NEW YORK — Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Her opponent at the US Open on Thursday night, Karolina Muchova, could do no wrong. “I came out flat, but she was playing unbelievable,” Pegula said. “She made me look like a beginner. I was about to…
NEW YORK — On Friday, under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will play in one of the biggest matches of each of their respective careers as they meet in a US Open semifinal. Both Fritz, the No. 12 seed, and Tiafoe, the No. 20 seed, will be looking…
Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 5, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Taylor Swift is back at Arrowhead Stadium. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The pop star arrived to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, as the Kansas City Chiefs opened their season against the Baltimore Ravens. Swift walked in rocking a denim top and skirt with a black purse and…
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterSep 5, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,…
A FIFPRO report has found that top-level footballers are under increasing “mental stress” due to fixture workload, with Erling Haaland‘s “machine-like” start to the season with Manchester City proving the need for a prolonged period of rest. Haaland, 24, has started the Premier League season with seven goals in three games for Pep Guardiola’s team…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003. Record eight-time winner Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d’Ors to his name, did not feature Wednesday in a list of 30…
Leicester City have won an appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for an alleged breach of Premier League Profitability and Sustainability (PSR) rules, the club said on Tuesday. Leicester, who are back in the top flight after winning the Championship last season, appealed on the basis that an independent…
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his own sporting aspirations after completing…
Welcome to September! We’re five months into Major League Baseball’s 2024 season and there is plenty of intrigue entering the homestretch. Which of the current contenders will be headed to the playoffs? How will the division races play out? Who are the favorites to win the MVP and Cy Young awards? And will Aaron Judge…
Florida State fell out of the Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top-10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989. Georgia remained No. 1, receiving 57 first-place votes after starting the season…