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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Eric Peterson has been named president of Iowa Speedway as the track prepares for its first NASCAR Cup Series race in June, NASCAR announced Thursday. Peterson, who replaced David Hyatt, has been NASCAR’s West Region senior director for corporate sales and

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 7, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions San Diego Wave defender Naomi Girma, Lyon midfielder Lindsey Horan, and Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith headline the 23-player United States women’s national team roster for the upcoming 2024

Feb 5, 2024, 10:19 AM Open Extended Reactions The Six Nations began last Friday with Ireland‘s stunning victory over France in Marseille where the hosts struggled in the absence of their star scrum-half Antoine Dupont. Saturday saw England eventually overcome Italy after as Steve Borthwick’s team recovered from a slow start to find their groove

There wasn’t just one 54-hole tournament in men’s professional golf this past weekend. Spain’s Jon Rahm made his much-anticipated debut in the LIV Golf League. It was a mixed bag for the reigning Masters champion, who squandered a chance to compete in a playoff for the individual title with a couple of bad swings off

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 5, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Aspinall knocked Sergei Pavlovich out with punches to win the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC 295 in November. Since then, all he has been able to do is throw shots via social media. Aspinall is asking — begging, in some

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship has been postponed after Fury suffered a deep cut over his right eye while sparring Friday. Fury and Usyk will still meet for heavyweight supremacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, just

ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 60 points in Golden State’s 141-134 overtime loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, with Trae Young scoring 35 to help the Hawks outlast the Warriors. Curry had eight points in overtime to finish only two shy

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 06:13 PM 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

Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Harry Lyles Jr. Feb 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THEY HAD A front-row seat for coaching greatness. The coaches who came and went under Nick Saban, many of whom are now

Open Extended Reactions After featuring a dunk tank in South Florida, and an accuracy contest within the spray of the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas, the NHL elected to revamp its All-Star skills competition for the 2024 edition. The league worked with Connor McDavid to bring the skills contest back to its roots as a

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 10:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Theo Epstein, who as Red Sox general manager was the architect of two World Series championships, is returning to the organization as a minority owner and part-time senior adviser to its parent company, Fenway Sports Group. Epstein, who also helped the Chicago

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4. The move is intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries onsite

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Buzz for the 2024 NASCAR season will begin to build at Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum exhibition in Los Angeles. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Jan 31, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 winter transfer window will close Feb. 1 across Europe (at 11 p.m. GMT/6 p.m. ET for the Premier League; find out when the rest of the leagues shut here), and there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 02:24 PM ET CRAWFORD, N.Y. — A harness racing trainer in upstate New York was accused of striking a horse and fracturing its skull, requiring the animal to be euthanized, authorities said. Frederick Bourgault, 26, was arraigned Tuesday on two charges in connection with the death of a race horse

Jan 31, 2024, 03:56 PM Open Extended Reactions Jack Crowley will make his first Six Nations start against France on Friday night. Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images The 2024 Six Nations gets underway this weekend and holders Ireland will have a new look at fly-half with Jack Crowley named at No. 10 to fill the void

ESPN.com staff Jan 23, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MMA calendar is officially underway, as the UFC and ONE have major cards booked in January. Moreover, PFL’s acquisition of Bellator should make for an interesting schedule mix for fight fans to enjoy. As the year rolls forward, news and rumors will

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJan 29, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu is a rising star, and he’ll look to continue that climb with a fight against his most high-profile opponent yet. The son of Hall of Fame boxer Kostya Tszyu will meet former welterweight champion Keith Thurman in a 155-pound fight on March

The year’s first major concluded with Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner taking home the trophies at the Australian Open. It was the second straight title in Melbourne for the 25-year-old Sabalenka, who didn’t drop a set in her dominant run throughout the fortnight. And she saved the best for last with a 6-3, 6-2 victory

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BRADENTON, Fla, — Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko‘s LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff after overcoming a three-stroke deficit with an eagle-birdie finish. In