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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newer followers of mixed martial arts often need a history lesson to fully appreciate why hardcore fans are so pumped about an upcoming fight. There’s a rivalry going back a decade. A lengthy title reign in peril. A compelling comeback story. A long-standing record

Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ​​There was a chance Sebastian Fundora would face Tim Tszyu in his next fight, a rematch of last year’s bloody decision victory, but with Tszyu losing by TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Saturday, Fundora has his eyes on a different opponent: Errol Spence Jr. Spence, a

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still

Oct 23, 2024, 01:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in their November internationals, coach Gregor Townsend announced on Wednesday, as he named an expansive 45-player group for the Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia at Murrayfield. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Australia-born Tuipulotu, who qualified through his Scottish

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 12:20 AM 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 An hour and 55 minutes before tipoff on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach

Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANTHONY EDWARDS GRIPS the seams of a football in his right hand and aims for a basketball hoop about 20 feet away. With a short stride forward on his left foot, he uncorks an easy spiral that sails toward the rim — he knows

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 22, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played in some epic matches over the years. There was the 2012 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic needed almost six hours to defeat Nadal in five mind-blowing sets. And of course the French Open semifinals the

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions It was less than a month ago that Georgia slunk into the locker room at halftime against Alabama, trailing by 23, battered and dazed, a shell of the

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NHL season is just two weeks old and already chock full of surprises. Did we expect the Winnipeg Jets to be the last undefeated team? Or for the Calgary Flames

Oct 20, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, the New York Yankees punched the first ticket to the World Series, beating the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings. Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to do the same, with a 3-2 advantage over the New York Mets and in their return to

Associated Press Oct 19, 2024, 10:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — AJ Allmendinger won a two-lap sprint to finish Saturday night for his first victory of the season and an automatic berth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship finale. Allmendinger won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by leading a race-high 102 laps

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 19, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Alejandro Garnacho was given top billing by Erik ten Hag against Brentford and the Manchester United winger repaid his under-fire manager with a performance to match. Both Garnacho and Marcus Rashford want to play on the left and, more often than

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions BATIÉ, Cameroon — IT’S A COLD, foggy morning in August, which is the middle of the rainy season in Central Africa. Francis Ngannou and I are standing

Oct 17, 2024, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament

Oct 17, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Artur Beterbiev became the first undisputed light heavyweight champion in the four-belt era with a majority-decision victory over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Beterbiev won by scorecards of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112 to add the WBA belt to his WBC, WBO and IBF

Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 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 stars are

J.J. Post, ESPNOct 16, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In early September, Charleston Southern deputy athletic director Courtney Hall sent an unconventional email to all athletics personnel. The school needed an interim women’s golf coach. And fast. A few weeks prior, former Buccaneer golf head coach Chan Metts had departed the school to

Oct 15, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Browns are trading wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. In the trade, the Browns will receive a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 seventh-round selection in exchange for Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round pick, a source told

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions On this date last year, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. looked like the Heisman Trophy frontrunner after defeating Oregon. In 2022, Hendon Hooker held the lead at midseason