Venus Williams’ bid for her first winning streak since 2019 ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to 24th-ranked Magdalena Frech at the DC Open on Thursday night. Williams is 45, and her victory in the first round Tuesday night against 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns made the seven-time grand slam singles champion the oldest woman to win…
WNBA Legend Lisa Leslie Used Two Words to Describe Angel Reese originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Angel Reese participated in the WNBA All-Star Game for the second time in two seasons with the Chicago Sky. Reese helped lead Team Napheesa Collier to a victory over Team Caitlin Clark. After the 151-131 win for Team Collier,…
The Big Ten owns the last two college football national championships, with Michigan and Ohio State claiming titles in 2023 and 2024, respectively. But despite the Buckeyes’ recent national crown, their ongoing losing streak to the Wolverines in The Game — now at four consecutive defeats — still looms large in the rivalry. And Michigan…
Puka Nacua saw the numbers. So, no doubt, did Rams general manager Les Snead, and vice president Tony Pastoors, the team’s senior executive in charge of negotiating contracts. When Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets this month signed a four-year extension that includes $90 million in guarantees, he became the latest young NFL receiver…
Bill BarnwellJul 24, 2025, 06:15 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 Show podcast, with…
We have made some NFL media comparisons for Max Verstappen before here at SB Nation. One such comparison was to Marshawn Lynch before Super Bowl XLIX, who famously answered every question during that Media Day with the line, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” Over and over again came that answer, for more…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charley Hull revealed what happened when she collapsed at the Amundi Evian Championship earlier this month. Hull, 29, was carted off near the No. 4 tee during the opening round of the major tournament on Thursday. But she said on Wednesday that she started feeling ill earlier…
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields was carted from the practice field Thursday morning with a toe injury. Fields threw an incomplete pass to Jeremy Ruckert on his fifth play of team drills when he went down. The quarterback, in his first season with the Jets, sat on the grass for a few moments before…
Mark Bullingham, Chief Executive Officer of the FA, spoke to the media on Thursday, emphasising his desire to thank fans for their support of the Lionesses, the grassroots pathway and the coaches that have shaped the current generation of players. “First of all, thank you to the fans,” the 50-year-old said. “We have been feeling…
LSU coach Brian Kelly and the Tigers are anxious to make an opening-weekend statement at Clemson in the seismic season opener for both programs next month. Doubling down this week on previous remarks about “The Real Death Valley” earlier this month at SEC Media Days, Kelly catered to his base once again ahead of the…
