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David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Close David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn. Open

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Golden Tate spent more than a decade as a receiver in the NFL. He won a Super Bowl. He appeared in a Pro Bowl. He made a winning touchdown catch

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 11:09 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 MIAMI — The Los Angeles Dodgers‘ recent series at the Atlanta Braves marked the first time in more

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. Sep 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been about three months since the Florida Panthers won

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 16, 2024, 06:05 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 Birmingham City minority owner Tom Brady was in attendance to see his team beat Wrexham

Sep 15, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coming into Noche UFC, UFC president and CEO Dana White was inspired to use his fight card — on the weekend of Mexican Independence Day — to tell a story of the fighting spirit of Mexico. The platform for his storytelling would be Las Vegas’ Sphere,

James Regan Sep 14, 2024, 07:56 PM Open Extended Reactions TWICKENHAM, London — England have accepted the fact they will carry extra pressure and responsibility into next year’s home World Cup, but if they do go all the way in 12-months’ time and win the tournament for the first time in a decade, fans are

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 01:51 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez crashed one of his patented left

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM 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

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that there wasn’t discussion of expansion at this week’s meeting of the league’s board of governors but that the topic will be addressed at some point “this season.” “There was not a lot of discussion

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions In a surprising move Wednesday night, news emerged that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will leave the Mountain West Conference to join Oregon State and

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 12, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, golf fans will get to watch the Solheim Cup in consecutive years. The competition between women’s teams from the

Sep 11, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Cubs closer Porter Hodge got the save in Tuesday night’s 6-3 over the Dodgers but not without some drama, some of which was concerning. With two outs in the ninth and Max Muncy at the plate, Hodge stepped off the rubber and walked around the

Kelly Crandall Sep 11, 2024, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. enters the final NASCAR playoffs of his career having just eked into the postseason on points. James Gilbert/Getty Images Dale Earnhardt Jr. recalled a day from many years ago when he saw Martin Truex Jr. in the garage. The latter, as Earnhardt

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Open Extended Reactions Here we go again! For fantasy hockey enthusiasts, we’re on the cusp of the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re looking to repeat as league champion, or hoping for a much

ESPN News Services Sep 9, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Norway captain Martin Ødegaard injured an ankle on Monday ahead of a key series of games for his club Arsenal. Ødegaard covered his face with his hands while being treated on the field midway through the second half of a 2-1 Nations League

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR’s playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. In 10 initial playoff appearances, he typically slid his way through the rounds, winning two Cup titles and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 8, 2024, 07:39 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 Even with the dust barely settled on the 2024 Slam season, let’s take a look

Sep 7, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious Johnson‘s legacy in MMA is up there with the best ever to do it. He reigned with the UFC flyweight belt through a record 11 consecutive title defenses, and in 2022, he became ONE Championship’s 135-pound champion. When news broke on Friday that the 38-year-old

Sep 6, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. The Cavs originally drafted Thompson, 33, with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft. He was a member of the 2016