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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 08:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions It was another wild year in professional golf, with the best players in the world still competing on rival tours in the men’s game.

Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said Wednesday. In their joint announcement, ITF, U.S. Tennis Association, the All England Club and the women’s WTA tour said

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 20, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Last season around this time, the NHL trade market didn’t lack for fascinating, notable names: Erik Karlsson, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Bo Horvat, Timo Meier, Brock Boeser and Jakob Chychrun were all churning around the rumor

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions When agent Scott Boras has multiple puns ready about a free agent of his, it usually means he has a good one. That certainly is the case for 28-year-old

Dec 18, 2023, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League round of 16, while 14-time winners Real Madrid face RB Leipzig. Copenhagen, who earned a memorable win against Manchester United on their way to finishing second in Group A, are the lowest-ranked side left

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2023, 01:46 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC is officially on break until 2024 and the final fight card of the year delivered some incredible knockouts, dominating performances and a fight of the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul started off his boxing career with a first-round TKO victory over a fellow YouTuber in January 2020. Few would have believed that nearly four years later, he would still be fighting and taking it more seriously than ever before. With a right

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Jannik Sinner earned the ATP’s Most Improved Player and Fans’ Favorite awards Friday, while Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi shared Coach of the Year honors for working with the 22-year-old Italian. Sinner led Italy to its first Davis Cup championship since 1976,

ESPN.com Dec 15, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods are teeing off at the PNC Championship Pro-Am this weekend, and we’re already getting some memorable moments from them both. Woods recently made his return to professional golf after having surgery in April to address arthritis

Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the waning seconds of his first NBA regular-season victory, San Antonio Spurs’ rookie Victor Wembanyama ran back up the court, high-fived fans and celebrated with his teammates, embracing shooting guard Devin Vassell at half court. After a season opening loss to the Dallas

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ONE DAY AFTER a 24-7 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, safety Derwin James Jr. insisted the Los Angeles Chargers still have a great team. “We just haven’t been connected all year long,” he said. The problem with James’ supposition — the same

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:38 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions In a season with very little controversy, there won’t be any with ESPN’s 2023 All-America team either (note the sarcasm). Controversy and college football are synonymous, not to

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 13, 2023, 11:50 AM 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 Former England and Australia boss Eddie Jones has been confirmed as Japan’s new head coach through

Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson has spent the past five months working on personal growth and maturity after his “like” of an insensitive meme of George Floyd nearly cost him his NASCAR career. He’ll get a chance to show if he has truly evolved

ESPN News Services Dec 12, 2023, 06:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free-agent outfielder Jung Hoo Lee has agreed to a six year, $113 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. The deal contains an opt-out after four seasons. San Francisco’s deal with Lee comes after the

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions There are times when it feels like Arizona Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram materialized out of nowhere, breaking through at 26 years old to become one of the NHL’s top netminders this season. “You get the guys

Dec 12, 2023, 08:45 AM Open Extended Reactions England lifted the Women’s 6 Nations trophy at Twickenham in April after beating France in front of a record crowd. Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images Twickenham Stadium will host the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final, while the opening game will be staged at Sunderland’s Stadium

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to

Australia’s rugby world champs have triumphed in the Cape Town Sevens after holding on bravely when down to just six players to edge a drama-filled final against France. But it was again a very different story on Sunday (Monday AEDT) for the Aussie men who, having excelled to reach their final, were hammered in the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A big bantamweight fight is coming to Southern California. Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo will face Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, California, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. Cejudo discussed the fight Sunday in a YouTube

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Devin Haney has heard it all despite his accomplishments in boxing at just the age of 25, including becoming undisputed lightweight champion along with a thrilling victory over an all-time great in Vasiliy Lomachenko. He receives recognition though it’s often accompanied

Dec 8, 2023, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions World champions South Africa will host Ireland and New Zealand for two tests each next year and also welcome Portugal for a historic first meeting between the sides in July as officials confirmed the Springboks’ home test fixtures for 2024 on Friday. Ireland will play matches in

ESPN News Services Dec 8, 2023, 07:23 PM ET Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert has been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing treatment again. The 18-time Grand Slam champion said in a statement released through ESPN on Friday that the cancer was found after she underwent a series of medical tests

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s final of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament features a matchup of two teams — and star players — at different ends of

Mike Reiss Close Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 7, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League struck another devastating blow to the PGA Tour on Thursday, as the Saudi Arabian-financed circuit signed Masters champion Jon Rahm

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The list of programs with some degree of quarterback uncertainty heading into the 2024 offseason could double as a list of perennial national title contenders. At least two of the four College Football Playoff participants — Oregon and Washington — lack a proven quarterback

Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hall of Famer Mike Modano was a member of three U.S. Olympic men’s hockey teams. They were filled with NHL stars, but they managed to take home just one medal, a silver in 2002. If the

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 6, 2023, 10:12 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of signing veteran closer Craig Kimbrel, sources told ESPN’s Buster Olney

Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move

Dec 5, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Each week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system. The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data