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Oct 10, 2022 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Noah Rubin didn’t know exactly what he was going to do following his decision to take an indefinite break from professional tennis. He just knew the physical and mental strain had taken its toll and he needed to step away. But it didn’t take long for him to figure out

6:31 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — It was a race of desperation. For Christopher Bell, who had to win Sunday to stave off elimination from NASCAR’s playoffs. For reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, who hit the wall and suddenly found his chances of racing for a second consecutive Cup title in serious jeopardy.

2:49 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 700 club career goals after scoring in Manchester United‘s 2-1 Premier League win over Everton on Sunday. Ronaldo’s 700 goals have come in 944 games for Sporting Lisbon, United, Real Madrid and Juventus. – Dawson: Ronaldo proves worth to United with Everton winner– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

1:52 PM ET The UFC has added a key welterweight matchup between Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov to an event on Jan. 14, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Contracts have not been signed but both welterweights have agreed to the three-round contest, sources told ESPN. The UFC Fight Night event is expected to take place

Oct 8, 2022 Winger Claudia MacDonald scored four tries as favourites England opened their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with an 84-19 rout of Fiji at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday, extending their winning streak to 26 matches. The Red Roses ran in four tries to secure a bonus point in the first half and

7:49 AM ET COACHELLA, Calif. — Two flags fly atop a pole in front of a single-story home in the Coachella Valley. The Fundora family chose to live here, in the shadows of mountains encasing the horizon in every direction, because of the familiarity it offers and the peacefulness they can find. Those flags —

6:04 AM ET Associated Press BANGKOK — Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more illustrious opponents Friday to shoot 7-under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok. Marc Leishman and Ian Poulter were a stroke behind and Sihwan Kim, Brooks Koepka and Jediah Morgan were

Oct 3, 2022 NBA Insiders Which NBA players are on the verge of a breakout season? Last year, it was third-year point guard Ja Morant, who increased his scoring to average to 27.4 points per game from 19.1 during his sophomore season and led the upstart Memphis Grizzlies to the league’s second-best record. Morant set

6:40 AM ET ESPN staff We’re through four weeks of the 2022 NFL season, and we’ve seen a little bit of everything when it comes to quarterback play. Massive breakouts from some young rising stars. Confusing struggles from big-money veterans. Surprising stellar performances from former backups getting a shot to start. Plenty of signal-callers trying

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: You’re not in Kansas anymoreCan’t be too careful that’s for sureCity lights will lead you onMorning comes and they’ll be goneSo, write my number on your wallAnd call me anytime at allI’m so happy now, boyYou’re not in Kansas anymore — “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore” Jo

Baseball history is on the horizon as Aaron Judge is tied with Roger Maris for the American League record of 61 home runs with three games remaining in the season. The New York Yankees outfielder came one step closer to breaking the record Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. Judge has had an outstanding

7:00 AM ET The NHL didn’t exactly have goalie tandems last season. It was more like gaggles of goaltenders. Due to COVID-19 absences, injuries and ineffectiveness, a record 119 goalies appeared in 2021-22 regular-season games, from Akira Schmid to Zach Fucale. As a result, NHL scoring numbers climbed to their highest levels in nearly 30

Oct 3, 2022 Amanda Loudin Catherine Parenteau was pretty much born with a tennis racket in her hands. Beginning at age 4, the Canadian was a natural, working her way up the circuit until she eventually achieved a top-five ranking in the country. Recruited by the University of Arkansas to play Division I tennis, she

6:30 PM ET European club football is back in full swing following the international break. We saw a couple of big derbies in the Premier League — Arsenal beating Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City seeing off Manchester United — while Barcelona now sit over Real Madrid in LaLiga standings. Meanwhile, Liverpool and Internazionale are all

Oct 2, 2022 Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — As the stars of NASCAR raged over safety concerns with the new car, rumors swirled the drivers would organize some sort of protest at one of the most dangerous tracks on the circuit. Perhaps they’d outright boycott Talladega Superspeedway. Or maybe they’d send their message to NASCAR

1:31 AM ET What were the biggest moments of Bellator 286? Jeff Wagenheim and Marc Raimondi offer up their takeaways from an action-packed event in Long Beach. AJ McKee will be just fine at lightweight, has options Coming off the first loss of his career and moving up to debut in a new weight class,

Sep 30, 2022 Bundee Aki will miss Ireland’s Test matches against South Africa and Fiji in November after being given an eight-match ban. Aki, 32, received the third red card of his career on Saturday for a dangerous clear-out on Seabelo Senatla as Connacht faced Stormers in the United Rugby Championship (URC). The ban means

1:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving is confident that “anything’s possible,” for new teammate Ben Simmons now that the talented swingman has “peace around him” in his basketball life. Irving, like coach Steve Nash, is confident that Simmons will be able to fit in quickly to the framework of the

Sep 29, 2022 BIRDSVILLE, Australia — A sea of beer can-clenching, rowdy folk in flannelette shirts and cowboy hats are huddled in near darkness at Fred Brophy’s feet. The Australian outback icon is fitted out in his customary red shirt, faded blue jeans and dark brown boots, crouching on a raised platform and beating a

11:18 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was issued a citation for “failure to control his motor vehicle” in the wake of Monday’s single car-crash, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a release to ESPN. Garrett also was traveling at an “unsafe speed for the type of roadway” he