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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.”

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

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions It was easy to wonder if there might be a little bit of a hangover this season. Mike Norvell weathered a strange, stair-stepping climb to greatness with Florida State — his Seminoles went

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

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions Welcome to MLB Awards Week. November has become awards season in baseball, which increasingly serves as

Jeff Kassouf Nov 16, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three penalties she faced as the Spirit defeated reigning champion NJ/NY Gotham FC 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Saturday at Audi Field to advance to next week’s NWSL Championship. The two teams played to a 1-1

James Regan Nov 14, 2024, 03:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Within two matches, England’s autumn has turned from hopeful to something a little more agonising as they prepare to welcome two-time reigning World Cup champions South Africa to Twickenham on Saturday. It has been a difficult couple of weeks for Steve Borthwick’s side. They have

Mark Kriegel, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Having covered Mike Tyson since his most famously unsanctioned bout — a predawn TKO of Mitch “Blood” Green at an after-hours clothing boutique in Harlem, New York, on Aug. 23, 1988 — and having spent the past three-plus years anatomizing his ascent as a

Jeff Wagenheim Nov 15, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle, and all of the bouquets being laid at the feet of that classic heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman got me thinking about — of all things

Field Level Media Nov 14, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Along with national pride, it appears members of the United States’ 2025 Ryder Cup team will have another incentive when teeing off against their European counterparts at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Lots of zeros. A vote by the PGA of America will

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Call it a week of milestones for San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who followed up his first 30-point game of

ESPN News Services Nov 12, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The San Francisco 49ers and cornerback Deommodore Lenoir have reached a five-year, $92 million extension, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday. Lenoir, 25, is in the final year of the rookie deal he signed after being the 172nd pick (fifth round)

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The committee has released its second crack at the top 25, and it’s (almost) all Big Ten at the top. That might seem a bit strange to the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 12, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff opened the 2024 season with the title in Auckland. And while there were ups-and-downs along the way, she finished the season just as she started, with another victory, by winning the WTA Finals at the year-end event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,