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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 09:46 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia And just like that, the 2023 major championship season is over in men’s professional golf. Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka each won another major championship title. World

Jul 24, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The 2023 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, with contending teams deciding what they need to add before 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 1 arrives. Could Shohei Ohtani be on the move from the Los Angeles Angels? Could Marcus Stroman, Cody Bellinger and Lucas Giolito be dealt

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJul 25, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Ah, summertime. A season of relaxation. Reflection. Rejuvenation. If you’re the architect of an NHL team with aspirations of competing for a Stanley Cup come fall, it’s a combination of all three. Or at least,

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 24, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The expectations surrounding the U.S. women’s national team have long been stratospheric. Anytime a major tournament takes place, it’s win or else. At the 2023 FIFA Women’s World

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 24, 2023, 06:18 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. Not that they

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 06:58 PM ET LONG POND, Pa. — Denny Hamlin returned to Victory Lane on Sunday at Pocono Raceway a year after his first-place finish was thrown out, giving him a track-record seven wins and 50 overall in his Cup career. Hamlin also gave Toyota its 600th NASCAR victory. Hamlin passed

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 23, 2023, 07:30 AM ET His opponent, Paul Butler, was in survival mode the entire fight, ultra reluctant to throw a punch for fear of opening up his guard. Butler knew what he was up against: not just any boxer, but the one who earned the moniker “The Monster” for his unbridled

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 22, 2023, 05:16 PM ET HOYLAKE, England — After 18 holes had passed on a wet and gloomy Saturday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Max Homa and Rory McIlroy were separated by only one shot, but their outlooks on their games felt worlds apart. Editor’s Picks 2 Related McIlroy beelined to the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Almost one year ago to the day, in the same arena, Tom Aspinall suffered a freak knee injury when he threw a leg kick on the first strike of his fight against Curtis Blaydes and lost via TKO in just 15 seconds. After 364 days

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday. The NFL released a 23-page report detailing the

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM EIGHT VIDEO CAMERAS, each shooting 240 frames per second, surrounded one of the three courts at Overtime Elite’s state-of-the-art, 103,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta. Ten of

Tom Luginbill, ESPN AnalystJul 20, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall The 2024 college football recruits create excitement and optimism among fans, and a great tool to help introduce the future stars of Saturday is to compare them

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 20, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Everybody wants to jump in the pool during the summer. But not all pools are the same. Some are gross — tinted green by algae, with dead bugs and debris from nearby trees floating on the surface. And you

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:53 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — It took 61 years for Roger Maris’ American League season home run record to be broken. Aaron Judge‘s hold on the mark could be ended by Shohei Ohtani after one year. “Records are meant to be broken,” Judge said on Wednesday before the Yankees

ESPN News Services Jul 18, 2023, 12:55 PM ET With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the 82-year-old Hall of Fame owner tries

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJul 18, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is a race to lift the trophy, sure. But just because your team is going all out to win doesn’t mean they can’t look while they’re doing it. Editor’s Picks 2 Related England, France, Germany

Jul 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET The first half of the MMA year came and went, leaving us with some special moments and memories, including the UFC 290 and International Fight Week, the event that marks the midway point on the MMA calendar. Now it’s time to look ahead to the biggest questions that need

Jul 17, 2023, 06:42 AM ET Two first-time Wimbledon champions were crowned over the weekend: Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to ever win, while Carlos Alcaraz upset seven-time Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic for the title. After an exciting two weeks, is it too early to look ahead to the next major? No way.

Jul 16, 2023, 10:02 PM Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will be able to play at the World Cup after being handed a three-match suspension for his conduct towards match officials following May’s European Champions Cup final. Despite being sidelined by injury for the tense 27-26 defeat to La Rochelle, the Leinster flyhalf made his way

Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 07:22 PM ET It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will permanently close after its final racing date later this year at the San Francisco Bay area horse track. The track’s owner, The Stronach Group, said Sunday it will “double down” on its