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Tor-Kristian Karlsen Jun 8, 2023, 04:00 AM ET As the summer transfer window edges ever closer (find out when it opens across Europe here), there’s one thing that’s clear: most of the continent’s top clubs are looking to sign a new No. 9 striker. With Erling Haaland‘s 52 goals in 52 games for Manchester City

Jun 7, 2023, 08:56 AM London Irish became the third rugby team to be thrown out of the Gallagher Premiership in eight months after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said the club had failed to pay their players and prove they had a financially viable future by Tuesday’s deadline. The club had been given a

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:20 PM ET Chris Weidman will return to the UFC this summer after more than three years following a devastating leg break during a 2021 fight. The former UFC middleweight champion will fight Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 10:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the LIV Golf League, which have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle for more than a year, have agreed

Timothy Bradley Jr. Jun 6, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Editor’s note: ESPN boxing analyst Timothy Bradley Jr. will be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday. Dear 23-year-old Tim, I’m telling you now, you will cry. You will fall on your knees in jubilation, looking up to the sky and thanking God for

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 5, 2023, 01:33 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The LA Clippers are promoting Trent Redden to general manager and Mark Hughes to Senior VP/Assistant GM, sources told ESPN on Monday. The promotions come in the wake of former general manager Michael Winger’s recent

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 AM 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 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJun 4, 2023, 07:00 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

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 10:03 PM ET MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch held off Denny Hamlin through a series of late restarts to win the chaotic, caution-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis on Sunday. Bubba Wallace brought out the 11th and final yellow when his

ESPN staffJun 3, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The 2023 Stanley Cup Final is finally here as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers in Game 1. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Both teams enter the series with hopes to hoist their franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. It marks the

Sarah Langs Jun 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The most common word I’ve used to explain my life since sharing my diagnosis is “overwhelmed.” Sure, you might think, that makes sense: Of course someone contending with ALS might be overwhelmed. But ALS isn’t what has overwhelmed me. Let me explain. From the moment I pressed

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 01:48 PM ET NEW YORK — A 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week’s Triple Crown finale in New York. Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pole in Thursday’s third race. He bumped another horse before being pulled

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 1, 2023, 01:47 PM ET On FA Cup final day — also a Manchester derby day — it’s impossible not to compare the blue half with the red half. Yin to yang. And sure, there are plenty of vantage points from which to do it. One club (Manchester City)

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. College football’s Great Realignment has been on pause in recent months. After the seismic moves we saw in recent summers — Oklahoma and Texas announcing they were joining the SEC in 2021, USC and UCLA announcing

Mar 14, 2023 ESPN’s divisional boxing rankings highlight the best in the sport in every weight class. They will often change, based on recent results and performances. Rankings are based on what a fighter has accomplished in the weight division in which he is ranked. A fighter who has announced they are moving up or

May 31, 2023, 08:48 AM A French court on Tuesday handed rugby international Mohamed Haouas a one-year prison sentence, AFP and L’Equipe reported, after a fast-track trial for alleged domestic violence. Haouas, who plays as a prop for the Montpellier team in southern France, had been in police custody since Friday. Sports paper L’Equipe reported

Andres Waters May 30, 2023, 11:30 PM ET ESPN’s “The Ultimate Fighter” is back, as the reality show returned in dramatic fashion with two polarizing fighters in the sport, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, taking over to coach the two teams for Season 31. (Watch the replay of the first episode of TUF 31 on

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 30, 2023, 01:52 PM ET After four hours and 15 minutes, and five agonizing sets, Daniil Medvedev needed just seconds to pack up his bag and find his way off the court at Philippe-Chatrier. He had just become the first top-two seed in a men’s draw at a major to lose

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 02:33 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books BOSTON — Ten years ago, after a historically painful Game 6 loss to the Miami Heat that cost them a championship after an incomprehensible Ray Allen shot, the battle-tested

ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 09:34 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500