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Oct 30, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champion jockey James McDonald has been left without a Melbourne Cup ride after dominant Cox Plate winner Via Sistina was ruled out of the race that stops the nation. The Chris Waller-trained mare set a track record to win at Moonee Valley last Saturday in a

Open Extended Reactions With 20 days of the 2024-25 NHL season in the books, there has been no shortages of twists and turns. Mark Stone leading the league in scoring? Cale Makar (and other defensemen) on pace for over 100 points? The Winnipeg Jets off to a perfect start through eight games? To help digest

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 29, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a season it’s been for Zheng Qinwen. Entering last week’s 500-level Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, the 22-year-old had already won Olympic singles gold and the title in Palermo, and reached the final at the Australian Open and at the 1000-level event

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 11:46 PM 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. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings, Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer and the Los

Oct 27, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another entertaining weekend of European football action is in the books, with the main headlines going to Barcelona, sending a statement to Real Madrid with a 4-0 thrashing at the Santiago Bernabeu to remain top of LaLiga. Meanwhile in the Premier League, Arsenal were unable to

Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Michael Jordan won a championship in Phoenix in 1993. Tyler Reddick ensured that his car owner will have a chance to win another title there this year. Reddick went high and overtook Ryan Blaney on the final turn to win at

Open Extended Reactions The Melbourne Cup began in 1861 and has since become Australia’s most iconic horse race. Over the years, it has produced incredible moments and records. Here’s a look at some of the key facts, stats, and history from the Cup’s rich past. When is the 2024 Melbourne Cup? The Melbourne Cup will

Oct 26, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A 13-fight card at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi was headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Ilia Topuria and former champ Max Holloway. Topuria, Khamzat Chimaev and Magomed Ankalaev emerged as big winners from the night, but what’s next for each fighter? To make

James Regan Oct 25, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Regis Prograis has a vision of the headlines after his junior welterweight fight against Jack Catterall on Saturday: “Prograis beats Catterall in his own backyard.” Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, which will host the hotly anticipated clash, is less than an hour’s drive from Catterall’s

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Klay Thompson folded the box score placed on the table in front of him into a paper airplane during the

Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. Open Extended Reactions FOUR DAYS BEFORE the Cleveland Browns’ 2024 season opener at Huntington Bank Field,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions During every walk-through before Oregon games, coach Dan Lanning and Ducks players review an important and specific set of plays, broadly and innocuously labeled: “College football situations.” Some plays stay

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The FedEx Cup fall schedule is halfway over, and there’s plenty at stake in the final four tournaments for the golfers who are still

Oct 23, 2024, 01:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in their November internationals, coach Gregor Townsend announced on Wednesday, as he named an expansive 45-player group for the Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia at Murrayfield. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Australia-born Tuipulotu, who qualified through his Scottish

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions In an overtime game against the Philadelphia Flyers recently, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid flew into the zone on a breakaway, shot the puck off the post, recovered it and passed over to a streaking Leon

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2024, 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. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers had spent three years coveting Tommy Edman, which, when you think

Field Level Media Oct 22, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dale Earnhardt Jr. is getting back behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevrolet with the iconic Budweiser paint scheme. The NASCAR Hall of Famer plans to compete in a limited series of late model stock car races in 2024 and 2025, starting

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Oct 22, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have played in some epic matches over the years. There was the 2012 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic needed almost six hours to defeat Nadal in five mind-blowing sets. And of course the French Open semifinals the

Open Extended Reactions This is a big week for Arsenal, and another which they will have to take on without at least one of their top players. Whether it be through injury or self-inflicted disciplinary problems, Mikel Arteta’s squad is being tested like never before and the strain is already beginning to show. The 2024-25

Oct 19, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was headlined by three title fights across PFL and Bellator. Johnny Eblen successfully defended his title in a rematch against Fabian Edwards, while Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg, who were making their PFL debuts, won