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Dec 21, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 2024 is shaping up to be a fascinating year in MMA. The UFC will celebrate its’ 300th pay-per-view event in April, Francis Ngannou — the “baddest man on the planet” — will make his debut in PFL (though we don’t know if it’ll be MMA or

Timothy Bradley Jr.Dec 21, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Boxing is embracing the festive season with a special treat, a spectacular event featuring four of ESPN’s top ten heavyweights

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 08:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions It was another wild year in professional golf, with the best players in the world still competing on rival tours in the men’s game.

Associated Press Dec 20, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said Wednesday. In their joint announcement, ITF, U.S. Tennis Association, the All England Club and the women’s WTA tour said

Dec 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The new year is just around the corner, and a fresh start means an opportunity for teams to reset, reevaluate and hunker down for the rest of the season. While many teams have held steady through 2023, others are desperately looking to turn things around. The

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who guided the No. 6 Bulldogs to a 12-1 record in his first season as a starter, announced Monday that

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 18, 2023, 05:52 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators fired head coach D.J. Smith and assistant coach Davis Payne on Monday, replacing them with veteran coach Jacques Martin on an interim basis and franchise legend Daniel Alfredsson as an assistant coach on

David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterDec 17, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have agreed on a three-year, $42 million deal with a club option for a fourth season, sources told

Dec 16, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are only a couple of weeks until we ring in the new year but, before that, there is some football action to be decided all across Europe to finish off 2023 on a high. As always, this weekend saw some shocking results, drama, and excitement

ESPN.com Dec 15, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Tiger Woods and his son Charlie Woods are teeing off at the PNC Championship Pro-Am this weekend, and we’re already getting some memorable moments from them both. Woods recently made his return to professional golf after having surgery in April to address arthritis

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A private helicopter descends on Trump International Golf Course, and Colby Covington calmly emerges in a lilac polo, khaki shorts and white

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Sunny Edwards just returned to his hotel from a morning at Walt Disney World, where he hopped on Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel, galavanted around the Magic Kingdom and soaked in the experience as a tourist. Back at the Caribe Royale resort,

Associated Press Dec 14, 2023, 06:08 AM ET ARCADIA, Calif. — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday

Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 13, 2023, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA for striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkić in the face during Tuesday night’s game, the league announced Wednesday. Green received a flagrant foul 2 for striking Nurkić and was subsequently ejected

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 13, 2023, 11:50 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Former England and Australia boss Eddie Jones has been confirmed as Japan’s new head coach through

Associated Press Dec 13, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson has spent the past five months working on personal growth and maturity after his “like” of an insensitive meme of George Floyd nearly cost him his NASCAR career. He’ll get a chance to show if he has truly evolved

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2023, 04:30 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 Dec 13, 2023, 06:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leander Paes, who won 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s doubles or mixed doubles, and ex-player, broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj are the first Asian men elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Hall, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island, and

Dec 12, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Five-star quarterback prospect Dylan Raiola is set to visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers this weekend despite being committed to the Georgia Bulldogs for nearly seven months. With the early signing period set to start in a week, a flip at this point would be a big change