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Jeff Passan Close Jeff Passan Senior MLB Insider ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Jesse Rogers Close Jesse Rogers ESPN Staff Writer Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Jan 7, 2025, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander

Open Extended Reactions When Liverpool ruthlessly dispatched Manchester United on their own turf earlier in the season, one of the enduring images of the afternoon was of Trent Alexander-Arnold at the full-time whistle, holding aloft three fingers — one for each of the goals his team had scored — to a jubilant away end at

Associated Press Jan 6, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will attempt to make his NASCAR debut in next month’s Daytona 500 with Trackhouse Racing. Castroneves, one of the most popular drivers in IndyCar history, has been trying for two years to get a Daytona

Associated Press Jan 4, 2025, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — Barnes defeated stablemate Romanesque by 5½ lengths to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in a field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls on Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Barnes ran seven furlongs

Jan 4, 2025, 03:05 PM Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Six Nations is here, with Ireland looking to make it three titles in a row amid the absence of head coach Andy Farrell, who has begun his British & Irish Lions duties. England, Scotland and France will be looking to reclaim the title, while Wales

Jan 4, 2025, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BRISBANE — Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Brisbane International final with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday, taking a step closer to a first trophy of the year before her Australian Open title defense begins later this month. World No. 1 Sabalenka

ESPN News Services Jan 3, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have suspended star guard Jimmy Butler for seven games for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team,” the team announced Friday night. Butler on Thursday night, after scoring just nine points in a loss to the Indiana Pacers, said

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 2, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Quarterback Jalen Milroe has declared for the NFL draft after two seasons as Alabama‘s starter. Milroe, a redshirt junior, announced the news via an Instagram post Thursday. He

NFL Nation, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rosters are set for the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games, and the Baltimore Ravens lead the way with nine players chosen. Two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are among the selections for the Ravens. The Detroit Lions had seven players make

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 2, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Winter Classic has been the NHL’s signature outdoor event since 2008, when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres played through picturesque snow and launched an institution. The St. Louis Blues’ 6-2 win over the Chicago

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 30, 2024, 09:38 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. Open Extended Reactions The initial list of major league teams that expressed interest in Roki Sasaki stretched to 20, his agent,

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 1, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After just a 39-day offseason, the PGA Tour’s 2025 schedule tees off Thursday at the Sentry at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, one of eight

Nick ParkinsonDec 30, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois, right, celebrates his fifth-round KO victory over Anthony Joshua Saturday night at London’s Wembley Stadium. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing British boxing’s biggest winner of 2024 was Daniel Dubois, but

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — There has been a simmering discontent at Manchester United for a while now, but at Old Trafford on Monday night the dial was turned up to near mutiny in a loss to Newcastle United. With just 30 minutes gone and Man

Dec 28, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic made her return to the elite circuit after her maternity break to lead Switzerland to a 2-1 win over France in the United Cup mixed team tournament Saturday. The 27-year-old beat Chloe Paquet 6-3, 6-1 in her first WTA

Dec 27, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings have fired third-year head coach Mike Brown, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday. The decision to fire Brown comes as the Kings are mired in a five-game losing streak — their longest since January 2022 — with all five loses coming at

ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — All-Stars Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler have teamed as owners of a 3-year-old colt that won for the first time at Santa Anita on Friday. March of Time defeated four rivals by 2 1/4 lengths to win a six-furlong sprint

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 27, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler suffered a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass while preparing dinner

Rob Demovsky Close Rob Demovsky ESPN Staff Writer Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at

Connor O’Halloran Dec 27, 2024, 11:32 AM Open Extended Reactions What was your most memorable moment of the past sporting year? Was it Luke Littler, the country’s newest sporting sensation, coming heartachingly close to winning the World Darts Championship? Was it seeing Oleksandr Usyk outpoint Tyson Fury in May, or in their rematch in December?