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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 27, 2023, 11:35 PM ET MIAMI — The Miami Heat were two tenths of a second away from the NBA Finals. But in that precious time frame, Derrick White — who had served as the inbounds passer on the final possession for the Boston Celtics — managed to convert a putback just

May 28, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Without King of Clay Rafael Nadal playing, can Novak Djokovic win — and set the men’s record for most Grand Slams? Or will the victor be heir apparent Carlos Alcaraz? Iga Swiatek has won two out of the past three French Open titles, but will Aryna Sabalenka or Elena

Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2023, 01:04 PM ET Close Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals released wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on Friday, the team announced. Hopkins’ future with the Cardinals had been in question since the end

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2023, 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. MARIETTA, Ga. — The living room of Ronald Acuña Jr.‘s two-story, craftsman-style home looks more like a sports memorabilia store, replete

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMay 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are, if nothing else, about teachable moments. What a team learns one season can impact the next. If players, coaches and executives take the wrong lessons from the most pressure-filled time of the year, they

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 05:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Before last week’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club, U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Zach Johnson was asked about the possibility of a LIV Golf League

Associated Press May 24, 2023, 08:11 PM ET VERSAILLES, Ky. — Fusaichi Pegasus, the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner, has died. He was 26. He was euthanized Tuesday at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, due to the infirmities of old age, the farm said Wednesday. Nicknamed “Fu Peg,” he was purchased as a yearling for $4

May 24, 2023, 04:39 AM World XV coach Steve Hansen has welcomed the decision to raise the rainbow flag above Twickenham for their game against the Barbarians on Sunday after he named Israel Folau in his squad. Folau, an evangelical Christian, had his Wallabies contract terminated in 2019 after he posted a meme on social

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. When it comes to sports, this is the circle of life. The biggest clubs spend big on other teams’ burgeoning stars so they can win trophies, or at least signal to their fans that they’re trying

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 09:33 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun WHEN FRANCIS NGANNOU officially announced he’d signed with the PFL earlier this month, he promised the deal would allow the next chapter of his career to be “tremendous.” Under the

Nick ParkinsonMay 23, 2023, 08:24 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Patience and discipline will be key for Leigh Wood when he attempts to win back the WBA featherweight world title from Mauricio

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year After 26 years of waiting, fans returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday to witness the return of the NASCAR Cup Series. Sean Gardner/Getty Images NORTH

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 22, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. With Alabama’s Bryce Young and others eligible, it’s time to update — and add to — our ranking of the top quarterbacks of the 2000s. AP Photo/Butch Dill In the last year of the 20th century, quarterback

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 02:06 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MIAMI — Demons were born Sunday night, those thoughts that stick in the head and on detractors’ lips. The Boston Celtics have played hundreds of memorable playoff games in

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In the final round of the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, Brooks Koepka seemed determined to step on the