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7:24 PM ET The controversial LIV Golf circuit wrapped up its inaugural season last week with its team championship at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami. The new circuit, which is being financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fronted by two-time Open Championship winner Greg Norman, has plans to expand to a

6:39 AM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — The man in charge of women’s professional tennis, Steve Simon, has been sitting close enough to the action at the season-ending WTA Finals this week — from a seat in front of the front row, as courtside as can be — that a player easily could

2:52 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are finalizing a deal to hire suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka, and a formal agreement is expected to be reached as soon as Wednesday, sources told ESPN. After parting with coach Steve Nash, the Nets are bringing back Udoka to try and salvage a reeling franchise amid turmoil

6:35 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 9 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through eight weeks. There was movement in our top 10, but the top three remain unchanged. The Seattle

Oct 31, 2022 Jarryd Barca We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation, and in 2022, it’s going to be an absolute classic. Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday’s 10-race card at the glorious Flemington racecourse. RACE 1

1:10 PM ET After less than two turbulent seasons, Auburn fired football coach Bryan Harsin on Monday. The decision came just before the school named a new athletic director in John Cohen, the former Mississippi State AD. Harsin’s firing also came less than 48 hours after the Tigers lost to Arkansas at home by two

Oct 31, 2022 Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Flightline has given John Sadler plenty to smile about this year, and his prospects look good for the trainer maintaining it. The unbeaten horse is the 3-5 morning-line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and will start the $6 million season finale from the No. 4 post

Oct 31, 2022 MIAMI — During Wednesday’s pairings selection at the LIV Golf Team Championship, held inside the Ivanka Trump ballroom at Trump National Doral Golf Club, eight team captains sat in front of a group of reporters, while a moderator announced the matchups, in which the higher-seeded teams were allowed to pick their opponents.

7:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Charles Lutz stood at the top of the student section at Mullett Arena, the college hockey rink that will house the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes for at least the next three seasons. Below him were Arizona State University students dressed like a pineapple, a banana and a character from “Squid

10:10 AM ET Two games into the 2022 World Series, there has been no shortage of drama on the field in Houston. First, it was the underdog Phillies storming back from a 5-0 deficit in Game 1 and handing the Astros their first loss of the postseason thanks to J.T. Realmuto‘s game-winning 10th-inning long ball.

8:10 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Ty Gibbs wrecked teammate Brandon Jones out of the lead in the third overtime of Saturday’s Xfinity Series in a controversial victory that had the Martinsville Speedway crowd booing Gibbs. When the 20-year-old grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs went to victory lane, fans chanted “thank you,

Oct 28, 2022 Antonio Conte celebrates a year in charge of Tottenham Hotspur next week, but all signs are beginning to suggest it won’t be a happy anniversary. The former Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan coach has been a success so far, in relative terms at least, by salvaging a seemingly hopeless situation when arriving

10:46 AM BST South Africa have included uncapped flyhalves Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu in their squad for next month’s autumn international series, and electric winger Cheslin Kolbe returns after recovering from injury. The Springboks will play four Tests, starting against Ireland in Dublin on Nov. 5, followed by matches on consecutive Saturdays against France,

9:21 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN CAMARILLO, Calif. — Fights are often compared to wars, though it’s no longer a metaphor Vasiliy Lomachenko cares to indulge. Not anymore. Not after seeing the real thing. With respect to war, Ukraine’s two-time gold medalist, considered for several consecutive years to be the greatest fighter in the world, has

Oct 26, 2022 Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar meet in a matchup of top-10 featherweights headlining UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Allen (18-1) has won 11 fights in a

Oct 26, 2022 Associated Press Undefeated Flightline and Rich Strike, upset winner of the Kentucky Derby, head a field of nine for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, with trainer Todd Pletcher pre-entering two horses for the $6 million race that also includes a horse from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Trained by John Sadler,

4:47 PM ET Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors by beating Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched the win with his only ace in a second-round match where he had 20 winners and made just nine unforced errors. Alcaraz’s

8:00 AM ET The 2022-23 NBA hierarchy already saw a few shake-ups in its first week. The Portland Trail Blazers have taken an early lead on the title for biggest surprise of the season with a 4-0 start. Damian Lillard & Co. have not only won but have notched meaningful victories over Western Conference rivals

6:35 AM ET NFL Nation reporters Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL regular season. Our power panel — a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities — evaluated how teams are stacking up through seven weeks. The New York Jets and New York Giants continue to win, while the Green Bay

Oct 25, 2022 Just over a year ago, Rory McIlroy was at a low point. The four-time major champion was moved to tears at the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, after he went 1-3 and could do nothing to stop the U.S. team’s historic 19-9 beatdown of the Europeans. At one point in 2021, McIlroy