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Dec 11, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex De Minaur will head into the Australian Open as a dual Newcombe Medal winner after being rewarded for his most consistent season yet with Australian tennis’s highest individual honour. Editor’s Picks De Minaur claimed the award outright for the first time on Monday night, after

Australia’s rugby world champs have triumphed in the Cape Town Sevens after holding on bravely when down to just six players to edge a drama-filled final against France. But it was again a very different story on Sunday (Monday AEDT) for the Aussie men who, having excelled to reach their final, were hammered in the

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 10, 2023, 07:32 PM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018,

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 10, 2023, 02:14 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The NBA Cup is new, but the lesson it taught was as old as the league itself: To win anything of value —

Mike Coppinger, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Devin Haney has heard it all despite his accomplishments in boxing at just the age of 25, including becoming undisputed lightweight champion along with a thrilling victory over an all-time great in Vasiliy Lomachenko. He receives recognition though it’s often accompanied

Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 9, 2023, 09:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a historic season, LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels is the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Daniels becomes the third ever Heisman winner from LSU, joining Joe Burrow (2019) and Billy Cannon (1959), and second Tigers quarterback all-time. He had 3,500

Dec 8, 2023, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions World champions South Africa will host Ireland and New Zealand for two tests each next year and also welcome Portugal for a historic first meeting between the sides in July as officials confirmed the Springboks’ home test fixtures for 2024 on Friday. Ireland will play matches in

Dec 7, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions All eyes have been on Shohei Ohtani this offseason — and understandably so, as the two-way star is expected to sign a contract in the range of $500 to $600 million, the largest guarantee in North American sports history. But his free agency has been shrouded

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 7, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League struck another devastating blow to the PGA Tour on Thursday, as the Saudi Arabian-financed circuit signed Masters champion Jon Rahm

Dec 7, 2023, 11:58 AM Open Extended Reactions The British and Irish Lions will take on Argentina in Dublin in preparation for their 2025 tour to Australia in what will be their first ever match in Ireland, the team announced on Thursday. The game will be held at the Aviva Stadium on June 20, 2025,

Sid Lowe, Spain writerDec 7, 2023, 10:34 AM ET CAGLIARI, Italy — Jakub Jankto just wants to play football, like he always did. The Czech midfielder sits by his locker in the dressing room at Unipol Domus, Cagliari Calcio’s temporary home while the Stadio Sant’Elia silently awaits reconstruction next door. A small red-and-blue shirt cut

Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hall of Famer Mike Modano was a member of three U.S. Olympic men’s hockey teams. They were filled with NHL stars, but they managed to take home just one medal, a silver in 2002. If the

Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 05:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The results were probably what Tiger Woods should have expected in last week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. In his first start in

Mar 8, 2023 It could have been decision time, if only the timing were different. When Jon Jones won the UFC championship on Saturday night, did that make him the best heavyweight in the world? Not according to fans of Francis Ngannou, who relinquished the title in January after fighting out his UFC contract to

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Rafael Nadal has lower expectations for when he returns to the tour in January after a year out. Nadal announced Friday that he will play at the Brisbane International in Australia in January. The 37-year-old Spaniard has not appeared on tour since

Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 4, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT’S NOV. 17 and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets are in New Orleans for an important in-season tournament contest. With 9:07 left in the first quarter, Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram corrals a rebound off a Jonas Valanciunas missed 3 and stands a foot

Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2023, 02:23 AM ET Close 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

Dec 3, 2023, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The final four-team College Football Playoff field is set, with the selection committee having to make the toughest decision it had ever faced. We knew going in that history would be made and that at least one team and its fan base would be left with