The NASCAR Cup Series will begin its lone visit to California this year by turning laps Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. An hourlong practice will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on the 11-turn, 1.99-mile road course, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s 110-lap race. The Xfinity race will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET. Defending winner Shane van Gisbergen is in the field. …
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Jeremy FowlerJul 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeremy Fowler is a senior national NFL writer for ESPN, covering the entire league including breaking news. Jeremy also contributes to SportsCenter both as a studio analyst and a sideline reporter covering for NFL games. He is an Orlando, Florida native who joined ESPN in 2014 after covering college football for CBSSports.com. …
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After two all-time classics, the trilogy fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano failed to live up to the hype on Friday night. After 10 rounds of slow-paced action, Taylor took her third razor-thin decision over Serrano to retain the undisputed junior welterweight title. Serrano, who had her most success in the first two fights by charging forward and throwing …
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Former Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Christian Horner’s next career move has been the talking point of the week after the announcement of his immediate departure on Wednesday. Having served as the Milton Keynes outfit’s only team chief over its 20-year history, Horner was sacked on Wednesday for reasons not specified. Since then, questions about the timing and …
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SAN DIEGO — A few weeks ago, the Phillies chartered another jet separate from the typical team plane. They expected a decent-sized party that would go from California to Atlanta to represent the club in the All-Star Game. Maybe it wouldn’t be as large as the franchise-record eight players who were honored in 2024. But they expected the group to …
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BOSTON — Cezan Rafaela Jr., the older brother of Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela, tweeted a gas pump emoji and fire emoji a couple of hours before Boston’s game Friday. “More fuel to the fire,” Cezan wrote in the tweet, which was in regard to his brother being snubbed for the AL All-Star team when Randy Arozarena instead got …
Read More »Katie Taylor pulled out the broom and made it a clean sweep on Friday night, once again defending her undisputed super lightweight championships with a majority decision over Amanda Serrano inside New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Taylor’s victory headlined an historic all-womens’ card on Netflix, which featured a record-breaking 17 championships up for grabs — the most ever for …
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The majority of Andy Farrell’s Test squad is more or less settled, but there were some guys out there playing for big stakes. Hugo Keenan needed a reassuring display at full-back given that Blair Kinghorn will miss the first Test in Brisbane. And he delivered. Jac Morgan was competing for the open-side jersey that’s flitted between himself, Josh van der …
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Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff broke his silence on Friday regarding his decision to leave the university after reportedly being set to face a seven-game suspension for violating the school’s honor code. Retzlaff, who was facing disturbing rape allegations and admitted in court to having had premarital sex, is not expected to change schools via the transfer portal, according to …
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On Wednesday, Red Bull made the decision to part ways with its Formula 1 team principal of more than 20 years, Christian Horner, replacing him with Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies. The call was made as Red Bull’s F1 struggles keep worsening, with Max Verstappen now realistically out of the 2025 title fight and potentially exploring other avenues for the …
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