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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 11:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Boxing has always been powered by its heavyweight division, and for 24½ years, multiple men have held claims to the sport’s top prize. The sport endured a lengthy but sometimes uneventful reign from Wladimir Klitschko, a unified champion who lacked

ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid. The gray colt, ridden by Jamie Torres,

Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Gun Song won the Black-Eyed Susan on Friday, finishing comfortably ahead of Corposo and Call Another Play over 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico Race Course. Longshot Jeanne Marie showed early speed and was still challenging for the lead around the second turn,

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 May 17, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sometime around 8 a.m. ET Friday, world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was sitting in a

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there’s optimism he’ll be able to return sometime in the series — barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday. Porzingis

Associated Press May 17, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — For about an hour, Alexander Zverev had no answer to the rocket-like forehands and perfectly placed drop shots that Alejandro Tabilo kept producing on Rome’s red clay. The fifth-ranked Zverev kept patient, though, and took his chance when it came as he

Mike Clay, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings Open Extended Reactions It has been a minute, but the New York Jets are back.

Open Extended Reactions In exactly 100 days, Florida State and Georgia Tech will kick off the season on Aug. 24 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. With what’s unofficially dubbed “Week 0,” college football’s offseason drought will mercifully end with a game that has ACC title implications. But this isn’t just a countdown to kickoff.

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNMay 16, 2024, 07:00 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

ESPN News Services May 15, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco, who was ejected from Tuesday’s game after umpires found a foreign substance on his glove, has been suspended 10 games by MLB, it was announced Wednesday. Blanco also was fined an undisclosed amount. The suspension is pending Blanco’s

May 14, 2024, 12:15 PM Open Extended Reactions Billy Vunipola is due to move to French club Montpellier, ESPN reported in March. Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images England props Mako and Billy Vunipola will leave Saracens at the end of this season, the Premiership club announced on Tuesday. ESPN reported in March that Billy Vunipola is

May 14, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second leg of the Triple Crown will kick off Saturday, May 18 with the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (5-2) will look to continue his bid for the first Triple Crown since Justify

May 13, 2024, 06:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Incumbent All Blacks captain Sam Cane announced on Monday that he would be returning to Japanese club rugby at the end of the season and retiring from the international game, also revealing he was standing down as New Zealand skipper with immediate effect. The 32-year-old flanker said

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur have a title decider. The only problem for Spurs is that it isn’t their title on the line, but that of Arsenal — their most bitter rivals and a team none of their supporters would ever want to help in any way whatsoever. Arsenal forward Kai Havertz joked on Sunday,

ESPN News Services May 12, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Brad Keselowski moved to the front when leaders Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick hit battling for first with nine laps left and held on to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday for his first NASCAR win in

Jake Michaels Close Jake Michaels ESPN Senior Writer Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Mike Coppinger May 12, 2024, 02:31