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THE NHL INCLUDED Ohio Stadium on its list of potential venues for outdoor games for as long as anyone in the league office can remember. Not only is the stadium iconic, but also it’s massive — with up to 90,000-plus fans watching live hockey. NHL executives made their first site visit to the Horseshoe five

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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch in a spring training game on Thursday. Benintendi was hit on the right hand with an 87 mph

Feb 27, 2025, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Countless home runs are hit every spring training. But it would be tough to argue many carry more meaning than the two-run shot Jake Burger hit Thursday. Burger spent the week at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where his 4-month-old daughter, Penelope, had open-heart surgery.

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell led only the final lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and had a slight edge on the

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — As the majority of Liverpool‘s players flocked to celebrate with Cody Gakpo after he had opened the scoring against Tottenham Hotspur, captain Virgil van Dijk had other ideas. Though there were only 34 minutes on the clock at Anfield when Liverpool drew level on aggregate in their Carabao Cup

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool outclassed a blunt Tottenham Hotspur team 4-0 on Sunday to book their spot in the Carabao Cup final, but captain Virgil van Dijk said he was disappointed with aspects of his side’s performance during the dominant win. Goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Van Dijk saw Liverpool thrash

Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised Ferran Torres‘ ability to fill in for Robert Lewandowski after the forward netted a hat trick in Thursday’s 5-0 Copa del Rey quarterfinal win over Valencia at Mestalla. Fermín López and Lamine Yamal were also on target as Barça joined Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has described external criticism of his team as “irrelevant” following their 4-1 aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semifinals. Spurs took a slender advantage into the second leg at Anfield thanks to Lucas Bergvall‘s late winner in north London last month. However, they were

Feb 6, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga President Javier Tebas criticised Real Madrid on Thursday, saying the club had “lost their minds” after lodging an letter of complaint against the Spanish league’s referees. Madrid sent the letter following their 1-0 defeat by Espanyol on Saturday, with controversy surrounding a decision not to

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said Marcus Rashford had to leave Manchester United because he could not get the forward to buy into his ideas. Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season after falling out of favour under Amorim. And the United head coach has hinted that, because he

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Chelsea striker Sam Kerr denied that calling a police officer “white” was used as an insult as she was cross-examined in her trial on Thursday on a charge of racially aggravated harassment. Kerr, also the Australia captain, was speaking on the fourth day of the trial at

Manchester City striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw withdrew from Gareth Taylor’s squad for Thursday’s 2-1 League Cup semifinal win over Arsenal after facing racist and misogynistic abuse over the weekend. Shaw ruled herself out of the midweek clash for her mental well-being, and City have stated they are giving their full support for the striker after

ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain and Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos has signed for Monterrey, the Liga MX club has announced. “The number 93 is ready to defend the blue and white jersey,” Monterrey said alongside a video on their social media account. “A historic defender in

Jan 28, 2025, 11:57 PM Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Six Nations is here, and there are plenty of questions to be answered. Can Ireland make history by becoming the first team ever to win three outright titles in a row? Or will one of England, France or Scotland trump them to the title? Will

Jan 30, 2025, 04:45 PM ET UFC CEO Dana White has condemned comments made by featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell on his podcast where he defended Adolf Hitler, denied the holocaust happened and took aim at both the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities in a shocking rant. “I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant s— said

Timothy Bradley Jr. Jan 30, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Benavidez and David Morrell will meet Saturday (Premier Boxing Champions PPV on Prime Video, 8 p.m. ET), in what could be a fight of the year, with the winner taking a giant step forward toward a shot at the Artur Beterbiev vs.

Mark SchlabachJan 29, 2025, 07:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LPGA’s 75th season tees off this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Thirty-two winners from the past two seasons, along with 49 celebrities,

Jan 28, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings are expected to open up talks for a potential De’Aaron Fox trade ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Fox, 27, has one year left on his contract before he hits free agency in the summer of