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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 15, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, Jannik Sinner clinched the year-end world No. 1 ranking with his semifinal victory over Tomas Machac at the Shanghai Masters, becoming the first Italian player in history to do so. And 24 hours later, he proved exactly why he deserves the

ESPN Insiders Oct 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA Rank is back for its 14th season counting down the best players in the league. Who made this season’s cut of the top 100? Where do MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic check in? Which young

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderOct 12, 2024, 08:28 PM 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 Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol was a fight seven years in

Alaina Getzenberg Close Alaina Getzenberg ESPN Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of

Oct 14, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 7 has wrapped up as this week’s matchups gave us some exciting endings along with Arizona State’s upset of No. 16 Utah Friday evening. Four of the 17 games with top-25 teams went into overtime as the unranked looked to make it another chaotic weekend.

Associated Press Oct 13, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson raced to his Cup Series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday to easily advance to the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs, winning on The Roval — the hybrid road course/oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Larson led a race-high 62

Oct 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB playoffs are down to just four teams after an exciting division series round saw the New York Mets eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat their division rivals, the San Diego Padres, in a thrilling win-or-go-home Game 5. Now that

Sid Lowe, Spain writerOct 11, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The men who raised the alarm were the first to fall, an extra cruelty to it all. But at least this way, they were heard. “If this carries on we will have no option but to go on strike: we’re worried, it’s too

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Screens are everywhere inside Delta Center. At one point a few of those screens, along with the rich voice of the building’s public address announcer, issue a message

ESPN Oct 9, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Undefeated Tatsuro Taira meets onetime title challenger Brandon Royval in the men’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. All of the fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET,

James Regan Oct 10, 2024, 01:09 PM Open Extended Reactions In September 2025, Twickenham will dust itself down for another major showpiece. The Women’s Rugby World Cup final will be in town, and there is immense pressure on organisers to make the tournament the greatest spectacle the female game has ever produced. New Zealand experienced

Timothy Bradley Jr.Oct 10, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Call him Mr. Perfect. With a 20-0 record, and all 20 of those victories coming by knockout, Artur Beterbiev strikes

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions RICH PAUL WAS sitting on a couch

ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley offered a warning Tuesday about Bethpage Black that does not need a special sign by the first tee: Organizers will have security inside the ropes to make sure the New York crowd doesn’t get out of control.

Oct 8, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after starting the season 2-3, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, has a 20-36 record as the team’s head coach. Saleh’s firing marks the first time in owner Woody

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 8, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been an up-and-down season for Coco Gauff. After winning her first major title at the 2023 US Open, the now 20-year-old started her year by earning the trophy at Auckland and reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open but never quite found

Oct 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Was something in the air this weekend? Five top-25 teams lost to unranked programs, along with No. 9 Missouri losing by a large margin to No. 25 Texas A&M. The most chaotic weekend of college football so far left many questions left unanswered as we approach

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Oct 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Opening night of the 2024-25 NHL season is Tuesday, with a

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 6, 2024, 10:29 PM 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 LOS ANGELES — The start of Sunday’s bottom of the seventh inning was delayed as close to two

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLADEGA, Ala. — A 27-car crash that involved eight of NASCAR’s 12 title contenders. A chaotic cleanup that infuriated competitors. And a surprise winner. Just a regular race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at

Diogo Jota‘s early goal was enough to give Liverpool a tight 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday and ensure they go into the international break top of the Premier League, though goalkeeper Alisson was forced off injured late on. Palace had the ball in the net inside 30 seconds after Ismaïla Sarr got in behind Kostas

Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 4, 2024, 07:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ON SATURDAY MORNING, Raquel and Tecia Pennington will start their day as normal by having breakfast with their 16-month-old daughter, Alayah, and focusing on their parental duties, ranging from playing games to nap time in their Salt Lake City hotel. However, the rest of

Scott Robertson will name a 36-man squad for the All Blacks five-Test northern tour on Monday. The All Blacks carried the same squad size for the Rugby Championship, leaving little wriggle room for selection shocks. Robertson will embrace a degree of flexibility with a further 29 players joining the second-tier All Blacks XV, with some

Oct 3, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A number of interesting boxing rematches could be made — or not — in the next few weeks, and two world champions are making title defenses this weekend. A possible second fight between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney seems to be farther away following Haney’s recent

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions The NASCAR community came together on Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway to help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene. Ryan McGee CONCORD,

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Before the Los Angeles Lakers opened training camp for

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz won seven straight points in the decisive tiebreaker to beat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3) and win the China Open on Wednesday, extending his recent mastery over one of his biggest rivals. The third-ranked Alcaraz has won all

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2024, 04:52 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 30, 2024, 11:38 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West is in deep discussions about adding UTEP as a full member, sources told ESPN, and there’s mutual interest between the sides. A deal has yet to be finalized, per ESPN

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Yes, we have one more day of regular-season baseball to be played. Sunday’s results failed to settle the National League wild-card race, so the New York

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Xander Schauffele ran off four straight birdies to lead an onslaught of red scores on the board Sunday and the Americans made the outcome as inevitable as it usually is, winning the Presidents Cup for the 10th straight time. Sam Burns completed

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 28, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he is to blame after wholesale changes resulted in a 4-2 loss at Osasuna on Saturday as his side’s seven-game winning run in LaLiga was ended. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were among five players rested after the midweek