Month: July 2023

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 31, 2023, 08:22 AM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Aitana Bonmatí said Spain are “pissed off” after suffering a shock 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday, but the midfielder hopes they can use the game to kickstart their FIFA World Cup campaign. Japan scored three times in the first half and
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Jul 31, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Liverpool have appointed Virgil van Dijk as the club’s new skipper, with fellow defender Trent Alexander-Arnold taking on the vice-captain’s role, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Van Dijk, who also captains the Netherlands national team, will replace Jordan Henderson after the England midfielder joined Saudi Pro League
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Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 02:42 PM ET A judge has decided to indict Dani Alves following an investigation into sexual assault accusations against the Brazilian soccer player, a Spanish court said Monday. The judge concluded the investigation and found evidence of wrongdoing by Alves, who has been in custody since January on accusations he
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Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Wilson Alexander of The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was named the winner of the 2023 Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, the Football Writers Association of America announced Monday. Alexander is the fourth person to win the annual honor named for Aschoff, an ESPN college
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Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 01:53 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska defensive back Myles Farmer, the team’s second-leading tackler last season, was not on the 120-man roster when the Cornhuskers opened practice Monday and his return is uncertain. First-year coach Matt Rhule said he suspended Farmer indefinitely. Rhule didn’t disclose the reason other than
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
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ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2023, 01:54 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick was carted off the field Monday with a left leg injury almost a year after he tore his right ACL at training camp. Coach Sean Payton told reporters the team fears that Patrick suffered an Achilles injury. Patrick,
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