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Nick ParkinsonApr 16, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions It took years for rival promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn to even speak to each other, but now they are working together to create boxing events, and on

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 14, 2024, 01:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Alex Pereira continued his run as one of UFC’s most dynamic big-fight athletes. Pereira has already won two championships at New York’s Madison Square Garden. And on Saturday, he knocked out former champ Jamahal Hill to retain the UFC

Simon Cambers Apr 15, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barring any last-minute issues, Rafael Nadal will return to action Tuesday when he plays in the Barcelona Open. It will be his first clay-court event of the year, just his second tournament in the past 15 months — and his eagerly anticipated comeback will

NBA Insiders Apr 15, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA postseason is here. Let’s look closer at the 20 teams that still have a chance to win the 2023-24 title — including a trio of MVPs who will need to survive the play-in tournament to advance. In the Eastern Conference bracket, the

The 2024 Masters tournament is over and for the second time in three years Scottie Scheffler reigns supreme. With Scheffler now the owner of two green jackets, the rest of major season will feature the world’s best players trying to take down the world No. 1. From Scheffler’s potential to Rory McIlroy’s major quest to

Associated Press Apr 14, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Chase Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, ending a 42-race winless streak for NASCAR’s most popular driver. The race ended on the 16th caution

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterApr 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterApr 13, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kalen DeBoer called the entire day “special,” and as Alabama wrapped up its first spring practice with DeBoer as coach in its annual A-Day Game,

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterApr 13, 2024, 07:00 AM 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 LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani struck out March 28 against St. Louis Cardinals reliever Riley O’Brien and took

Open Extended Reactions By this time next week, the 2024 Stanley Cup playoff bracket will be finalized. And by the end of Saturday’s 13-game schedule, a number of playoff fates — division titles, seeds and playoff spots in general — could officially be in the books. And perhaps the best news for hockey fans? The

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Apr 12, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The sport of tennis might be on the verge of some major changes. Over the past several years, players have become increasingly vocal about their concerns, ranging from equal pay to challenging travel and tournament conditions to economic hardships for lower-ranked players. Now,

Adam Brown Apr 11, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A lacklustre Liverpool side made a poor start to their Europa League quarterfinal as they lost 3-0 to Atalanta in the first leg at Anfield. The visitors almost got in front early on when finding Mario Pašalić inside the box, only to be denied

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Chris Curtis suffered a torn hamstring during his Fight of the Year contender against Brendan Allen last weekend in Las Vegas. Curtis (31-11) appeared to

Austin Lindberg, Senior EditorApr 10, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Marks, center, took his Trackhouse Racing team to MotoGP with Raúl Fernández, left, and Miguel Oliveria for the 2024 season. Trackhouse Racing Daniel Suárez winning the third-closest NASCAR race in history. Shane van Gisbergen becoming the first driver to win on their Cup

Apr 10, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury said he could beat Oleksandr Usyk with no training and after “sinking 15 pints of Peroni” the night before in a news conference on Wednesday ahead of their title fight next month. WBC champion Fury and Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBA and WBO

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions AUGUSTA, Ga. — WITH THE FUTURE of men’s professional golf still hanging in the balance, all eyes are on the trio of superstars who