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Associated Press Nov 2, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DEL MAR, Calif. — Sierra Leone won the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 1½ lengths Saturday at Del Mar, ending a frustrating run of recent losses, including the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Sierra Leone ran 1¼ miles in 2:00.78. Sent off

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 2, 2024, 06:23 PM 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 A dejected George Ford looks on after missing the decisive drop-kick at the end of the

Associated Press Nov 1, 2024, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DEL MAR, Calif. — Citizen Bull won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths and Gaming was second at Del Mar on Friday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and his record sixth career victory in the

Nov 1, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Don’t look now, but the UFC’s 2024 calendar is nearly complete. November brings multiple Fight Night cards, a pay-per-view event in UFC 308 and some new rules going into effect. In December, fight fans get one additional Fight Night and pay-per-view (UFC 309) until the holidays

Field Level Media Nov 1, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time major winner Brittany Lincicome announced Friday that this will be her final season playing a full schedule on the LPGA Tour. Lincicome, 39, joined the tour in 2005 and has won eight events, including the Chevron Championship when it was known as

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 31, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions FOR MOST OF his 13 years in the NBA Bradley Beal has had a good sense of who he is as a player. An elite shooter and scorer.

Oct 24, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Robson Conceicao makes the first defense of his WBC junior lightweight title in a rematch against O’Shaquie Foster on Saturday night at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, in Verona, New York (ESPN+, 5:50 p.m. ET). Conceicao (19-2-1, 9 KOs) defeated Foster by a controversial split decision

Oct 30, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Eight weeks of the 2024 NFL season have passed. Some teams are riding high, while others are grasping for wins. Much of what we thought we knew when it all began in September has been validated — but lots of surprises, and injuries, have changed the

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Inspirational thought of the week: “‘It’s no use talking about it,’ Alice said, looking up at the house and pretending it was

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