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Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 18, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions There’s a lot of new in the Mountain West this year. Six of the conference’s 12 teams have new head coaches, and eight will have new starting quarterbacks, some more promising than others.

Associated Press Jun 17, 2024, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The National Finals Rodeo extended its agreement to remain in Las Vegas through 2035 and will pay more than $264 million to the competitors and stock contractors. Las Vegas Events will contribute an additional $1.3 million this year and in 2025

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 17, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions The

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL draft will take place on June 28 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+) and June 29 (11:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+) at the Sphere in Las Vegas. As usual, fans of teams at the top of the draft order are excited about the next great prospect their club will add. Also, many

Jun 15, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way up to

Jun 14, 2024, 06:18 PM Open Extended Reactions Northampton Saints won the Premiership title in 2023-24. David Rogers/Getty Images English rugby will restore promotion and relegation between the top-flight Premiership and second-tier Championship via a two-legged playoff, England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. Saracens were relegated in the 2019-20 season when they finished bottom

Jun 13, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions And just like that, we have a new main and co-main event at UFC 303. Out are Conor McGregor and Jamahal Hill, as both have been ruled out of the June 29 card due to injuries. The new main event is a light heavyweight title fight

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 14, 2024, 07:49 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 David Benavidez sat on the ring apron and wrapped his hands

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Jun 13, 2024, 09:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PINEHURST, N.C. — Pinehurst No. 2’s lightning-fast greens, steep runoffs and tricky native areas showed their teeth in the

NBA Insiders Jun 12, 2024, 11:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics are one win from capturing the 2024 NBA title — and they earned it. Boston built its fourth-quarter lead to 21 points before a frantic rally by the Dallas Mavericks turned Wednesday’s Game 3 into a roller coaster. However, the Celtics

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJun 11, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Tony Stewart’s Stewart-Haas Racing will cease operations at the end of the season. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Racers, start your valuations. After months

Jun 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions College football in 2024 is going to look different. There’s a new 12-team playoff, but there’s also 15 teams moving to new conferences. It’s a lot to keep track of, so we’re here to help. Below you’ll find the conference realignment scheduled to begin this fall

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a state of turmoil. Or at least, one of turnover. It’s been a few weeks since another promising Leafs’ season petered out in an utterly disappointing

ESPN News Services Jun 10, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Soto is returning to the New York Yankees‘ lineup Monday night, serving as the designated hitter against the host Kansas City Royals, manager Aaron Boone said. Soto missed this weekend’s series against the Dodgers as he dealt with left forearm inflammation. Editor’s

Associated Press Jun 10, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Horse racing’s federal oversight body has named Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher among four new members of a horseman’s advisory group that will provide feedback to its executive team and committees. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced Monday