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Multiple Contributors Sep 18, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the NBA poised this season to consider expansion — perhaps adding at least one franchise in the next two to three years, as we laid out in Tuesday’s FAQ — let’s consider how any new team(s) would be built. The NBA is a

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 17, 2024, 04:35 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 Simon Easterby will coach Ireland’s men’s team in the 2025 Six Nations while Andy Farrell takes

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 06:00 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,

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould touched down at Los Angeles International Airport after a chaotic few days. For months, she had worked to help the league’s remaining two

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterSep 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The NHL offseason was too long for most players, but many filled the void with travel, weddings and a few rounds of golf. We learned that and more catching up with league

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — David Peralta hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres overcame Heliot Ramos becoming the first right-handed batter to homer into McCovey Cove with a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday that completed

Associated Press Sep 15, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Va. — Lilia Vu made a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Megan

James Regan Sep 14, 2024, 07:56 PM Open Extended Reactions TWICKENHAM, London — England have accepted the fact they will carry extra pressure and responsibility into next year’s home World Cup, but if they do go all the way in 12-months’ time and win the tournament for the first time in a decade, fans are

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 14, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti praised Kylian Mbappé‘s performance after the forward scored in Real Madrid‘s 2-0 win away at Real Sociedad on Saturday, saying Mbappé looked “fresher, more active” and is “improving a lot.” Vinícius Júnior opened the scoring at the Reale Arena in

Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez will headline a boxing card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight world titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena also includes Erislandy Lara defending

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 12, 2024, 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 Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, golf fans will get to watch the Solheim Cup in consecutive years. The competition between women’s teams from the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions HELENA, Mont. — SEAN O’MALLEY IS standing at the living room window of his childhood home, taking in the panoramic view of his hometown. It’s been a

Kelly Crandall Sep 11, 2024, 09:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. enters the final NASCAR playoffs of his career having just eked into the postseason on points. James Gilbert/Getty Images Dale Earnhardt Jr. recalled a day from many years ago when he saw Martin Truex Jr. in the garage. The latter, as Earnhardt

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that there wasn’t discussion of expansion at this week’s meeting of the league’s board of governors but that the topic will be addressed at some point “this season.” “There was not a lot of discussion

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 01:50 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Open Extended Reactions After a drama-filled Week 2, it’s easy to say that a few of these top-25 teams are happy to put this weekend behind them. Michigan, the reigning national champion, suffered an embarrassing loss at home to a Texas team that looks ready to make a run at its own title, Utah QB

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Sep 9, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On her very first day of the next chapter of her life, Shelby Rogers woke up to a text message from her sister: “Happy first day of retirement,” it read. Rogers, 31, had officially finished her career at the US

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — When the first of Pavin Smith‘s fly balls soared into the right-field corner of Minute Maid Park on Sunday night, Justin Verlander moved

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Open Extended Reactions Here we go again! For fantasy hockey enthusiasts, we’re on the cusp of the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you’re looking to repeat as league champion, or hoping for a much

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 8, 2024, 07:39 PM ET 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 Even with the dust barely settled on the 2024 Slam season, let’s take a look