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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2023, 08:40 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Brendan Allen picked up his sixth consecutive victory Saturday and immediately called for a No. 1 middleweight contender fight. The UFC might be hard-pressed not to give

Associated Press Nov 18, 2023, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — James Harden hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer while getting fouled with six seconds to play, sending the LA Clippers to their first victory since his arrival with a 106-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night in the NBA in-season tournament.

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 04:40 PM 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

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. He was 88. Ussery died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility

Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson faces Edwin De Los Santos in the main event of a Top Rank on ESPN card on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET). The 12-round fight is for the vacant WBC lightweight world title. In the co-main

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions SHORTLY AFTER TEXAS A&M athletic director Ross Bjork fired Jimbo Fisher, he described what the Aggies are

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, won’t be on the sales block at Keeneland on Friday. Owner Rick Dawson posted on social media that he has revised his plan for the 4-year-old colt. “At this time, Rich Strike

Open Extended Reactions A new era in Chicago Blackhawks hockey began the moment they won the 2023 NHL draft lottery and, with it, the chance to draft Connor Bedard. Draft him the club did, and his professional career has gotten off to a fast start, with an assist in Game 1 followed by a goal

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:55 PM 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 NASCAR Hall of Fame broadcaster Ken Squier died Wednesday at the age of 88. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Storyteller. That term has become a

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to

Nov 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to MLB Awards Week. As we look ahead to 2024 and await some of the offseason’s biggest free agent signings (where will you go, Shohei Ohtani?), we celebrate the best players in the game during the 2023 regular season. The awards schedule is as follows

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — After another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf, the PGA Tour’s last wrap-around schedule for the foreseeable future wraps

Nov 14, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s no telling if there will be a bountiful harvest of fast-food pizza, fried chicken and tacos at the housewarming party, but newly retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife have recently bought the home made famous for its appearance in the movie “Talladega Nights:

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 14, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chelsea women’s manager Emma Hayes has been confirmed as the new head coach of the United States women’s national team on a contract through 2027, the U.S. Soccer Federation

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 14, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the event’s history, Canada is the Billie Jean King Cup champion. Led by the red-hot Leylah Fernandez and the previously unheralded 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the Canadians claimed the title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Italy. Fernandez,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dana White was on a stage in Las Vegas in late 2013. The UFC had just celebrated its 20th anniversary after a successful 12-month period, one that saw women fight in the Octagon for the first time. Behind White, the UFC president

Nov 11, 2023, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will sit out Saturday’s game against the host Atlanta Hawks because of an undisclosed personal family issue, the team announced. Multiple media reports noted that Butler could return to play in Sunday’s game against the host San Antonio Spurs. Butler, 34,

NFL Nation, ESPNNov 10, 2023, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Week 10 NFL schedule for the 2023 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold

Pete Thamel Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nov 10, 2023, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big Ten has suspended Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh for the remainder of the regular season as the league disciplines the program under its sportsmanship

Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 10, 2023, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford was stripped of his IBF title months after he won the 147-pound belt from Errol Spence Jr. in July. The ninth-round TKO victory crowned Crawford as the undisputed welterweight champion and cemented his place as ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer. Crawford, 36,