Ryan O’HanlonJul 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” With the 2026 World Cup suddenly less than a year away, we can now introduce a new layer of worry into the already-twisted collective psyche of…
La Liga winger ‘150% certain’ to join Barcelona this summer – Gerard Romero After weeks of negotiations and deliberations, Barcelona’s pursuit of Nico Williams appears to have reached the final stages. Everything is set in motion for the Catalans in their bid to sign the Athletic Club winger, who has given his word of approval…
Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy left Wednesday night’s eventual 5-4 comeback walk-off win over the Chicago White Sox with a serious-looking injury that the team is, for now, calling “left knee pain.” After the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Muncy will undergo an MRI on Thursday and that the…
Dave McMenaminJul 2, 2025, 06:31 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While the basketball world continued to wonder what LeBron James would do next as NBA…
Bradford DoolittleJul 2, 2025, 11:44 PM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 The 3,000-strikeout club has grown by one, with Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffing the Chicago White Sox‘s Vinny Capra in the sixth inning Wednesday at Dodger…
There is a new member of the 3,000-strikeout club. On Wednesday night, Los Angeles Dodgers icon Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 career strikeouts, and only the fourth left-hander. He fanned Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox for the milestone strikeout in the top of the sixth. Here is…
ST. LOUIS — Led by a brace from Diego Luna, the U.S. men’s national team defeated Guatemala 2-1 in the Gold Cup semifinal Wednesday. Held at a sold-out Energizer Park that had a majority Guatemala crowd, the USMNT immediately hit the ground running with a goal from Luna in the fourth minute. Pouncing on a…
On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers will begin summer league play by participating in the California Classic. Their first game will take place that afternoon versus the Golden State Warriors, and after two more contests, they will move on to the NBA’s main summer league in Las Vegas, which will begin play on July 10….
A month after the New York Knicks elected to move on from coach Tom Thibodeau, who led the team to its first conference finals in a quarter-century, the franchise is expected to hire two-time Coach of the Year Mike Brown, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Knicks and Brown — who has previously guided the…
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is being rewarded for his historic start to the season. On Wednesday, Raleigh was named a starter for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, earning his first All-Star nod while being voted the best catcher in the American League. But while Raleigh is pleased about the opportunity, he has another reason…
