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Rachel Doerrie, ESPNNov 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Associated Press Nov 7, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the Nations League erroneously featured a Latvia player. Getty Germany had to hurriedly revise their squad list for the Nations League on Thursday after accidentally including a player from Latvia. Listed alongside players like Real Madrid‘s Antonio Rüdiger and Arsenal‘s Kai

Nov 6, 2024, 03:38 PM Open Extended Reactions Hooker Ronan Kelleher has been passed fit to face New Zealand in Ireland’s Autumn international opener in Dublin on Friday, but prop Tadhg Furlong will miss the clash with injury as coach Andy Farrell named his team on Wednesday. Finlay Bealham will scrum down at tight-head in

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 2, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis and Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton at Rogers Place has been cancelled. UFC officials said the last-minute cancellation was due to Lewis suffering from a “non-weight cut related medical issue” that rendered him unable to compete. Lewis (28-12)

Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The most successful boxing nation at the Paris Olympics has joined the new governing body that aims to keep the sport in the 2028 Los Angeles Games after years of turmoil outside the ring. The boxing federation of Uzbekistan, whose fighters won five of

ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball has been tearing it up on offense this season. Now new Hornets coach Charles Lee wants Ball to prove he can do it on defense, too. Ball fouled out for the second straight night Saturday against the Boston

ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 20 seconds left, and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its best start in program history with a 23-22 upset Saturday. Tahj Brooks‘ 5-yard touchdown run

James Regan Oct 31, 2024, 02:37 PM Open Extended Reactions All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has said the Haka is “part of who we are” in response to England prop Joe Marler’s comments on social media calling the ceremonial dance “ridiculous.” England host New Zealand on Saturday at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, but Marler won’t be

Anita Marks Nov 1, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 41st Breeders’ Cup Thoroughbred World Championships take place Friday and Saturday from Del Mar, California. The two-day, 14-race event starts with Future Stars Friday, which features five juvenile (two-year-old) races. On Saturday, the Breeders’ Cup will showcase nine more races across different surfaces

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 27, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Rice has fired coach Mike Bloomgren, who went 24-52 in his seven seasons with the Owls, it was announced Sunday. “I want to express my sincere appreciation to Coach Bloomgren,” Rice athletic director Tommy McClelland said

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BASEL, Switzerland — Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard completed a perfect week on serve by upsetting American Ben Shelton to win the Swiss Indoors on Sunday. The French player, who is ranked No. 50, prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (4) against the sixth-seeded Shelton to become the lowest-ranked

Oct 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. East Coast vs. West Coast. Aaron Judge and Juan Soto vs. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. Yeah, this World Series is going to be big — and we’re here to get you ready for all of the action. With

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Maja Stark shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship, with a 34-year-old American just one stroke behind. Storms forced an early stop to play, with about 12 players —

Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oregon became the fourth team this season to hold the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press college football poll, moving into the top spot Sunday for the first time in 12 years after Texas lost at home to Georgia. Vanderbilt made its first

Field Level Media Oct 20, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche placed Jonathan Drouin on injured reserve Sunday and called up fellow veteran forward Chris Wagner from the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. Drouin, 29, has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since he was injured in Colorado’s season

Associated Press Oct 18, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The Diamond Sports Group’s channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network. The Diamond Sports Group, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement Friday. Diamond’s channels had been Bally Sports since baseball’s Opening Day in 2021.

Oct 17, 2024, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament

Oct 15, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Las Vegas Raiders are finalizing a trade of Davante Adams to the New York Jets, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders will receive a conditional third-round draft pick that could improve to a second-round selection, the sources said. The trade will reunite Adams with

Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Utah quarterback Cam Rising is out for the season with a lower leg injury and coach Kyle Whittingham said Monday true freshman Isaac Wilson will be the Utes’ starter until further notice. Rising was injured in Utah’s 27-19 loss to

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 12, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK CITY — Utah Hockey Club star Clayton Keller said his team showed it can measure up with Stanley Cup contenders after its 6-5 overtime win at the New York Rangers on Saturday night. But