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Associated Press Apr 1, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp is headed back to the classroom in order to be more of a hands-on coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. Deion Sanders added the 51-year-old Sapp to the staff as a graduate assistant, which paves the way for

Apr 1, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Of the three Atlantic Division teams that were supposed to make the leap into serious playoff contention this season — the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators — only the Wings realistically remain in the race as the month of April begins. But with

Associated Press Mar 31, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Juan Soto had three hits capped by an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the New York Yankees to a 4-3 win Sunday that completed an opening four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. With the score 3-3,

Associated Press Mar 30, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Laurel River rallied to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup by a record-setting 8 1/2 lengths on Saturday at Meydan Racecourse. Breaking from the far outside post in the field of 12, Laurel River and jockey Tadhg O’Shea

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 30, 2024, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Éder Militão is available for selection after completing his recovery from his ACL injury, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed on Saturday. Ancelotti also said the defender has a “30%” chance of facing Manchester City in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg.

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 03:38 PM Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Chiefs have signed European rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit, the team announced Friday, giving them another potential offensive threat. The Chiefs will look at Rees-Zammit at running

Megan Anderson Mar 29, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The women’s flyweight division will have a new No. 1 contender this weekend. MMA’s best young prospect, Erin Blanchfield, will face fellow title contender Manon Fiorot in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+). Blanchfield, No. 1

Alanis King, Racing columnistMar 28, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alanis King served as a spotter for Brad Perez’s No. 45 car at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday. JR Houston It’s a clear Saturday afternoon in March, minutes before the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Tim Tszyu shadowboxes at the Split T Boxing Club just off The Strip on a Friday morning in February, seven weeks before his name flashes all over the marquee in the fight capital of the world. That Tszyu surname is a

Mar 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re coming down to the wire of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, and the race to stay out of the play-in tournament is only getting tighter in the Eastern and Western Conferences. In the East, the Philadelphia 76ers have tumbled down the ranks since Joel Embiid’s

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 27, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions There are only 15 days remaining before the opening round of the 88th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, the first major championship of

Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO — The NFL concluded the league’s annual meetings Tuesday, with significant news coming out of Orlando on subjects, including a major change to kickoff rules, a ban of the controversial “hip drop” tackle, the addition of Wednesday Christmas Day games in 2024 and an alteration to the timing of the trade

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The stress level of former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is down exponentially these days, though there are some harrowing moments. Like when his 3-year-old

Mar 25, 2024, 08:32 PM Open Extended Reactions England scrum-half Danny Care announced his retirement from international rugby on Monday after winning 101 caps, bringing an end to more than 15 years of service for his country. Earlier this month, the 37-year-old became only the sixth player to play 100 times for England when he

Mar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Happy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comMar 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior editor for ESPN digital editorial. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions Following the St. Louis Blues‘ Stanley Cup championship run in 2019, the team kept their fans engaged with playoff returns the following three seasons. An 81-point

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — England arranged these high-profile friendlies to help answer one of the few remaining questions about Gareth Southgate’s side: can they consistently deliver against the biggest nations? Rather than silencing those doubts, Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley means they will grow a little louder. England are billed in some

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 22, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions At long last, Corey Anderson can officially call himself a champion. Anderson (18-6) claimed the vacant Bellator MMA light heavyweight title on Friday, defeating Irish challenger Karl

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 21, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jared Anderson told ESPN he’s “beyond blessed … to come away without any injuries” and acknowledged “it was a mistake,” after police said he led them on a 6-plus-mile car chase last month with speeds exceeding 130 mph. The heavyweight contender was charged with

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed he received threats from gamblers last season and reported it to the NBA. While being asked Wednesday night about sports gambling following comments made by Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, who said he sometimes feels like a “prop,” Bickerstaff