Jul 9, 2019 D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — Cori “Coco” Gauff waved her racket upward in frustration, and then she slowly made her way to the net. Her magical Wimbledon run was over in the fourth round after she hit the ball wide. She graciously shook hands with Simona Halep, her opponent, but never cracked a
Month: August 2019
12:58 PM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate The cause of Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown‘s foot injury has been revealed: because he used improper foot protection at a French cryotherapy clinic in July, he’s developed severe frostbite, which has kept him out of Raiders
11:34 AM ET The mayor of Mexico City has revealed the Mexican Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar beyond 2019, with details of the new contract due to be announced on Thursday. 1 Related The Mexican Grand Prix returned to the F1 calendar in 2015 and October’s race in Mexico City will
8:00 AM ET YORK, Pa. — Jimmy Paredes didn’t mean to steal first base. It just kind of happened. It was Friday, July 12. The first day of the second half of the Atlantic League season. During the all-star break, a batch of wacky new rules had been introduced. The craziest one of all? Stealing
11:12 AM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pro Bowl will return to Orlando for the fourth straight year and be held one week before the Super Bowl. The NFL’s all-star game will be an afternoon matchup at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. A week later, the league’s championship game will be played
11:09 AM ET Oakland Raiders star receiver Antonio Brown‘s mysterious foot injury is the result of extreme frostbite caused by a cryotherapy machine, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Brown was not wearing appropriate footwear when he entered the cryotherapy chamber last month in France and burned his feet, leaving them frostbitten, according to
10:48 AM ET The NCAA has ruled that freshman cornerback Chris Steele, who transferred from Florida in early June, will be eligible to play for the USC Trojans this coming season. USC coach Clay Helton confirmed the NCAA’s decision to reporters after Tuesday’s practice. Steele, from St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, committed
10:52 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus has filed a petition to be readmitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison after he was found not guilty of sexually assaulting two female students. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Wednesday that Cephus directed his attorneys on Tuesday to file the
7:52 AM ET Pierre Gasly’s current form is so bad even Lewis Hamilton couldn’t resist having a dig after the Hungarian Grand Prix — the five-time world champion playfully suggested to Max Verstappen that Fernando Alonso would be a much better teammate. 1 Related The French driver appears to be clinging on to his seat
Aug 1, 2019 Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Mike Trout is squarely in the passing-Hall-of-Famers-in-career-WAR-every-few-days period of his career. He is still 27. If I tell you that 27-year-old Mike Trout has more career WAR than, say, Barry Larkin, you