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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, controls the biggest purse strings in boxing and says he plans to use that power to fix a sport he told ESPN is “broken.” The exclusive interview took place

May 6, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jannik Sinner has cast doubt on his French Open participation, with the world number two saying he will only compete at Roland Garros later this month if he fully recovers from a hip issue that forced him out of Madrid and Rome. Sinner sustained the injury

ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — A South Carolina court has ordered the Atlantic Coast Conference to turn over documents about its agreements with ESPN that Clemson has requested in its lawsuit against the conference. The interim confidentiality order was released on Friday. It said the ACC

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Pius Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Vancouver Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 6. Nashville had a final chance to force

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Cubs ace Justin Steele is just about ready to return to Chicago’s rotation after being sidelined since the season opener because of a strained left hamstring. Steele is on track to start Monday against San Diego, assuming he gets through one more

May 2, 2024, 10:41 AM Open Extended Reactions England will host world champions New Zealand on Sept. 14 ahead of this autumn’s WXV 1 tournament, the teams announced on Thursday. The Red Roses will also face France — who England beat in Bordeaux last weekend to secure their sixth consecutive Six Nations title — at

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund don’t need a star to sparkle. They don’t have Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappé — the talismans of this year’s other Champions League semifinalists — but the players they do have, they use effectively. Now, seemingly against

Andreas Hale, ESPNApr 29, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The July 20 bout between YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul and former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will be classified as a sanctioned, professional fight by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations. The heavyweight showdown will be contested over eight, 2-minute rounds with each fighter

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterApr 30, 2024, 09:35 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 Tony Stewart stands next to his dragster after finishing fourth in his first professional final round at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on

Apr 29, 2024, 12:07 PM Open Extended Reactions Billy Vunipola has denied reports he acted violently ahead of his arrest in Spain. Bob Bradford – CameraSport via Getty Images England back-row Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday for resisting arrest and has been fined €240 ($257) for the incident. In a statement shared

Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Andreas Hale Apr 29, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC heads back to Brazil on Saturday night to follow up on the wildly successful UFC 300 card. Although UFC 301

Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series. Edwards scored 31 of his points in the second half and

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Hannah Green won the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Wilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft had everything: a historic run on offensive players, an even more historic run on quarterbacks, moms blocking their sons’ girlfriends

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 27, 2024, 02:44 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — With a five-goal third-period barrage that saw a different player score each goal Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche showed the version of the team they believe can make up for

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Open Extended Reactions There are eight spring games being played on Saturday, each by high-profile programs surrounded by questions. Oklahoma transfer quarterback Dillon Gabriel arrives in Eugene coming off a 30-touchdown season last year with the Sooners. The question is, can he do even more with Oregon this coming season? Nineteen Colorado players have entered