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Think this weekend’s college football slate can’t possibly top the excitement of a Week 1 that extended into Week 2 because of the holiday? How can it beat the “Florida State is back” headline? Or the Duke upset of Clemson? And finally, no way it can top the Colorado/Deion debut, right? But Deion and his

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 8, 2023, 08:43 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

ESPN News Services Sep 7, 2023, 07:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested after someone saw a physical altercation between a man and a woman outside a Major League Soccer stadium and contacted police, according to the arrest report released Thursday. The report by the Department of Public

ARLINGTON, Va. — Connor Bedard circled the ice, waiting for his cue from a hockey card photographer for Upper Deck. He skated purposefully towards an empty net and unleashed a shot. OK, not a shot, but the shot. That quick, powerful release that’s his calling card as an NHL prospect. That skillful snipe that made

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 10:30 PM ET The Belmont Stakes could be relocated to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York as soon as next year, an earlier-than-anticipated move for the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The New York Racing Association’s hope is to hold the Belmont at historic Saratoga in 2024

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET John Hunter Nemechek will return to NASCAR’s top Cup Series next season when he joins Legacy Motor Club, which will become a Toyota team in 2024 and promote its development driver. Nemechek will drive the No. 42 Chevrolet that was initially driven by Noah Gragson, but he

Associated Press Sep 2, 2023, 10:20 PM ET DEL MAR, Calif. — Arabian Knight held off Geaux Rocket Ride to win the $1 million Pacific Classic on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his seventh victory in the race at Del Mar. The victory earned Arabian Knight an automatic entry into the $6

Sep 6, 2023, 04:00 AM ET This summer, West Ham United managed to do what many consider to be an impossible task: Replace Declan Rice — their best and most pivotal player — after his blockbuster £100 million move to Arsenal. The hole Rice leaves in West Ham’s team goes beyond playing ability. He was

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has slammed Danny Cipriani after the former England player likened the Australian to a “horny teenager” in his autobiography, Who am I?. Cipriani, who made the last of his 16 Test appearances for England in 2018, against South Africa in Cape Town, under Jones, wrote in his autobiography that the Australian

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 05:54 PM ET NEW YORK — Coco Gauff became the first American teenager since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the US Open quarterfinals in consecutive years, getting that far this time by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Sunday. Gauff asked one of her coaches,

Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2023, 08:12 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show In delivering a one-sided beating of Liam Smith — a legitimate title challenger himself — Chris Eubank Jr. silenced his critics and

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 08:04 AM ET The Atlantic Coast Conference is expanding from its Eastern roots. The ACC presidents and chancellors met on Friday morning and voted to add three new schools — Stanford, Cal and SMU, sources told ESPN. It will bring the league to 18 members, 17 of which will play

Anthony Olivieri Michael A. Fletcher Close Michael A. Fletcher ESPN Michael Fletcher is a senior writer with ESPN’s enterprise and investigative team. Before that, he wrote for ESPN’s The Undefeated, focusing on politics, criminal justice and social issues. He spent 21 years at The Washington Post, where his beats included the national economy, the White

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — Ronald Acuña Jr. flipped his bat and beat his chest, reveling in the silence of a stunned opposing

Jamal Collier, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 07:24 AM ET CHICAGO — ON MADISON STREET just outside the United Center, during a summer day more than two months before the Chicago Bulls will play their first game of the 2023-24 season, Jevon Carter is about to get his first challenge as a Bull. It’s the weekend of

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Whenever I think about how an offseason signing in the NHL can impact the following trade deadline, I think of Taylor Hall. Please recall back in 2020 when the talented left wing didn’t find the long-term contract he wanted

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 02:20 PM 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

Noah Davis, ESPNAug 30, 2023, 11:15 AM ET John Mueller grew up in Knoxville, going to famed Neyland Stadium to watch University of Tennessee football games alongside 102,000 rabid fans. He has spent the past six seasons attending nearly every Nashville SC match, first at Nissan Park, then for the past two seasons at the

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auAug 29, 2023, 06:17 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. The countdown to