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James Regan Sep 14, 2024, 04:41 PM Open Extended Reactions TWICKENHAM, London — England swept past world champions New Zealand with a 24-12 win at Allianz Stadium on Saturday to record their second straight win over the Black Ferns. It was a statement win for England ahead of the upcoming WXV 1 tournament in Canada

James Regan Sep 14, 2024, 07:56 PM Open Extended Reactions TWICKENHAM, London — England have accepted the fact they will carry extra pressure and responsibility into next year’s home World Cup, but if they do go all the way in 12-months’ time and win the tournament for the first time in a decade, fans are

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 11, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Ortega is a lucky man. The former UFC featherweight title challenger will face Diego Lopes at Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las Vegas this weekend. The pair were originally slated to meet at UFC 303 in a short notice bout booked when

Sep 13, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper was beaten in the GB’s second singles game against Argentina on Friday. Getty Team GB were beaten 2-0 by Argentina in their second Davis Cup group tie on Friday and failed to reach the knockout stages at the first time of asking. British No.1 Jack

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 05:38 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that there wasn’t discussion of expansion at this week’s meeting of the league’s board of governors but that the topic will be addressed at some point “this season.” “There was not a lot of discussion

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado safety Shilo Sanders is expected to miss 2-3 weeks following surgery Sunday to repair a right forearm injury. Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, the father of Shilo and Colorado quarterback

ESPN News Services Sep 10, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was ejected from the team’s 9-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night after hitting Nick Castellanos with a pitch. Castellanos, for his part, said he knew it was coming. Uceta gave up a

Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 11:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Algeria and Japan joining World Boxing increases the organization’s membership to 44

France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani’s close-in strike and Ousmane Dembele’s left footed drive handed them their first points of the Nations League campaign. It was a positive response by the French, who changed eight of the starting players, including Kylian Mbappe, after being beaten 3-1

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 6, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is calling it a career. The former UFC flyweight champion, current ONE Championship flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time announced Friday night at ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado, that he will be

Sep 6, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. The Cavs originally drafted Thompson, 33, with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft. He was a member of the 2016

Associated Press Sep 6, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After falling just short in the last Grand Slam tournament, Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have another shot at a men’s doubles title at the US Open. The Australians moved into the championship match by beating Americans Jackson Withrow and Nathaniel

Associated Press Sep 3, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bikes in their home state of New Jersey. Jaromir Jagr posted

Open Extended Reactions South Africa Rugby has issued an apology for a “simple human error” after music and pyrotechnics overshadowed the All Blacks’ haka ahead of Saturday’s Test against the Springboks in Johannesburg. The national union had been accused of disrespecting the All Blacks’ traditional pre-game challenge, which this week carried extra significance following the

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Josh Berry was grateful the frightening crash at Daytona last week ended with him walking off and racing in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. “I was thankful more than anything,” Berry said Saturday. “I was OK. Got

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2024, 02:12 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Marquise Brown, one of the Kansas City Chiefs‘ biggest offseason additions, will not play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Baltimore

Open Extended Reactions After a week’s break, The Rugby Championship returns with a change of scenery, as Australia and New Zealand have embarked on their own mini-tours to Argentina and South Africa respectively. Bouncing back to a thumping win over the Pumas in Round 2, the All Blacks will face their biggest task yet under

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2024, 02:00 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions BOULDER, Colo. — Minutes after North Dakota State’s potential game-winning Hail Mary pass left the Bison 4 yards shy of a Thursday night, prime-time upset, Colorado coach Deion Sanders strolled

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the