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Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterNov 25, 2023, 10:00 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — “Whoa nellie! Whoa nellie!” Alabama analyst Dean Altobelli shouted so loud in celebration that his words could be heard through the metal door and cinder block walls

Associated Press Nov 24, 2023, 12:59 PM ET NEW YORK — Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the Mets, died Friday. He was 74. Hodges died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a short illness, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said. Selected by the Mets in the second round

Tim Kavanagh, ESPN.comNov 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Open Extended Reactions The Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks are blowing their preseason point total over/unders out of the water thus far. The Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild

Adriana Garcia Nov 23, 2023, 11:00 AM ET No date has been set yet for the Dani Alves trial. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Spain’s state prosecutors will request a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian defender Dani Alves, according to EFE judicial sources. Alves, 40, will face trial in Spain for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 23, 2023, 02:24 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Kayla Harrison Nov 22, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison returns to competition for the first time in a year on Friday, when she meets Aspen Ladd in a nontitle fight at the PFL Championships in Washington (ESPN+ PPV, 5 p.m. ET). It has been a quiet, uncharacteristic year

Nick ParkinsonNov 21, 2023, 07:46 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions It has been more than seven years since Katie Taylor last had to respond to defeat, but after her

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 20, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The WTA and ATP seasons are officially over, and what a year it was on and off the court. With record-setting moments (hello, Novak Djokovic!), maiden major victories and new stars cementing themselves at the top of the game, 2023 was one to

Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeremy Sochan, the second-year San Antonio Spurs power forward-turned-point guard, gathers the ball with a 1-point lead and 2:30 left in the second quarter of a Nov. 14 road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. As Sochan rushes up the court, he doesn’t look

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2023, 10:39 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2023, 05:25 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions A few things folks in Louisville know without any doubt: Bourbon is delicious, horses are raised to race, and Papa John’s cinnamon pull-apart is an underrated addition to any

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 09:19 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 Brandon Woodruff, a two-time All-Star who when healthy has been one of the game’s best starting pitchers, headlined

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 17, 2023, 06:30 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions There have been some significant surprises during the 2023-24 NHL season thus far: the Edmonton Oilers being the first team to fire its head coach (thanks to hanging out near the bottom

Associated Press Nov 17, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Bobby Ussery, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1967 Kentucky Derby and then crossed the finish line first in the 1968 edition only to be disqualified days later, has died. He was 88. Ussery died Thursday of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility

Ricardo Pepi, Antonee Robinson and Gio Reyna scored late goals in a span of 7 minutes, 23 seconds, leading the United States over Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 on Thursday night in the opener of a two-legged series for a berth in next year’s Copa America. Pepi entered in the 66th minute and put the U.S.

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, won’t be on the sales block at Keeneland on Friday. Owner Rick Dawson posted on social media that he has revised his plan for the 4-year-old colt. “At this time, Rich Strike

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:55 PM 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 NASCAR Hall of Fame broadcaster Ken Squier died Wednesday at the age of 88. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Storyteller. That term has become a

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to

Nov 16, 2023, 01:39 AM Open Extended Reactions Stephen Larkham is open to coaching the Wallabies but says he’s had no discussions with Rugby Australia about replacing Eddie Jones. The 1999 World Cup-winning great was coy when asked about his interest in the role on Thursday, but admitted he was keen to help Australian rugby

Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 15, 2023, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson wasn’t in your typical run down, sweaty boxing gym. Staring at a black ring with ZUFFA BOXING emblazoned on the mat, he had a familiar thought run through his head prior to his sparring session. On a massage table