Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Restricted free agent guard Ayo Dosunmu has agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract to return to the Chicago Bulls, his agent, Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN on Friday. Dosunmu, who made the All-Rookie team after emerging from the second round of the 2021 NBA draft, has developed […]

Travis Smyth notched an ace at the ‘little eye’ 17th at The Open – but he’d still rather win a million dollars. The Australian got the first hole-in-one at this year’s Open on the notoriously difficult new hole at Hoylake during his second round. But the former LIV golfer, who pocketed a million dollars at the first event of the […]

You wouldn’t expect “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” to be so closely associated, but here we are. The two films, which are both being released July 21 in the United States, have become entangled in moviegoers’ minds despite their wildly divergent themes. “Oppenheimer” is about the nuclear physicist who was the head of Los Alamos Laboratory, which was instrumental in the development […]

Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and FlemFile columnist for ESPN.com. Has written more than 30 cover stories for SI and ESPN. Author of “Noah’s Rainbow” (a father’s memoir) and “Breaker Boys” (stolen 1925 NFL title). FIVE YEARS INTO her NBA Barbie quest, a frustrated Marilyn Harvey stood up in the closing moments of her 2004 family reunion in Alabama. […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters A Just Stop Oil anarchist came within feet of disrupting this year's Open at Royal Liverpool before golf 'hero' Billy Horschel stepped in. American contender Horschel was distracted from his attempts to claim the Claret Jug when […]

It says it all that Rickie Fowler firing two out of bounds from the middle of the fairway on the 18th wasn’t the strangest thing to happen to him on Thursday. That was instead getting called a ‘coward’ by an unruly punter as he walked off the 13th tee. This wasn’t because Fowler had chosen a safe shot or some […]

American model and golf super fan Margaux Brooke has backed Rory McIlroy to claim his second Claret Jug this week at The Open Championship. The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is set to play host to the oldest golf major in history this week, with McIlroy amongst the favourites to win The Open. The 34-year-old has not won a major since […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters England icon Monty Panesar says he wasn't surprised by Australia's controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes test at Lord's. The cricketing world was whipped into a frenzy over the incident, which saw Bairstow run out by Australian wicket-keeper Alex Carey after he walked away from […]

The Phoenix Suns continued their productive offseason Sunday by agreeing to a one-year deal with free agent forward Bol Bol, sending Cameron Payne and a future second-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for a future second-rounder, and acquiring three future second-round picks from the Orlando Magic in exchange for a 2026 first-round pick swap, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. […]

Novak Djokovic mocked the Wimbledon crowd by pretending to cry during his semi-final win over Jannik Sinner. While the Serbian is making history with virtually every victory – and a 6-3 6-4 7-6 (4) win in his record-equalling 46th grand slam semi-final earned him a record-breaking 35th final – he is clearly not every tennis fan’s glass of Pimm’s. After […]