2:20 AM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Welcome home to Slam Diego, Daniel Camarena. The rookie reliever hit a stunning grand slam off Washington ace Max Scherzer and his hometown San Diego Padres overcame an eight-run deficit, finally beating the Nationals 9-8 Thursday night on Trent Grisham’s RBI single in the ninth inning. The
Month: July 2021
7:34 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN When Ryan Garcia withdrew from his July 9 bout with Javier Fortuna to address his mental health, Joseph Diaz Jr. raised his hand. Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KOs) immediately offered to fight Fortuna, even though the bout would be contested one division above his natural fighting weight of 130 pounds. After
6:59 AM ET On April 6, 2013, MMA coach Mark Henry was at Ericsson Global Arena in Stockholm to corner one of his fighters. It was the same card that featured the UFC debut of Conor McGregor. McGregor earned a KO-of-the-night bonus with a first-round stoppage of Marcus Brimage. Henry, watching from the locker room,
6:00 PM ET Alabama beat Clemson on the recruiting trail for five-star defensive end Jeremiah Alexander, who announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide on Thursday. Alexander is the No. 11-ranked recruit overall and the No. 1-ranked prospect in the state of Alabama. He’s a 6-foot-2, 230-pound defensive end, who could also play linebacker, from
1:05 AM ET NBA Insiders By now you have probably heard about the tattoo Devin Booker has on his arm, “Be Legendary,” which was inspired by the advice the late Kobe Bryant wrote on his shoes after a game during his final season. Booker idolized Bryant. Wanted to learn everything he could from him. Then
8:51 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The biggest heavyweight bout of the summer has been postponed. Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Deontay Wilder will be rescheduled for later this year, sources confirmed to ESPN. The fight was originally scheduled for July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the
11:05 PM ET LAS VEGAS — As promised, the “old” Conor McGregor was back Thursday. At least the one outside the cage. The UFC superstar had to be held back from opponent Dustin Poirier by security right at the start of the UFC 264 prefight news conference and then kicked Poirier in the leg during
12:04 PM ET Copa America and Euro 2020 will draw to a close this weekend, but fret not, dear soccer fans: the Gold Cup kicks off on Saturday night when El Salvador takes on Curacao. So with the cream rising to the top in South America and Europe, ESPN asked its North American-based writers to
7:00 AM ET With the season’s halfway mark arriving in the coming days, the teams at the top of our MLB Power Rankings have started to separate themselves from the pack while those at the bottom might already be thinking about next year as the trade deadline approaches. Did the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red
8:50 PM ET Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Billy Andrade and Stephen Ames shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Andrade had five birdies and no bogeys on an Omaha Country Club course that dried out after the sun broke through and the wind came up in
6:01 PM ET Former LSU left tackle Dare Rosenthal announced Thursday that he will transfer to play football at Kentucky. “My decision was not based on my athleticism alone,” Rosenthal said as part of his announcement on Twitter. “It was based on me attending the University that I believe can help mold and shape me
7:00 AM ET LONDON — The Wimbledon men’s singles title is Novak Djokovic‘s to lose, at least according to the game’s greats. He has been the clear favorite from the start of the tournament, and having dropped just one set ahead of his 41st Grand Slam semifinal, it’s going to take something truly remarkable to
3:27 PM ET Major League Baseball has extended Trevor Bauer’s paid administrative leave another seven days, beginning Friday, amid the investigation into sexual assault allegations against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. MLB announced the extension, which was widely expected, on Thursday after reaching an agreement with the MLBPA. Bauer’s original seven-day paid leave was set
2:12 PM ET James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody. French media reports said that the Brooklyn Nets star, who’s been seen around Paris with Kanye West and Lil Baby,
2:49 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — As a girl growing up in Queensland, Ash Barty dreamt of one day competing on the biggest stage, playing a match in her mind for Wimbledon glory. On Saturday, she will get the chance to do it for real when she plays former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova
10:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: We recently discovered that our previous preseason release of the Football Power Index in April contained data and modeling errors. We have remedied the issues and are re-releasing FPI here ahead of the 2021 season. ESPN Analytics regrets the error. In five of the past six seasons, the top spot
3:11 PM ET NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — – About to start his first event as a major champion, Jon Rahm was taking some practice swings on the first tee at the Scottish Open when his status as golf’s hottest player was underlined. “On the tee,” the official starter said, “the U.S. Open champion, the Race
4:17 PM ET Major international soccer tournaments are funny beasts. After a grueling, nine-month club season, we shuffle all the rosters, have these new teams play between three and seven games together, and then draw far-reaching conclusions and referendums — Player A is clearly overrated, Coach B’s tactics are a shambles, Country C’s time has
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