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Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 10, 2023, 12:55 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions OF ALL HIS incredible abilities, Shohei Ohtani‘s capacity to shock tops the list. For the last six years, Ohtani has left us mere mortals slack-jawed as

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are enduring their worst slump in form since Pep Guardiola took charge as manager in 2016. Last season’s Treble winners are on a four-game winless streak in the Premier League and have dropped to fourth in the table, six points behind leaders Arsenal, after Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

Dec 8, 2023, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions World champions South Africa will host Ireland and New Zealand for two tests each next year and also welcome Portugal for a historic first meeting between the sides in July as officials confirmed the Springboks’ home test fixtures for 2024 on Friday. Ireland will play matches in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 7, 2023, 03:45 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League struck another devastating blow to the PGA Tour on Thursday, as the Saudi Arabian-financed circuit signed Masters champion Jon Rahm

Dec 7, 2023, 11:58 AM Open Extended Reactions The British and Irish Lions will take on Argentina in Dublin in preparation for their 2025 tour to Australia in what will be their first ever match in Ireland, the team announced on Thursday. The game will be held at the Aviva Stadium on June 20, 2025,

Dec 5, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Song Yadong meets Chris Gutierrez in the men’s bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 10 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 7:30 p.m. Song (20-7-1, 1 NC) has

Timothy Bradley Jr., Timothy Bradley Jr. is ESPN’s boxing analysts and a four-division champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.Dec 7, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Rougarou is a mythical creature that emerges from dreams, embodying a werewolf-like, fearless humanoid beast. Louisiana natives have long spoken of its

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Hall of Famer Mike Modano was a member of three U.S. Olympic men’s hockey teams. They were filled with NHL stars, but they managed to take home just one medal, a silver in 2002. If the

Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leah Pruett will step away from the NHRA drag racing series in 2024 to focus on starting a family with Tony Stewart. Her NASCAR Hall of Fame husband will replace her next season in the Top Fuel dragster that Pruett drove to a career-best

Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 11:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course, with the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown shifting from Long Island to upstate New York because of the massive renovation of Belmont Park. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move

Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 07:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has been awarded one of the first wild cards for the 2024 Australian Open, and she is planning on bringing her two young children to the scene of her biggest Grand Slam triumph. Wozniacki, who is the 2018 Australian

Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paolo Banchero quickly learned how harsh life in the NBA can be. The 2022 draft’s No. 1 pick, Banchero immediately produced on an individual basis, putting up points in bunches and setting himself on a path that eventually led to him to the league’s

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 05:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The results were probably what Tiger Woods should have expected in last week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. In his first start in

Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bears have the best chance to land the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, according to projections by ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). The Bears received this selection from the 1-11 Carolina Panthers in an offseason trade that gave the Panthers the first pick in the 2023 draft.

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterDec 4, 2023, 12:26 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions GRAPEVINE, Texas — It was between 1:30 and 2 a.m. CT on Sunday after the conference championship games when the 13 members of the College Football Playoff selection committee finally

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 4, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The Hart Trophy for NHL most valuable player has a clear front-runner. But the contenders for the award could produce the first back-to-back MVP winner since Alex Ovechkin did it 15 years ago or the first