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Open Extended Reactions Ryan Kalil, the two-time All-Pro center for the Carolina Panthers, has harbored a passion for filmmaking since he started making stop-motion videos as a child. While still active and protecting star quarterback Cam Newton, Kalil created Mortal Media in 2016 with his longtime friend, NBA All-Star Blake Griffin. The 14-year NBA veteran’s

Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring, and plans to spend the summer at the family’s home in the North Carolina mountains. He is certainly at peace nearly three months after

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 10:10 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, has died of cancer, his family announced through the school Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe died Friday, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to work

Kristen ShiltonFeb 17, 2025, 04:30 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions With a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on the line, Canada started off hot with two quick goals from Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon en route to a 5-3 win over Finland.

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 13, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Let’s begin with advice that would’ve made my ninth-grade English teacher, Miss Kadish, cringe: On this metaphorical “final exam” that is fantasy baseball’s

Feb 5, 2025, 10:20 AM Open Extended Reactions Le Crunch returns to Twickenham this week as England host France in what promises to be a blockbuster clash. France, who started their campaign in sensational fashion against Wales last week, will have fond memories from their last trip to London, when they thrashed England 53-10. Last

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HASSELT, Belgium — Belgium advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre fashion Sunday after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was accidentally knocked over by his opponent. Belgium’s Zizou Bergs was celebrating winning a game in the third set that left

Feb 1, 2025, 08:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Japan fought back from 2-1 down to beat Britain 3-2 in their Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday to advance to the second round, while the United States sealed a 4-0 victory over Taiwan. With the score tied at 1-1 after Friday’s singles rubbers, Britain’s Joe Salisbury

Jan 30, 2025, 05:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The president of the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) launched an impassioned defence of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) on Wednesday after clubs voted to scrap it last week. Lise Klaveness said the NFF would like to retain video officials but admitted the processes need improving after considerable

Jan 29, 2025, 12:25 AM Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Six Nations is here! The action kicks off in Paris on Friday, but it will be in Dublin where Ireland take on England that the weekend’s action could reach a climax. Ireland are without head coach Andy Farrell, who is focusing on the British &

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2025, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul and Logan Paul made social media announcements Tuesday that created widespread speculation the brothers would fight each other, but the teased March 27 event on streaming service Max will be a reality series rather than a boxing match, sources told ESPN’s

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — When Vince Carter‘s preferred Nos. 6, 12 or 23 were not available as a freshman basketball player at Florida’s Mainland High School, he took some advice from his mother, Michelle. “My mom told me: ‘Find a number and make it famous,'”

Jan 25, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Former major winner Davis Love III is recovering from open-heart surgery. CBS’ Jim Nantz made the announcement during the network’s coverage of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, saying the surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, was planned and Love is recovering well.

Rich CiminiJan 22, 2025, 01:48 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 the New York

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Justin Hastings of the Cayman Islands was playing so well Friday he felt nothing could stop him in the Latin American Amateur Championship. A two-hour storm delay did, but he birdied the 18th for a 7-under 65 and a share

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 11:06 AM 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 Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from rugby. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images England and British

Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 05:16 PM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Jack Hoffman, the young Nebraska football fan who ran for a touchdown during the 2013 Cornhuskers’ spring game and became a catalyst for pediatric

Associated Press Jan 12, 2025, 11:23 PM Open Extended Reactions Ilona Maher is playing her club rugby in England ahead of the country hosting the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup later in the year. Harry Trump/Getty Images U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher celebrated her first start for Bristol Bears by powering over for a try in

Jan 8, 2025, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alabama receiver Germie Bernard, who led the team in catches in 2024, will return to the Crimson Tide in 2025, he told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Wednesday. The 6-foot-1, 209-pound receiver considered entering the NFL draft, but the allure of graduating and a belief in what’s

Jan 8, 2025, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Wisconsin/Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke has committed to SMU, agent Shawn O’Dare of Rosenhaus Sports announced Wednesday. The fifth-year quarterback entered the transfer portal after appearing in three games this fall during his debut season with the Badgers before sustaining a season-ending injury against Alabama