Kevin SeifertJan 25, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 20, 2025, 11:09 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Ohio State’s high-powered offense proved to be too much for Notre Dame in the Buckeyes’ 34-23 victory in Monday’s national title game.
Kristen ShiltonJan 27, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Dylan Strome can’t stop outdoing himself. And that’s a good thing — for Strome, and the Washington Capitals. Strome is the Capitals’ leading scorer (with 12 goals and 46 points in 49 games) and is
Kristen ShiltonJan 26, 2025, 06:33 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has withdrawn from the 4 Nations Face-Off due to an undisclosed injury and to prepare for the rest of his NHL season with the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the club announced in
ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jack Drury, one of the key acquisitions in the Colorado Avalanche‘s major trade last week, scored his first goal in his new uniform as his club outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday. Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal
D’Arcy Maine Jan 26, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first major of the 2025 season came to a close over the weekend as Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner claimed the singles trophies at the Australian Open. In her 46th Slam appearance — and last before turning 30 next month — Keys won
ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANAHEIM, Calif. — Veteran goaltender John Gibson sustained an upper-body injury during the first period of the Anaheim Ducks‘ 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Lukas Dostal took over netminding duties at the start of the second period. Gibson made
Greg WyshynskiJan 25, 2025, 04:13 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky said Saturday that his team has the desire and the financial flexibility to give newly acquired star winger Mikko Rantanen the massive contract he’s seeking ahead of unrestricted free agency this
Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Facing the prospect of Colorado‘s star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future. “I think it was
Jan 25, 2025, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Rangers on Saturday agreed to terms with veteran defenseman Will Borgen on a five-year contract extension, the club announced. The deal will carry a $4.1 million average annual value, sources told ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. Borgen, 28, was acquired from the Seattle Kraken on
Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup with a dominant performance at Gulfstream on Saturday. He ran 1⅛ miles in 1:48.05 under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., who earned his third career Pegasus victory. Sent off as the 5-2
Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH, Fla. — Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy. Trained by Ken McPeek, she earned six Grade 1 victories last
Greg WyshynskiJan 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NHL teams don’t necessarily need a goaltender that can drag them to the Stanley Cup, mostly because those types of netminders are unicorns. What they need is a goalie that can make a save at a critical
David SchoenfieldJan 22, 2025, 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 Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. It’s a remarkable achievement to survive the gauntlet of baseball writers to get elected to Cooperstown:
Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentJan 21, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he has made his mind up to leave Real Madrid this summer, saying “I won’t decide my departure date from this club.” Spanish radio station Onda Cero had reported on Monday that Ancelotti — whose contract runs until
Jan 20, 2025, 04:22 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales have appointed Sean Lynn as head coach of their senior women’s team. Dan Mullan/Getty Images Wales have appointed Sean Lynn as head coach of their women’s senior side on a three-year contract, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed on Monday. Lynn coached Gloucester-Hartpury to consecutive Premiership Women’s
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Two champions put the MMA world on notice at UFC 311, as ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Islam Makhachev quickly disposed of Renato Moicano to retain the
Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Englishman Tyrrell Hatton held off Daniel Hillier of New Zealand to win the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke on Sunday. Overnight leader Hillier birdied the last to put pressure on his playing partner but Hatton held his nerve
Jan 18, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 major season ended with two Americans — Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula — playing for the singles titles at the US Open. Their collective success, as well as that of other Americans throughout the year, set up high expectations for 2025. With 14 men
Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — After playing for the first time in two weeks following his seven-game suspension from the Miami Heat, forward Jimmy Butler said Friday night that he and the franchise “are where we are” when it comes to their relationship less than three weeks before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. “I guess