Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Ross Chastain is NASCAR’s preeminent lightning rod, but he’s got better things to do than trade barbs with rivals. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Ross
Oct 5, 2023, 12:55 PM ET The U.S. Open will return to The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., in 2038, the USGA announced Thursday. The historic venue outside Boston previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1913, 1963, 1988 and 2022. The 2038 U.S. Open will be held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts in
Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 12:51 PM ET UCF football coach Gus Malzahn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2027 season, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Malzahn agreed to terms early this summer and the school raised his salary to $4 million per year on July 1, sources told ESPN. The deal rises
Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:33 PM ET Close ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan After adding Oregon and Washington to its ranks, the Big Ten on Thursday announced its newest version of its future football schedules for the 2024 to 2028 seasons. The conference had released a
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 12:11 PM ET CHICAGO — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school for $130 million, saying his alma mater wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department. The announcement by Chicago-based attorneys Dan K. Webb and
Nick ParkinsonOct 5, 2023, 11:24 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Leigh Wood believes Saturday’s world title defense could be his last as making the featherweight limit is becoming increasingly difficult for him.
Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 10:08 AM ET The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves will play two preseason games in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and Saturday in the second year of the NBA’s multiyear partnership with the city. The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks faced off in the inaugural edition last season. Editor’s Picks 1
Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 07:28 AM ET BEIJING — Coco Gauff saved four set points before beating 16th-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Thursday in the third round of the China Open. The victory extended the third-ranked American’s winning streak to 15 matches, a span that includes the Cincinnati title and her US
Oct 5, 2023, 08:00 AM ET ESPN will televise the inaugural season of TGL presented by SoFi, the new golf league set to begin play in 2024, as part of a multiyear agreement announced Thursday morning. The league, which is the brainchild of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy along with golf executive Mike McCarley, will
Oct 2, 2023, 10:24 AM ET Grant Dawson meets Bobby Green in the lightweight 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. Dawson (20-1-1) is unbeaten in his most recent 12