Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:55 PM ET NEWTON, Iowa — NASCAR announced Tuesday that it will finally bring its top Cup Series to Iowa for the first time. Cup Series drivers will race at Iowa Speedway in Newton in June 2024, a weekend that will also include the second-tier Xfinity Series at the track
Month: October 2023
Oct 3, 2023, 02:30 PM ET It. Is. On. Eight teams are in action today as the 2023 MLB playoffs begin with the best-of-three wild-card round. The Game 1 action starts in the American League, with the Texas Rangers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (3 p.m. ET, ABC), followed by the Toronto Blue Jays at
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young defended his team’s postseason-clinching celebration, saying he thinks it is “ridiculous that that’s even a subject” and ripping a Houston Astros reporter’s “pretty poor journalism” for a “classless” comparison of the in-state rivals’ celebrations. Young weighed in on what has
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 12:37 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Michael Lorenzen, Byron Buxton, Johnny Cueto and Jonathan Hernandez were among the players left off rosters for wild-card series that started Tuesday, while the Texas Rangers made the surprise inclusion of former top draft pick Matt Bush. The Minnesota Twins included Carlos Correa and rookie
Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award A bipartisan Congressional commission, citing the NBA’s stated values, called on the league to ban
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball insists he will play again despite a series of knee surgeries that have derailed his promising career. Ball said Monday he is about halfway through the rehab process from a cartilage transplant in March — the third operation on his left
Oct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks away, and as the players and coaches prepare for training camp, our NBA insiders are breaking down some of the biggest things we overheard from this season’s media days. The San Antonio Spurs‘ highly anticipated rookie, Victor Wembanyama, is no stranger to
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be a licensed corner for Bellator MMA lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on Saturday in San Diego. California State Athletic Commission
Tim Southee‘s dislocated thumb is still tender and scarred but he has begun bowling and has started to build up his bowling loads, which raises hopes of a swift return at the World Cup. Southee had dislocated his thumb during an ODI against England on September 15, and now has a plate and some screws