated Press BLAINE, Minn. — Six weeks after winning the NCAA individual title with Oklahoma State, Matthew Wolff wrapped up just his third tournament as a professional. He took home a trophy and a PGA Tour card. Even if the 20-year-old was playing the 3M Open on a sponsor exemption in a
6:45 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy was carted off the field in the eighth inning after a collision at the plate with the Astros‘ Jake Marisnick. The bases were loaded with the game tied at 10 when Marisnick attempted to score on a sacrifice fly by George
8:05 PM ET Sleeves were optional when the Cincinnati Reds donned vintage jerseys for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. The Reds were wearing the uniforms the team had used for one year only in 1956 — a look that featured a sleeveless, button-up shirt with the player’s number on one side of the front