Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Over the past two years, Phillies-Braves has transformed into one of baseball’s best rivalries, in the vein of Yankees-Red Sox, Giants-Dodgers, or Cardinals-Cubs. One thing it did
Month: October 2023
Oct 10, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sodiq Yusuff meets Edson Barboza in the men’s featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Yusuff (13-2) last fought just
ESPN Insiders Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NBArank is in the books. Our top ten revealed a tight race for the No. 1 spot between seven-time All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and reigning NBA Finals champion and MVP Nikola Jokic as well as raised questions around LeBron James‘ rank as he
Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where did MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and reigning
“The most important knee in New Zealand”, as Katey Martin, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper and current commentator put it in the lead-up to the World Cup, is finally ready to withstand the load of international cricket. After netting up for almost an hour last evening – and just before hitting Chepauk’s outdoor nets again
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 07:54 AM ET UEFA has postponed Israel‘s European Championship qualifying game against host Kosovo that was due to take place on Sunday. The decision by European football’s governing body comes after Hamas, an Islamist militant group that governs Gaza, launched a deadly attack on Israel on Saturday. Israel formally declared
The English Football Association (FA) has said it is planning a series of measures to mark the victims of the Israel-Hamas war at Friday’s friendly between England and Australia but have resisted calls to light up the Wembley arch in the colours of Israel’s flag. Black armbands will be worn by both sets of players
Connor O’Halloran Oct 12, 2023, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MONACO — United States forward Folarin Balogun has told ESPN that that the decision whether he remained at Arsenal last summer was out of his control. Balogun joined Monaco in a deal worth up to €40 million ($42m) last summer and has made a
Adriana Garcia Oct 12, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema joined Al Ittihad this summer because he always wanted to live in Saudi Arabia and “help Saudi football grow.” The France forward, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2022, left Real Madrid after 14 years “to try a new challenge,” signing for
Oct 12, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris are two-time World Cup champions. Photo by Brad Smith/isiphotos.com/Getty Images Former United States women’s national team goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris filed for divorce this past September from Ali Krieger after nearly four years of marriage, according to public court documents from Seminole County, Fla. The couple, who