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Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 6, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is calling it a career. The former UFC flyweight champion, current ONE Championship flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time announced Friday night at ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado, that he will be

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 5, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On Friday, under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe will play in one of the biggest matches of each of their respective careers as they meet in a US Open semifinal. Both Fritz, the

Sep 4, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The CP3 era will continue in San Antonio. Chris Paul will wear the No. 3 jersey with the San Antonio Spurs after Keldon Johnson announced he would give up the number and instead wear No. 0 this season, a number he had worn with the G

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — For Arthur Smith, the call came as he sat in a hotel room in Dubai. For Justin Fields, it was while he

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions A day after his team’s worst loss in more than a decade, Dabo Swinney was feeling optimistic. This is unsurprising for two reasons. The first is that Swinney

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 3, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl has signed an eight-year contract extension worth $112 million. Its $14 million average annual value should give Draisaitl the highest individual salary cap hit in NHL history when the contract kicks

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions The same question pops up following every Naoya Inoue victory: When

Sep 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to September! We’re five months into Major League Baseball’s 2024 season and there is plenty of intrigue entering the homestretch. Which of the current contenders will be headed to the playoffs come October? How will the division races play out? Who are the favorites to

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 10:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe went three-wide to pass Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain for the lead, then outran two-time series champion Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 on Sunday night and make the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Briscoe pulled away on a

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 1, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — For a brief moment in the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday, world No. 1

Associated Press Aug 27, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has bought an ownership stake in a racehorse named Swift Delivery. Team Valor International founder and CEO Barry Irwin announced Tuesday that Kelce and the Zoldan family recently acquired a significant share of the

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female winner of the Grade 1 race in over a century at Saratoga. Ridden by John

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch captured the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park to take charge of what had been a wide-open 3-year-old division. The Haskell featured a renewal of the budding rivalry between Dornoch and Mindframe. They clashed

Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch and runner-up Mindframe are set to renew their rivalry when they return to racing for the $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Mindframe, who finished a half-length behind Dornoch in the final leg of

Associated Press Jun 24, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Republican-controlled states to a horse racing safety law that has led to national medication and anti-doping rules. The justices left in place an appeals court ruling that upheld the law and rejected claims that Congress

Associated Press Jun 17, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The National Finals Rodeo extended its agreement to remain in Las Vegas through 2035 and will pay more than $264 million to the competitors and stock contractors. Las Vegas Events will contribute an additional $1.3 million this year and in 2025

Associated Press Jun 10, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Horse racing’s federal oversight body has named Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher among four new members of a horseman’s advisory group that will provide feedback to its executive team and committees. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced Monday

Associated Press Jun 8, 2024, 06:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — When Luis Saez first rode Dornoch at Saratoga Race Course last summer, he told trainer Danny Gargan, “You have the Derby winner.” That did not come true, but Dornoch made good on that optimism Saturday by winning the first Belmont

Associated Press Jun 7, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Austrian-Canadian auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach was arrested Friday on sexual assault charges covering decades, police said Friday. Stronach, 91, was charged with five crimes including rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement, Peel Regional Police said. He

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Mirra Andreeva, an unseeded 17-year-old from Russia, surprised No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the French Open on Wednesday to become the youngest Grand Slam semifinalist since Martina Hingis at age 16 in 1997. “I tried to play

ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Zverev extended his current winning streak to 11 matches, including a title on clay at

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 5, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The WTA has hired Portia Archer as its new CEO to replace Steve Simon, who will remain in his role as WTA chairman, the association announced Wednesday. Archer, who most recently served as chief operating officer of the NBA’s G League and previously

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Coco Gauff reached the French Open semifinals in doubles on Wednesday, a day after getting that far in singles. Gauff, the reigning US Open champion in singles, and Katerina Siniakova won their doubles quarterfinal 6-0, 6-2 against Miyu Kato and Nadiia Kichenok.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2024, 07:31 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Marketa Vondrousova was bewildered after her quarterfinal loss to No. 1 Iga Swiatek.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2024, 05:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will undergo surgery on his torn meniscus in Paris on Wednesday, a source

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz halted a mid-match comeback by ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 win on Tuesday and set up a blockbuster French Open semifinal with incoming world number one Jannik Sinner. The third seed, who came into

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 4, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For a brief moment in the early hours on Friday morning, Mirra Andreeva looked her age. The 17-year-old Russian had just defeated two-time major champion and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, in the second round of the French Open

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 4, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — For the first time since 2009, there will be no Novak Djokovic or

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 4, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Novak Djokovic has been forced to withdraw from his French Open quarterfinal against

Jeff Wagenheim Mar 24, 2024, 01:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rose Namajunas took her first step in a quest to reach the top of the flyweight division, outpointing Amanda Ribas (13-5) by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Namajunas (12-6), a two-time UFC champion at strawweight, ended

Mar 22, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Ingram will miss at least the next two weeks after hyperextending his left knee in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ Thursday night loss to the Orlando Magic. In a statement, the Pelicans said Ingram will be reevaluated in two weeks after an MRI showed a bone

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 22, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang are in the process of finalizing a deal for a June 1 fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. The heavyweight clash between two of boxing’s most dangerous punchers will take place on the undercard of the Artur