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D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Mar 5, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic makes his return after a five-year absence. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams kick off their latest comeback bids. The game’s biggest names look to collect their latest hardware. The 2024 BNP Paribas Open — better known as Indian Wells — is

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 4, 2024, 04:35 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renovations to Belmont Park are expected to pave the way for the racetrack to host the Belmont Stakes in June 2026. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a construction timeline Monday that includes the $455 million project being fully completed by fall of that

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Who were the best players of the four-team playoff era (2014-23) in college football? It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday to keep keep Chevrolet undefeated and give Hendrick Motorsports its second victory in the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season. Larson won for the

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Arizona — During the first week of spring training, Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux returned to the team’s clubhouse after watching a live batting

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the format for the 2023-2024 U.S. Open Cup on Friday, confirming that only eight out of a possible 26 MLS teams will have their

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 28, 2024, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal is all but out of retirement, telling ESPN that he is training for a boxing match later this year and plans to fight again in MMA. “All I could tell you is I’m getting ready for some type of combat

Alanis King, Racing columnistFeb 29, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway ended in a three-car photo finish. Defending champion Ryan Blaney led a pack on the final lap, with Daniel Suárez to his outside and two-time champion Kyle Busch behind him. Busch shot

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 29, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JAVON ‘WANNA’ WALTON was just 11 years old when he and his family were flown to Los Angeles for an acting audition. They figured they’d get to L.A., have time to prepare for the audition for this new HBO show called “Euphoria”

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 28, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning Open Championship winner Brian Harman once called Anthony Kim one of the three or four most talented golfers he’s ever seen. Harman and

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired, his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. After the Mavericks took the lead on P.J.

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 27, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Feb 27, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering Dubai, 28-year-old Jasmine Paolini had won just one WTA title on tour, at the 250-level Slovenia Open in 2021. She had never advanced past the quarterfinals at a 1000-level tournament. And even that she had done only once during her career. What

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Massachusetts is set to join the MAC in all applicable sports for the 2025-26 school years, sources told ESPN on Monday. UMass is an independent in football and plays in the Atlantic-10 in basketball and a vast majority of the school’s

Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Confederate, who last year won 13 of 15 races and became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history, was named 2023 Horse of the Year at the U.S. Harness Writers Association banquet Sunday. The colt received 112 of 129 votes. Confederate’s wins

Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 AM Italy were denied a first away win against France in almost three decades and a first in the Six Nations as Paolo Garbisi’s last-gasp penalty hit the post in a 13-13 stalemate on Sunday. Garbisi almost ran out of time to kick the penalty after the 80th minute, before watching

Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani will make his Los Angeles Dodgers‘ spring-training debut on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, who share the facility at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. Ohtani will be the designated hitter as he plays in a game for the first time

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 24, 2024, 07:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on Friday that there is a “99% chance” that Kylian Mbappé joins Real Madrid this summer. ESPN reported on Monday that Mbappé and Madrid are in talks — with the club optimistic about a positive outcome —