Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 5, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Max Verstappen has no issue celebrating his third Formula One title midway through the Qatar Grand Prix weekend if he ends up winning it in Saturday’s sprint race. As long as Red Bull teammate Sergio
Month: October 2023
Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll has questioned why Formula One would let Andretti join as an 11th team, saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. This week the governing FIA gave its approval for an Andretti-Cadillac bid to join F1 in 2025 or 2026, pending approval from the sport’s commercial rights holder, Liberty Media.
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 02:41 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hailie Deegan will make the move to NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series next season in a multi-year deal with AM Racing announced Thursday. The 22-year-old Californian is the only woman competing full-time at NASCAR’s national level and has spent the last three seasons in the
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 01:14 PM ET HOUSTON — The Astros will start Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. It will be the 35th career postseason start for Verlander, who returned to the AL West champion Astros in a trade from the New York
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia announced to staff Thursday he is investing more than $100 million in a new practice facility for the Mercury and an adjoining
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News The Golden State Warriors have been one of the most successful NBA franchises over the past decade. They want to do the same in the WNBA, which announced Thursday morning that
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, has committed to play for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Embiid informed Team
AS COACHES AND players trudged into the locker room at halftime of what would become yet another dispiriting loss — one of 62 for the 2021-22 Houston Rockets, a team built to lose in its first full season since the end of the James Harden era — they heard an unusual voice command attention. “You’re
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 01:45 PM ET ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Peter Uihlein, Sebastian Söderberg and Adri Arnaus shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead at the Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday as three of Europe’s Ryder Cup-winning team returned to action with solid starts at the European tour event. The tournament is
LOSAIL, Qatar — Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One should embrace Andretti’s proposed entry to the sport as an 11th team due to the opportunities it would create and the added excitement it would bring to racing. This week the sport’s governing body, the FIA, formally approved Andretti’s bid to join the F1 grid in future,