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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 07:58 PM ET Martin Truex Sr., the father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. has died, Truex and his brother said in a statement Friday. He was 66. “We are devastated by the loss of our father,” Martin Jr. and Ryan Truex said. “Simply put, he was our hero

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 02:41 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee LSU freshman quarterback Colin Hurley was found unresponsive but breathing by LSU police and the Baton Rouge Fire Department just before 3 a.m. on Thursday following a car crash near the

Open Extended Reactions Making bold predictions for the year in boxing got easier in 2025, with so many “dream” fights already on the schedule or in negotiation and close to being announced. Chances are we’ll see Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford later this year. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will have tune-up fights before they

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most

Greg Wyshynski, Senior NHL writerJan 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NHL season has been a little difficult to get a read on. Some teams that were expected to be very good aren’t very good. Some teams that were expected to be mediocre

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 with a champion driver and a partnership with a Grammy Award-winning artist. JR Motorsports has entered reigning Xfinity

Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — Arne Slot is no stranger to being serenaded on the touchline. Adored at previous club Feyenoord Rotterdam, the Liverpool head coach has quickly grown accustomed to hearing supporters at Anfield — and in away ends up and down the country — singing his praises from the terraces as his

Jan 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his latest retirement from boxing on Monday in a video posted to social media. Fury has called time on his career before, in April 2022 after his win over Dillian Whyte. However, the Brit returned to action in December that

Open Extended Reactions 2025 is starting out as a great year for MMA. ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Islam Makhachev, puts his UFC lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan and bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili defends against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California, on Saturday. Then February kicks off with a bang

Associated Press Jan 12, 2025, 09:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONOLULU — Nick Taylor in a playoff is tough to beat. Getting there was hardest part for the Canadian, who delivered another highlight reel of clutch moments Sunday in the Sony Open. Down to his last shot, Taylor chipped in from 60 feet for

Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 01:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A flare-up of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the smoldering Eaton fire that decimated Altadena, had said Friday that it would

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 12, 2025, 12:42 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s five days out from the

Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award Open Extended Reactions When Jim Tyrer first appeared on an Pro Football Hall of Fame

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 10, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Louisiana State Police have issued an arrest warrant for former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who is accused of causing a fatal crash that killed a 78-year-old man

NBA Insiders Jan 8, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions All eyes will be on Wednesday’s big matchup (and a possible NBA Finals preview) between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a clash between the league’s top two teams. Both boast the best records in their conferences and both are riding

Ryan S. Clark, ESPN NHL reporterJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions In the span of a week, South Florida has learned that Jimmy Butler no longer wants to play for the Miami Heat and that Tyreek Hill also wants out from the

ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2025, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a salary arbitration hearing when the first baseman agreed Thursday to a $28.5 million, one-year contract on the day players and teams were to exchange proposed figures. Houston Astros left-hander Framber

Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 06:27 PM ET Santa Anita Park postponed Friday’s racing program until Jan. 16 because of poor air quality forecast in Arcadia, California, near the Eaton Fire. The California Horse Racing Board approved the rescheduling of the 10-race card, which will be run with the horses previously entered. “While Santa Anita

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — – NASCAR went before a federal judge Wednesday and asked for the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series to be dismissed. Should it proceed, NASCAR asked that the two teams suing be ordered to post a bond to cover