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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 19, 2023, 09:45 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The second LIV Golf League season wraps up this weekend with the circuit’s $50 million team championship, starting Friday at Trump National Doral Golf

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper called his team’s recent game against the Buffalo Sabres a “critical” one. “I told our players they can’t let frustration set in. Let’s turn that energy into a little bit

Open Extended Reactions How VAR could have changed football’s future Illustration by T.M. Detwiler It’s six years since the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) arrived in soccer. Today it is, for better or for worse, fully woven into the fabric of the game around the world. Before 2017, football was so much simpler. When a referee made

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 01:58 PM 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 PARIS, France — The honour of being named in World Rugby’s Hall of Fame sits a

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 02:18 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 To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 17, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It hasn’t been the best season for Hubert Hurkacz. Entering the Shanghai Open, Hurkacz, 26, had reached just one final — winning the 250-level Open 13 in France in February — and failed to advance past the fourth round at any major. While

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2023, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the biggest storylines in the UFC this year has been the question of when Conor McGregor would reenter the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool, the first step for the UFC’s biggest star to return to the Octagon. The news that

Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods has another world-class field for his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Still to be determined is whether he is part of it. Woods on Monday announced 19 players in the 20-man field for Albany Golf Club the first

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Tre Jones wasn’t trying to throw an alley-oop. He just wanted to get the ball where only Victor Wembanyama could get it. The 7-foot-4 rookie just took care of the rest. It was one of several highlight plays from Wembanyama as

Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 14, 2023, 05:25 PM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions Doctors believe Justin Jefferson‘s hamstring injury will sideline the Minnesota Vikings star for four to six weeks, and the

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 14, 2023, 10:03 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — In an all-time great rivalry game, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1 minute, 33 seconds left and Oregon missed a game-tying field

Associated Press Oct 13, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Max Scherzer declared himself “ready to go” after throwing another bullpen session and doing fielding drills Friday, two days before the Texas Rangers open the AL Championship Series. The Rangers haven’t said whether the three-time Cy Young Award winner will be

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 4, 2023, 09:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Hockey. Hockey? Not baseball? Not soccer? Hockey?!? For a second, Howard Gentry allowed himself to be surprised upon learning that Tennessee State University would be the first Historically Black College and University

Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The Grand National is implementing a series of significant changes, taking effect next year, in an effort to make the world’s most famous steeplechase safer for horses and jockeys. They include reducing the field from 40 horses — the size since 1984

Adriana Garcia Oct 12, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema joined Al Ittihad this summer because he always wanted to live in Saudi Arabia and “help Saudi football grow.” The France forward, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2022, left Real Madrid after 14 years “to try a new challenge,” signing for

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 11, 2023, 12:28 AM ET When one rematch falls, another one rises. Alexander Volkanovski will step in for Charles Oliveira to face current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound title at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Oliveira, who first fought Makhachev and lost at UFC 280 last year, was

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 10, 2023, 05:11 PM 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 MARSEILLE, France — England are ready to be “public enemy number one” when they take on Fiji at the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 9, 2023, 09:42 AM ET After failing to defend her title at the US Open with a fourth-round loss last month, then subsequently dropping to the No. 2 ranking after a 75-week reign on top, it was unclear what was next for Iga Swiatek. While several of her peers in recent