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Nov 27, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emanuel Navarrete will take on Oscar Valdez next week in a rematch of their August 2023 bout that ended in a one-sided decision victory for Navarrete. The fight on Dec. 7 (ESPN/ESPN+, 10:30 p.m. ET) will be contested for Navarrete’s WBO junior lightweight title. Navarrete (38-2-1,

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 26, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions North Carolina announced Tuesday that Mack Brown will not return next season, one day after the Hall of Fame coach declared his intentions to return to the Tar Heels.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 26, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 tennis season is officially over, and what a year it was on and off the court. With the emergence of a new group of dominant superstars, the swan songs of others and countless memorable moments and matches, it was truly a

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions COL. JAY BREWER is the epitome of an Aggie. His dad played for Texas A&M’s 1939 national championship team.

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 07:05 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL coaching carousel spun a little earlier than usual this season. The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery after 20 games. The St. Louis Blues hired Montgomery just five days later to replace Drew Bannister, whom

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott was named NASCAR’s most popular driver for the seventh consecutive year at the sport’s season-ending awards ceremony Friday night. The only major NASCAR award determined solely by the vote of fans, Elliott earned 266,363 votes to beat out Hendrick

Nov 22, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo‘s hopes of lifting his first silverware since moving to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia were dented on Friday after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Al Qadsiah. Ronaldo, 38, opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, reacting fastest to some suspect goalkeeping and

James Regan Nov 22, 2024, 08:39 AM Open Extended Reactions England’s results this autumn have been underwhelming, with three straight defeats against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The expectation going into November was to beat at least two of those sides. Instead, they are on their worst run of form since 2018 having lost

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin will have a new crew chief in 2025. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Friday that Chris Gayle will serve as the crew chief for Hamlin’s No. 11 team, with Chris Gabehart being promoted to competition director. Gayle has served as

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 22, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In April, the UFC announced that it would debut a new glove for fighters that would offer more mobility and flexibility while reducing eye pokes and hand injuries. The new gloves, coined “3Eight/5Eight” (the 3Eight glove is for three-round fights, and the 5Eight gold

Nov 21, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on Friday was another all-action fight that ended in a close unanimous decision in favor Taylor. Only one point separated the two fighters on each of the three judges’ scorecards (95-94, 95-94 and 95-94). Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs)

NBA Insiders Nov 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re one month into the 2024-25 NBA season, and in just a few weeks a lot has unfolded in both conferences. The second edition of the NBA Cup kicked off last week, once again unveiling some flashy courts. Group stage games will end Dec.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions MÁLAGA, Spain — Rafael Nadal said he would only let his emotions break through at

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit’s newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards “terrible.”

Open Extended Reactions The King of Clay might have made his final farewell as a pro. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rafael Nadal played in what could be his last match Tuesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first singles competition of the Davis Cup and potentially capping a career that includes

Open Extended Reactions The King of Clay might have made his final farewell as a pro. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rafael Nadal played in what could be his last match Tuesday, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first singles competition of the Davis Cup and potentially capping a career that includes

NFL Nation, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Coordinating an offense and calling plays in the NFL is a pressure-filled job. If your team’s offense is clicking on all cylinders like Ben Johnson’s Detroit Lions and Kellen Moore’s Philadelphia Eagles, or if you’ve received unexpectedly good results from your quarterback, like the

Emily Kaplan, ESPNNov 18, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions As the New York Rangers and Igor Shesterkin‘s camp negotiate for a new contract, the goalie doesn’t want to talk about what’s at stake — though everyone else around the league does. According to sources, Shesterkin

Nov 18, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a week it was in college football: Five AP Top 25 teams lost to unranked opponents, and after No. 6 BYU’s defeat to Kansas and victories by Colorado and Arizona State, the Big 12 appears to be up for grabs. The Buffaloes and Sun Devils