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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 30, 2024, 06:30 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Nick ParkinsonNov 30, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Galal Yafai proved he was more than ready for Sunny Edwards as he stormed to a sensational sixth-round stoppage win over the former world flyweight champion, who afterwards announced

Associated Press Nov 29, 2024, 01:48 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has died. Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained the injury during the annual Magic City Classic

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 24, 2024, 06:47 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 England’s win over Japan means everything and nothing. It was one of those nasty tightrope matches

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Associated Press Nov 24, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Patrick Reed won for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday when he closed with a 4-under 66 for a three-shot victory at the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. Reed seized control of the tournament with a

ESPN News Services Nov 22, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Scott Turner was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the position of secretary of housing and urban development on Friday. Turner, 52, ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office. Trump, in

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara said he didn’t travel to Saturday’s game at Maryland after not being fully cleared from a concussion sustained last month. McNamara on Friday went to X

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, converted his 10th match point Friday to close out a 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier and help the Netherlands

Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish light middleweight boxer Tugrulhan Erdemir has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for breaching anti-doping rules, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. CAS had confirmed in July Erdemir’s provisional suspension, which had ruled him out of

ESPN News Services Nov 20, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Scuffles broke out between players during an ill-tempered match between Romania and Kosovo in which the away team eventually left the pitch. Alex Nicodim/NurPhoto via Getty Images Romania have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Kosovo after their Nations League match in Bucharest was abandoned when the

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 01:30 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 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of England’s match against Japan. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images England will be

Associated Press Nov 17, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Slovakia followed up its win over the United States with a 2-0 victory over Australia to reach the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Sunday. Rebecca Sramkova cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ajla Tomljanovic to clinch

ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in an NBA

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 12:07 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 Diamond Sports Group, the largest regional sports network operator in the United States, emerged from bankruptcy Thursday, on

ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2024, 10:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Winnipeg Jets their first road loss of the season and stopped their seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night. Winnipeg lost for just the second time in 17 games this season and dropped to 7-1

Jamal Collier, ESPNNov 10, 2024, 09:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Celtics guard Jaylen Brown took exception to a fake handshake offered by Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the second quarter of Boston’s 113-107 victory Sunday. Antetokounmpo offered his hand to Brown after being whistled for an offensive foul, but he pulled

Nov 10, 2024, 06:54 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted he brought on the wrong player during his side’s 24-19 defeat to Fiji at the Principality Stadium on Sunday, their 10th successive loss. Fly-half Sam Costelow played 47 minutes on the wing after Mason Grady was brought off with an ankle injury,

ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Cam Ward and No. 4 Miami finally ran out of second-half comebacks as Haynes King led Georgia Tech to a 28-23 win over the previously unbeaten Hurricanes on Saturday, giving the Yellow Jackets their first win over a top-five team in

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderNov 9, 2024, 01:03 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis needed just two rounds to dismantle Gustavo Lemos on