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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has booked a middleweight main event between Brendan Allen and Paul Craig on Nov. 18, promotion officials announced on Tuesday. The 185-pound bout will headline UFC Fight Night

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A LIV Golf League captain will represent the United States when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 28, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — Another tumultuous season on the PGA Tour has come and gone. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Norway’s Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship at East Lake

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 27, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ATLANTA — When Keegan Bradley returned home from his first Ryder Cup appearance in 2012, he couldn’t open his suitcase following the Europeans’ stunning 14½-13½ victory at

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 27, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Brad Gilbert knows it’s been 20 years since Andy Roddick won the US Open. It would be almost impossible to forget, especially lately, since the reminders are everywhere. But it still feels surreal to him that so many years have passed since he coached Roddick to

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2023, 07:38 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

Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •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 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 News Services Aug 26, 2023, 08:44 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Arcangelo won the $1.25 million Travers by a length at Saratoga on Saturday, but the day was marred by the deaths of two horses, bringing the total to seven horses who have died at the summer meet. Arcangelo gave trainer Jena Antonucci

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNAug 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET THE HOME TEAM locker room at AT&T Stadium was quiet. At first, no words were spoken, no music played from the speakers. Despite an 11-win season after a 4-8 year, there was no room for celebration. As pads came off USC players’ shoulders for the last time

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 23, 2023, 08:45 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The dog days of NHL summer are winding down. Which means it’s time to ramp up speculation about who is still (potentially) destined to be traded before fall is in full swing. Because unless you’re

Aug 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET AS RANDY AROZARENA leans against the padded fence at the top of the Tampa Bay Rays’ dugout, he tells me a story. It’s about growing up in Cuba, loving soccer, but choosing baseball instead. He sometimes looks distracted as he talks. His eyes make contact for a short time

From left, Joe Thompson, Nedum Onuoha, Karen Bardsley, John O’Kane and David Thompson spoke openly with ESPN about how they handled that transition into ‘normal life’ after retiring. While all experienced significant difficulties along the way, all five are finding peace beyond soccer. ESPN Retirement can be a daunting prospect in any profession — the loss

Aug 23, 2023, 01:31 PM New Zealand have named a strong line-up, including all three Barrett brothers, for their final Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture against South Africa at neutral Twickenham on Friday. Coach Ian Foster has selected the same backline that helped beat the Springboks 35-20 during the Rugby Championship in Auckland last month.

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 22, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Undisputed super middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is the latest female fighter in the ESPN boxing pound-for-pound top 10 to make a foray

Nick ParkinsonAug 22, 2023, 08:53 AM 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 Despite recent setbacks and visits to the canvas, Daniel Dubois is confident of his chances of pulling off an upset to win

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There’s just one more week to go in the FedEx Cup playoffs and eight days left before U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson announces his six

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In a game that was terrific theater for a friendly and served as a terrific appetizer for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, Team

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 20, 2023, 06:00 AM 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

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