ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 10:53 PM ET Neymar has overtaken Pele to become Brazil‘s all-time men’s top scorer, netting twice in his national team 5-1 win in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia in the Amazon city of Belém. The Al Hilal forward began the World Cup two goals behind Pele, who
Month: September 2023
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 10:03 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Alabama‘s Malachi Moore is expected to play Saturday against No. 11 Texas, while fellow defensive back Jaylen Key will be a game-time decision, sources told ESPN on Friday. Both players left
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ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 09:27 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Luis Severino left Friday night’s start against Milwaukee in the fifth inning because of a left side injury, the team announced. Severino will undergo diagnostic testing Saturday. After allowing a leadoff single to Brice Turang on a 92 mph fastball, Severino
ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 06:28 PM ET WASHINGTON — There will be no retirement news conference for Stephen Strasburg at Nationals Park this weekend, though there’s no indication anything has changed about Washington’s 2019 World Series MVP deciding to retire. Owner Mark Lerner released a rare statement Friday to respond to a variety
Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 08:25 PM ET ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Stanley “Whitey” Von Nieda, who had been the oldest living former NBA player, has died at the age of 101. Von Nieda died Wednesday in Elizabethtown. Von Nieda played a combined 59 games for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Baltimore Bullets in 1949-50. The National
Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 07:41 PM ET CINCINNATI — Peiyun Chien of Taiwan holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and played bogey-free on Friday for an 8-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship as she tries for her first LPGA Tour victory. Chien has won three
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 05:49 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia North Carolina‘s Mack Brown isn’t the only college football coach irate with the NCAA because of its recent rulings regarding graduate transfers. Mississippi State‘s Zach Arnett blasted
Sep 8, 2023, 03:45 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers activated All-Star designated hitter J.D. Martinez from the 10-day injured list on Friday, while infielder Michael Busch was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Martinez, 36, missed 17 games with groin tightness. He is batting .256 with 25 homers and 78 RBIs in 92 games. The
ESPN News Services Sep 8, 2023, 04:24 PM ET Right-hander Germán Márquez and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a two-year, $20 million contract extension, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The team announced the extension but did not disclose terms. Márquez, 28, had Tommy John surgery in May and will miss most