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Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 06:04 PM ET BOLOGNA, Italy — Canada started the defense of its Davis Cup title by beating Italy 3-0 in the group stage of the finals, with the United States, Britain and the Czech Republic also winning on Wednesday. Alexis Galarneau beat Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (8), 6-4 before Gabriel Diallo

Sep 12, 2023, 12:47 AM The countdown is over, the 2023 Rugby World Cup has finally arrived and we were treated to an absolute spectacle across the opening weekend. The action continues from Thursday with hosts France taking on Uruguay, New Zealand looking to find their first win of the tournament, while Tonga and Samoa

Sep 12, 2023, 12:39 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with forward Tomas Tatar on a one-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Tomas has been a consistent, productive player throughout his NHL career,” Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said. “He is a veteran winger who brings scoring

Associated Press Sep 13, 2023, 12:35 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Danielle Collins beat qualifier Louisa Chirico 7-5, 6-0 in singles at the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Tuesday and then joined Coco Vandeweghe of nearby Rancho Santa Fe for a 6-3, 4-6, 10-3 doubles victory against Marta Kostyuk and Alycia Parks. “The last couple

Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 07:31 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Ugo Humbert beat Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4 to help France get off to a winning start against Switzerland in the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on Tuesday. Humbert’s victory gave France an unassailable lead after Adrian Mannarino defeated Dominic Stricker 3-6, 6-1,

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The New York Jets‘ odds to win the Super Bowl lengthened significantly Monday at sportsbooks as oddsmakers tried to assess the impact of Aaron Rodgers‘ injury. Caesars Sportsbook moved the Jets’ Super Bowl odds

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 01:20 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

Sep 12, 2023, 09:43 AM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Former Spanish tennis great Arantxa Sánchez Vicario told a court Tuesday at the start of a fraud trial that she had trusted her then-husband to handle her money and she was not aware of any illegal tampering with her family assets. Sánchez Vicario, 51, and her

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2023, 08:51 PM ET Five-star wide receiver Micah Hudson committed to Texas Tech on Monday night, he announced on social media. Hudson, No. 13 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the fourth-best wide receiver in the cycle, was the highest-ranked prospect left to commit. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Indiana’s quarterback competition ended Monday with coach Tom Allen naming Tayven Jackson the Hoosiers‘ starter. Jackson had been competing with Brendan Sorsby throughout the offseason and the first two games for the starting job. Both are second-year players who threw only a handful of passes as true

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 11, 2023, 01:41 PM ET After two games of deploying a two-quarterback system that has helped Utah start the season 2-0 with starter Cam Rising still sidelined, Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham told local reporters Monday that freshman Nate Johnson will be the starter for the Utes this week against Weber State

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Julio Urías‘ locker was noticeably absent from the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ clubhouse when the team returned home Monday,

Associated Press Sep 12, 2023, 02:01 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Katie Volynets rallied to defeat 17-year-old qualifier Clerive Ngounoue 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Monday night at the Barnes Tennis Center. Ngounoue had won two qualifying matches during the weekend and was hoping to win

Sep 10, 2023, 10:35 PM What a finish to an incredible opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup! Wales take the win in Bordeaux, but Fiji’s fightback was inspirational. These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 10, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] due to the ongoing investigations against him following his unsolicited kiss on Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. Hermoso filed a criminal complaint earlier this week, which led to prosecutors filing a case

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Hansi Flick was fired as Germany head coach on Sunday, the country’s football federation (DFB) announced, one day after a 4-1 loss to Japan deepened the gloom around the squad ahead of hosting next year’s European Championship. The DFB said director Rudi Völler would be one of

Sep 4, 2023, 04:28 PM MARSEILLE, France, Sept 9 (Reuters) — Flyhalf George Ford kicked all the points to lead 14-man England to a brave 27-10 victory over Argentina in their Rugby World Cup Pool D fixture in Marseille on Saturday, a performance full of intensity and guile from coach Steve Borthwick’s side. George Ford

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 07:06 PM ET CINCINNATI — Minjee Lee lost a five-shot lead on the back nine Sunday and recovered at just the right time, hitting wedge to 2 feet for birdie to beat Charley Hull on the second playoff hole in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Lee, a two-time major champion,

Stephen Holder, ESPNSep 10, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 03:06 PM ET STRAFFAN, Ireland — Vincent Norrman gave Sweden a second straight winner on the European tour when he shot 7-under 65 to capture the Irish Open title on Sunday as Rory McIlroy faltered in the final round by hitting into the water on three different holes. A week