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Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL season kicks off on Sept. 5 with the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. That means it’s time for our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. What can we expect from the game’s best players this season? To create our list, we

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 08:56 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Things never quite go according to script in New York. Serena Williams entered the 2015 US Open ready to accomplish the only thing she hadn’t: a calendar Grand Slam. Instead, she lost to

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterAug 24, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions The NBA has asked the New York

Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open at the home of golf Sunday, capping a summer when she

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Forty years ago, the floodgates officially opened. In June 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma that the NCAA couldn’t control all college football

ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani threw off a mound Saturday for the first time since having elbow surgery last year that has kept the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar from pitching this season. Ohtani has been rehabbing his pitching arm while making history with

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female winner of the Grade 1 race in over a century at Saratoga. Ridden by John

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterAug 23, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Keanu Reeves is taking a break from his day job — and it’s for a good cause. The Canadian actor signed a one-day contract with the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires on

Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window will close on Friday, Aug. 30 — Premier League clubs have until 11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET — and the clock is ticking for several high-profile stars whose future remains uncertain. Finding a new team can be tricky, for the player and for the clubs trying

Kelly Crandall Aug 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is gearing up for a title defense as stock car racing prepares for the home stretch ahead of the postseason. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images As the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs approached last season, Ryan Blaney and his team were, as

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The final major championship in women’s professional golf this season, the AIG Women’s Open, will be played at the Old Course at St. Andrews

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 20, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson will defend his WBC lightweight title against Joe Cordina

ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in Indian Wells, California, but he will not be suspended because an independent tribunal said it

Ryan HockensmithAug 20, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

NFL Nation, ESPNAug 19, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL season is just around the corner. Cut-down day is approaching — Aug. 27 — and preseason games wrap up on Aug. 25, which means it’s time to reevaluate the outlooks for all 32 teams. Our last edition of Power Rankings was

Associated Press Aug 19, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers, and three of his new teammates were selected for the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Downs, who was a second-team All-American as a freshman for Alabama last season, was joined

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with forward Guerschon Yabusele, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after the former Boston Celtics first-round pick played a big role in France’s run to the silver medal at the Olympics earlier

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Open Extended Reactions The itinerary for the Detroit Tigers called for the buses to leave for the airport at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, 45 minutes before the team flight

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 16, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — There’s nothing like a late winner from a new striker to fuel early-season optimism, and Joshua Zirkzee delivered it for Manchester United and manager Erik ten Hag. Just when it looked like the Red Devils’ campaign would get off to a

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The