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11:51 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out of the Miami Open on Wednesday because of a rib injury. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek was supposed to face Claire Liu in the second round on Thursday. As a seeded player, three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek received a first-round bye

2:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A week after releasing Ezekiel Elliott, the Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent running back Ronald Jones, according to a source. It doesn’t mean Jones, a former second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be Elliott’s sole replacement in 2023, but the Cowboys have

5:00 PM ET If you had Kansas, Arizona, Marquette or Purdue in the Final Four and have already lost interest in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the PGA Tour is offering another bracket to keep you occupied this week. The final iteration of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play is being played at Austin

10:30 AM BST It was a green sweep for Ireland as they claimed their fourth Six Nations Grand Slam in championship history. A remarkable feat from Andy Farrell’s men as they proved why they are the No. 1 side in the world. The end of the Six Nations means it is time to pick out

12:18 PM BST It is just 172 days until the 2023 Rugby World Cup starts and it’s Ireland who are in the driving seat after winning the Six Nations Grand Slam thanks to their 29-16 victory over England. They cemented their spot as the No. 1 side in the world but know full well the

8:00 AM ET The old survive-and-advance adage, the football version anyway, has us down to 16 teams. Yep, the Sweet 16 awaits in ESPN’s 2023 fictional NCAA football tournament. The early rounds have already provided a few shockers, not to mention some memorable moments and games. Both veterans and freshmen have stepped up to steer

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Roki Sasaki is 21 years old, and in the eyes of some talent evaluators, he is already in the discussion for the title of best pitcher in the world. Yes, right there

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Last season, the Calgary Flames won the Pacific Division crown, and made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in the latest round

6:51 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and end the early-season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday. Logano won the pole and led a strong showing of three straight Team Penske

10:16 AM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden We’re little more than 24 hours away from a Clasico that stands to have considerable implications on this season’s LaLiga title race. Barcelona lead Real Madrid by nine points in the table and have won the past two meetings between the sides, and a third straight victory would

8:00 AM ET Trevor Wittman had one question for former pound-for-pound No. 1 Kamaru Usman in the aftermath of Usman’s knockout loss to Leon Edwards last August at UFC 278: Why did he lay off the gas in the final round? Seven months ago, Usman (20-2) was on the verge of tying Anderson Silva‘s UFC

Mar 16, 2023 After an impressive 2023 Six Nations showing, Ireland will wrap up the tournament Grand Slam in Saturday’s finale if they beat England. Steve Borthwick’s side look to bounce back from their 53-10 drubbing by France last time out. The England boss said after the match that his side are far off the

6:42 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, in an interview Wednesday, said he realized how much he is risking with his pattern of poor off-court decisions during the week and a half since the incident that resulted in his eight-game suspension from the NBA. Hours after the Grizzlies played the Nuggets in Denver on

Mar 15, 2023 Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Frances Tiafoe defeated 10th-seeded Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. The 14th-seeded American ended the 2021 champion’s eight-match winning streak to earn his first semifinal berth in a Masters 1000 tournament. “Super happy about today,” Tiafoe said

6:15 PM ET ESPN staff 2023 NFL free agency is off and running, as teams have been agreeing to deals with unrestricted free agents and re-signing their own players since Monday, when the legal tampering period opened. Now that the new league year has begun, those deals can be made official. We’re tracking all of

Mar 14, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, who announced his retirement in August 2021, plans to fight again, MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons told ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, who turned 44 in December, is engaged in talks for a welterweight fight against U.K. star Conor Benn, Gibbons said. That fight is being eyed for June

7:30 AM ET It was less than a week before the Washington Capitals‘ game at the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, and the ESPN production team still wasn’t sure how it would handle a video goal review during the game. Normally, this wouldn’t be a concern. But normally, the referee isn’t a 3D animated

7:00 AM ET PHOENIX — When Team USA takes the field for the World Baseball Classic with a star-studded roster Monday night at Chase Field, Freddie Freeman will be in the other dugout wearing a red uniform with Canada written across his chest. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman turned down the option to play

Mar 13, 2023 ESPN staff We’re getting closer and closer to seeing major changes in college football. Houston, Cincinnati, UCF and BYU are all set to enter the Big 12 on July 1. And in the summer of 2024, we’ll see Oklahoma and Texas join the SEC and UCLA and USC will head to the

Mar 13, 2023 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — While Scottie Scheffler was running away with a 5-stroke victory at the Players to pick up his sixth PGA Tour victory in 13 months Sunday, there was still plenty of drama on the leaderboard. With just two weeks left to crack the top 50 of the Official