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ESPN News Services Aug 29, 2023, 12:59 PM ET The Dominican Republic overcame a foul-plagued effort by Karl-Anthony Towns to reach the knockout stage of the FIBA World Cup with Tuesday’s 75-67 victory over Angola. Towns picked up three fouls in the opening four minutes and finished with eight points and two rebounds in just

Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 28, 2023, 07:37 PM ET Noah Lyles became the first man since Usain Bolt to complete a triple at worlds with wins in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter races at the world championships in Budapest, Hungary, last week. Editor’s Picks 1 Related He had one grievance on his mind: NBA players using

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2023, 10:38 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — When coach Steve Kerr came to practice on Sunday and saw some of his Team USA players were a little frustrated after a 27-point win, he

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2023, 11:33 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). San Jose, Calif. — If there is an equivalent of a walk-off home run in

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 09:19 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles, now a 26-year-old newlywed considered

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,

Associated Press Aug 26, 2023, 10:42 PM ET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Asher Hong won his first men’s national gymnastics title on Saturday night, posting a two-day total of 170.930 to edge college teammate Khoi Young and Fred Richard. The 19-year-old Hong, a sophomore at Stanford, is the first teenager to win a men’s all-around

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterAug 25, 2023, 11:33 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). San Jose, Calif. — Simone Biles’ vault performance alone was worth the price of admission.

Associated Press Aug 25, 2023, 04:40 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — When Noah Lyles powered into the straightaway and started pulling away in the 200-meter final, only a few questions remained on a night when track’s best sprinters backed up the hype at world championships. None of them had to do with whether he would

Associated Press Aug 24, 2023, 11:23 PM ET Asher Hong overcame an uncharacteristic fall on the floor exercise to take the lead after the opening round of the U.S. men’s gymnastics championships Thursday night. Hong, a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford, posted a total of 85.615 points, just ahead of 2017 national champion and 2020 Olympian

Khaman Maluach, an elite 2025 NBA draft prospect who is just 16 years old, was named to South Sudan’s FIBA World Cup roster, their basketball federation told ESPN. Maluach will be the third-youngest player in the event’s history, dating back to 1950. “Khaman’s future is bright; everyone sees that,” South Sudan basketball federation president Luol

Aug 23, 2023, 07:48 PM ET Getty Images Australia’s Nina Kennedy and American Katie Moon decided to share the women’s pole vault gold medal in another magical moment at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. Their decision had echoes of Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi sharing the high jump gold at the Tokyo

Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 05:22 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Faith Kipyegon’s race strategy isn’t all that complicated. What works is that she’s among the few who can execute it. “Get to the front and go faster,” the Kenyan runner explained. Her pace, the one that she has used to set three different world

Associated Press Aug 22, 2023, 11:57 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — The start of the women’s 5,000-meter heats will be moved from the morning session Wednesday into the evening because of the excessive heat at the track and field world championships. With the forecast expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit), World

Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 07:26 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Posing for the cameras, Grant Holloway counted out his back-to-back-to-back 110-meter hurdles world titles, raising one finger, then another, then another. It was as easy as “1, 2, 3.” Holloway made his race look almost that simple, too. The American bolted to a fast

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 20, 2023, 11:49 PM ET The Bahamian men’s basketball team, led by Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton and Suns guard Eric Gordon, delivered the country’s biggest victory in the sport Sunday, defeating Argentina, 82-75, to win a spot in one of next summer’s qualifying tournaments for the

ESPN News Services Aug 19, 2023, 04:06 PM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State two-time Big Ten wrestling champion Sammy Sasso was shot in Columbus and was in the hospital Saturday with non-life-threatening injuries, the university’s wrestling coach said in a statement. Police said a call came in around 8:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting

Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 04:48 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Sifan Hassan stumbled and fell in the stretch of the 10,000 meters at the world championships Saturday, ruining her chance to match the three medals she captured two years ago at the Olympics. Hassan, who runs for the Netherlands, was sprinting for the finish