Beau Greaves emerged victorious from a 6-5 thriller against Luke Littler as she became the first woman to reach the final of the World Youth Championship. Littler came into the tournament in Wigan on the back of his 6-1 demolition of world number one Luke Humphries in the World Grand Prix final on Sunday. The 18-year-old had breezed through his …
Read More »LAS VEGAS (AP) — With tears in his eyes and needing a moment to compose himself, Denny Hamlin collected his sixth checkered flag and reflected on everything it meant. The victory Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the 60th of his career — a lifetime goal he dedicated to his ailing father — and it gave him the first …
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And then there were four. With the Brewers’ 3-1 victory over the Cubs in Game 5 of their National League Division Series on Saturday night, both League Championship Series are now set. Milwaukee will play the Dodgers in the NLCS, and the Mariners and Blue Jays will square off in the ALCS. Milwaukee advanced to the LCS for the first …
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Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson reacts after scoring against the Phoenix Mercury during Game 4 of the WNBA basketball finals on Friday in Phoenix. Wilson scored 31 points as the Aces beat the Mercury 97-86 to sweep their way to a third championship in four seasons. Rick Scuteri/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Scuteri/AP PHOENIX — A’ja Wilson put …
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PHOENIX — A’ja Wilson had one last dash in her. The buzzer had sounded on her third WNBA championship in four years, and Wilson, the sport’s most dominant force, had no shots left to take but people she needed to see. She had already shared four euphoric leaps with pick-and-roll partner Chelsea Gray. Now it was time for Wilson to …
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Three of a kind! The Las Vegas Aces can now call themselves the WNBA’s latest dynasty. The Aces secured the 2025 WNBA championship following a 97-86 win over the Phoenix Mercury Friday to sweep the Finals. It is Las Vegas’ third title in four seasons and were led by no other than superstar A’ja Wilson. The 29-year-old Wilson finished with …
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Michael VoepelOct 10, 2025, 10:39 PM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. PHOENIX — The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 in a dominant performance Friday night to win their third …
Read More »LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball’s craziest endings. Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after mishandling Andy Pages’ bases-loaded comebacker with two …
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Jorge CastilloOct 9, 2025, 02:45 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. NEW YORK — Late Wednesday and into early Thursday, as clubhouse attendees …
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