CNN — For quite some time, American men have been threatening to break through tennis’ elite and, at this year’s US Open, it appears that time has finally come. For the first time since 2005, three Americans progressed to the quarterfinals of the men’s draw. It also meant at least one US star was guaranteed […]
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — While Cooper Flagg isn’t in attendance at this week’s annual ACC Tipoff, it’s clear Duke‘s star freshman is still the talk of the league. The nation’s top incoming […]
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. The NCAA Division I Council has approved the immediate elimination of the national letter of intent program, […]
Brittany Mahomes’ baby bump has been touched by the hand of Taylor Swift. Mahomes is pregnant with her third child with NFL star Patrick Mahomes. The quarterback’s wife posted a photo on Instagram on Wednesday that shows Swift rubbing her pregnant belly. The photo was taken at the Chiefs game against the New Orleans Saints […]
A recent discussion among experts highlights a critical gap in the United States’ capacity for in-space rescues. As human spaceflight missions become more common, the absence of a dedicated “space rescue service” raises concerns about the safety of astronauts in distress. The historical lessons from missions like Apollo and the space shuttle seem to have […]
Nepalese mountaineer, Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest to scale the 14 “eight-thousanders” pictured during an expedition. — AFP/File Nepalese teenager, Nima Rinji Sherpa, has become the youngest mountaineer to climb the 14 highest peaks on the Earth, generally known as the “eight-thousanders”. All of the gigantic peaks are located in Asia, in the mountain ranges of […]
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. NORMAN, Okla. — Across the street from Oklahoma‘s campus, and a mile from the football stadium that bore witness to his legendary […]
Threads was launched a year ago as Meta’s direct micro-blogging rival to Elon Musk’s X (formerly known as Twitter). As the platform continues to grow, Meta is eyeing to add a range of fresh functionalities to the app. The social media giant seems to be working on a new feature to let users post Instagram […]
Jonathan Givony, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Which prospects are best positioned to define the 2025 NBA draft? As the start of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball […]
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) posted a better-than-expected 39 percent rise in quarterly revenue, assuaging concerns that AI hardware spending is beginning to taper off. The main chipmaker to Nvidia and Apple reported September-quarter sales of TWD 759.7 billion (roughly Rs. 1,97,885 crore), versus the average projection for TWD $748 billion (roughly Rs. 1,94,838 crore). Taiwan’s largest […]