Month: June 2022

1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Social media influencer Logan Paul has signed a deal with WWE, the organization announced on Thursday. The pact is a multi-event deal, sources told ESPN, that will push into 2023. Paul will compete in the ring at multiple WWE premium live events (formerly called pay-per-views by the company) and will
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2:10 PM ET SILVERSTONE — The FIA will start enforcing rules around how much Formula One cars can bounce — or porpoise — from the French Grand Prix onwards. F1’s governing body has introduced a Technical Directive on the issue following safety concerns about the impact of the bouncing on drivers’ health. After the Azerbaijan
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1:55 PM ET TOWCESTER, England — Max Verstappen said the racial slur Nelson Piquet used to describe Lewis Hamilton is “not correct” but insisted the three-time world champion is “definitely not a racist.” Verstappen knows Piquet, the father of his girlfriend, Kelly, better than most in the Formula One paddock and was quick to say
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2:05 PM ET Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University USC and UCLA, two of the Pac-12’s flagship programs, are planning to leave the conference for the Big Ten as early as 2024, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The Mercury News first
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2:21 PM ET Five-star offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor announced his commitment to Iowa football Thursday in a huge in-state recruiting win for the Hawkeyes. Proctor is the No. 6 prospect overall in the 2023 class and had a top-two list of Iowa and Alabama. It’s not often that those two schools battle for the same
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1:10 PM ET Emily Engel-Natzke wanted to make the National Hockey League as a video coach. When the Washington Capitals named Engel-Natzke video coordinator on Thursday, she not only accomplished that goal, but she also became the first woman to hold a full-time position on an NHL coaching staff. “I’ve never kind of really looked
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11:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Harmony Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world, and Katie Boulter, who is 118th, continue to make a name for themselves at Wimbledon, reaching the third round of the women’s draw on Thursday with upset victories. France’s Tan, who ousted seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in a first-round match
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8:45 AM ET United States Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson has warned American golfers on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf International Series that they may not be picked for next year’s matches in Italy. A total of 17 players were suspended by the PGA Tour ahead of the LIV’s inaugural event in St. Albans, England
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