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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

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

Oct 30, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champion jockey James McDonald has been left without a Melbourne Cup ride after dominant Cox Plate winner Via Sistina was ruled out of the race that stops the nation. The Chris Waller-trained mare set a track record to win at Moonee Valley last Saturday in a

Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of

Oct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 9 in college football is here as we embark on another weekend of exciting matchups that you won’t want to miss. Friday night will feature a showdown between one-loss Mountain West teams No. 17 Boise State and UNLV. Most college football fans know the name

Open Extended Reactions We are just over two weeks into the NHL season. Frozen Frenzy is in the books, and in the distance is the triumphant return of best-on-best international hockey at the 4 Nations Face-off. There’s a lot of season left, but there is enough of a sample size to identify the biggest surprise

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions WHATEVER FINALLY BROUGHT Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge together, be it fate or kismet or financial might or a lucky draw or some combination therein, understands

Associated Press Oct 23, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison finally got his victory from Bowman Gray Stadium more than five decades after he took the checkered flag and the trophy. NASCAR on Wednesday formally recognized 86-year-old Allison as the winner of the Myers

Oct 23, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome back to matchday three of the 2024-25 Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games as Barcelona host Bayern

Oct 22, 2024, 10:16 AM Open Extended Reactions Zoe Aldcroft of England and Kate Zachary of the United States. World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup will kick off on Aug. 22 with hosts England taking on 1991 winners United States, two days before defending champions New Zealand face Spain, organisers

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newer followers of mixed martial arts often need a history lesson to fully appreciate why hardcore fans are so pumped about an upcoming fight. There’s a rivalry going back a decade. A lengthy title reign in peril. A compelling comeback story. A long-standing record

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tim Tsyzu’s boxing career has been left in tatters

NFL Nation, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Week 7 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we have you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, and analytics writer

Oct 19, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers forward Max Strus is out for at least six weeks after suffering a right ankle sprain during individual workouts earlier this week, the team announced Saturday. Strus had missed two preseason games with a separate injury (right hip contusion) before he hurt the ankle

Oct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Week 8 is here as we look toward multiple exciting conference matchups on Saturday’s slate of games. With how this season’s matchups have been panning out, these are ones you won’t want to miss. No. 5 Georgia takes on No. 1 Texas in Austin as the

Sean Allen Close Sean Allen Special to ESPN.com Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. Victoria Matiash Close Victoria Matiash Fantasy Hockey ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Oct 18, 2024,

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 12:58 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND

ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on Thursday night for a 3-1 lead in their

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions On Oct. 16, 2004, in the 82nd minute of a 1-0 win against local rival Espanyol, Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard made a substitution. Off went Deco, the game’s lone scorer, and on came

J.J. Post, ESPNOct 16, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In early September, Charleston Southern deputy athletic director Courtney Hall sent an unconventional email to all athletics personnel. The school needed an interim women’s golf coach. And fast. A few weeks prior, former Buccaneer golf head coach Chan Metts had departed the school to