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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 26, 2023, 09:39 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — From the moment the draw for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup came out last October, there was one match among the group stage games that stood out:

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 09:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia And just like that, the 2023 major championship season is over in men’s professional golf. Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka each won another major championship title. World

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 24, 2023, 06:18 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Not that they

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Fighters looking forward to this weekend as their big chance to draw attention to themselves should head back to the gym to work on their timing. They picked the wrong Saturday to expect to make the night’s biggest splash with fans, since they will be competing for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2023, 05:11 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — More than a dozen years later, Georgia men’s golf coach Chris Haack still remembers what Brian Harman said to him as he walked off

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 23, 2023, 07:30 AM ET His opponent, Paul Butler, was in survival mode the entire fight, ultra reluctant to throw a punch for fear of opening up his guard. Butler knew what he was up against: not just any boxer, but the one who earned the moniker “The Monster” for his unbridled

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 11:20 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles are looking down at the rest of the AL East — and the All-Star break is in the rearview mirror. Fun times for Colton Cowser & Co. Cowser hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Orioles beat

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Courtesy Washington State University Athletics Ben Arbuckle isn’t the nervous type. He takes a straightforward approach to football and its outcomes. Either it’s going to work, or it won’t. Call the next play.

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM EIGHT VIDEO CAMERAS, each shooting 240 frames per second, surrounded one of the three courts at Overtime Elite’s state-of-the-art, 103,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta. Ten of

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 02:55 PM ET MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Justin Haley will leave Kaulig Racing at the end of this season and has signed a multiyear deal to drive for Rick Ware Racing starting in 2024. Haley, 24, had his only Cup victory in July 2019 at Daytona, in just his third start.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Everybody wants to jump in the pool during the summer. But not all pools are the same. Some are gross — tinted green by algae, with dead bugs and debris from nearby trees floating on the surface. And you

Jul 19, 2023, 01:12 PM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup begins Thursday and teams are getting ready to kick off the action. These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the 2023 World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN

Jul 18, 2023, 11:29 AM World Rugby has launched a revamped and rebranded rugby sevens circuit called ‘SVNS’, which will be played across eight cities from December, the sport’s governing body announced. The tournament with 12 men’s and women’s teams in an Olympic format will kick off in Dubai on Dec. 2 before heading to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2023, 06:40 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy won a Claret Jug the last time the Open Championship was played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, in 2014. Three weeks later,

Jul 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET The first half of the MMA year came and went, leaving us with some special moments and memories, including the UFC 290 and International Fight Week, the event that marks the midway point on the MMA calendar. Now it’s time to look ahead to the biggest questions that need

Jul 17, 2023, 06:42 AM ET Two first-time Wimbledon champions were crowned over the weekend: Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to ever win, while Carlos Alcaraz upset seven-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic for the title. After an exciting two weeks, is it too early to look ahead to the next major? No way.

Jul 16, 2023, 09:02 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry rolled in a long eagle putt on the final hole to win the American Century Championship on Sunday in Stateline, Nevada. Curry wound up two points ahead of former tennis player Mardy Fish in the celebrity golf event at Edgewood Tahoe Resort. Editor’s

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 07:22 PM ET It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will permanently close after its final racing date later this year at the San Francisco Bay area horse track. The track’s owner, The Stronach Group, said Sunday it will “double down” on its

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 16, 2023, 02:19 PM ET LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz was not supposed to win Wimbledon. Not yet anyway. Despite Alcaraz being the No. 1 seed, it was Novak Djokovic, the seven-time champion and winner of the past four at the All England Club, who had been all but declared the victor

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJul 15, 2023, 08:36 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Jul 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET This season has been anything but predictable. Sure, there are teams that you expect to contend every season, like the Braves, Yankees, Dodgers and Astros. But the first half of the 2023 season was also full of surprises. The Rangers shot up the standings with a sky-high run differential

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC needed only one team to reach the College Football Playoff last year to earn another national title, but there were moments — the SEC could get THREE teams in!?! — when

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorJul 13, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist spoke to ESPN about what he drives when he’s not at the racetrack. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images On any given Sunday, race car drivers around the world pilot the most exhilarating automobiles on the planet. From the first practice

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 09:34 AM ET MIAMI — The drive from Little Havana to South Beach captures the broad range of Miami’s topographical landscape. Here I am on the elevated highway, like millions of frustrated Miamians during rush hour, as the MacArthur Causeway guides me over the city’s districts. From Brickell to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. It wasn’t supposed to be this way for Patrick Kane. He expected to wear only one uniform in his NHL career, having been drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2007 and becoming a Stanley Cup-winning franchise icon over the

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 13, 2023, 12:28 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Queensland Reds flanker

Jul 12, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Jon Jones will face Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their matchup is set to be one of the biggest MMA fights of the year and one of the biggest heavyweight MMA fights in some time. Jones is the longtime

Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Jul 11, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Two of the biggest stars in combat sports will clash when boxing’s Tyson Fury meets MMA’s Francis Ngannou in a crossover event on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fans have been clamoring for a boxing match between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Rain defined the opening days of Wimbledon, but drama has taken over since. We’ve seen high-impact, final-set match tiebreakers — Elina Svitolina over Victoria Azarenka, Holger Rune over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Lesia Tsurenko over Ana Bogdan.

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 12:40 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It wasn’t the result Victor Wembanyama wanted, but the No. 1 overall pick put on a better performance in his second summer league game Sunday night than his debut. Wembanyama had 27 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks on 9-of-14 shooting, but it wasn’t

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 9, 2023, 09:04 PM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In the same week that Honolulu native Michelle Wie West bid goodbye to the women’s game, another Honolulu product, Allisen Corpuz, stepped up at Pebble Beach to win the U.S. Women’s Open — the first ever played at the legendary course — for