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7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and

Mar 10, 2023 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” IT’S EASY TO FORGET, just one year later, how narrowly Major League Baseball avoided catastrophe. The league’s lockout of the players was approaching its 100th day. The doomsday clock for missing regular-season

Mar 8, 2023 BRONZE STATUES OF cricket, Aussie rules and rugby league royalty line the footpaths that snake and intertwine their way to the main entrance of the Sydney Cricket Ground [SCG]; frequent reminders that this iconic, 172-year-old venue is steeped in sporting history. Set foot inside the revamped concourse and your eyes aren’t quite

7:39 AM ET PRIOR TO THE Portland Trail Blazers‘ first preseason game in Seattle in October, a member of the Blazers’ front office strolled up to general manager Joe Cronin and three of his staff members sitting courtside. Anyone in the area could hear the comment to Cronin. Hey Joe, you’ve got the makings of

3:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson on Tuesday, causing uncertainty about his future with the team. The Ravens made the move official by using the tag just before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. Baltimore and Jackson, who doesn’t have an agent and

Mar 7, 2023 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A year ago, Cameron Smith captured what was then the richest winner’s purse in men’s golf history when he one-putted eight of the last nine holes to win the Players in a Monday finish. Smith collected $3.6 million after surviving rainy and windy conditions, along with a

8:00 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Paolo Uggetti While the conference deals with its impending search for a new media deal and potential expansion in the wake of USC’s and UCLA’s 2024 departure to the Big Ten, this spring

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. Now that the trade deadline has passed, the rush to the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs begins in earnest. Each day until the final day of the regular season, we’ll bring you updated playoff

7:00 AM ET On the first day of live batting practice at Chicago Cubs camp, right-hander Adrian Sampson stood on the mound ready to face his teammates — just as he had done to start preparation for the season in his 11 previous years of professional baseball. But this time, there was a clock hanging

Mar 6, 2023 After a dry spell that lasted through virtually the entire 2010s, American men’s tennis has begun to make up for lost time. Last March, Taylor Fritz became the first U.S. man in 21 years to win at Indian Wells. Then Frances Tiafoe became the first U.S. man in 15 years to reach

7:22 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — One way or another, a Hendrick Motorsports driver figured to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas. Kyle Larson nearly won the Pennzoil 400 in regulation, but a late caution put teammate William Byron in position to capture the checkered flag in overtime. Byron took

1:10 PM ET LONDON — Reiss Nelson scored a dramatic 97th-minute winner as Arsenal came from two goals down to beat AFC Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday to reestablish a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Philip Billing scored the second-fastest goal in the division’s history, after just 9.11 seconds, to give the

7:42 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Tim Yakteen got the best of his former boss, Bob Baffert, with Practical Move’s 2½-length victory in the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. At Florida’s Gulfstream, Forte easily won the $400,000 Fountain of Youth as the 1-2 favorite in his 3-year-old debut. The

Feb 27, 2023 Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones returns this weekend. Allow me to repeat that with appropriate emphasis and enthusiasm: Jon Jones! Returns! This weekend! I had to resist the urge to go all caps there, because this is BIG. Jones will be fighting for the first time in over three years when he steps

Mar 2, 2023 Nick Parkinson 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 There has been a significant shift in the schedule and plans for once-undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor. After progress in negotiations and multiple

9:33 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was here during All-Star Weekend 2019 that Kevin Durant solidified his decision to partner with Kyrie Irving when both became free agents the following summer. Four years later, a new partnership was unveiled in the same arena, this one with hope for a better outcome. Playing for the

10:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Former Georgia star Jalen Carter, one of the top prospects in next month’s NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed a teammate and a recruiting staff member. The Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Police Department has issued an arrest warrant, obtained

Mar 1, 2023 While the LIV Golf League will take a three-week break from its opening 54-hole event in Mexico, the PGA Tour will be hitting its pre-Masters stride over the next month. Editor’s Picks 2 Related There will be three designated tournaments in the next four weeks. Up first is the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Feb 28, 2023 New Zealand Rugby will make a decision on the next All Blacks coach in the next “four to six weeks”, rejecting Ian Foster’s wishes that the process instead be carried out after this year’s World Cup in France. NZR chairperson Dame Patsy Reddy made the announcement on Wednesday morning, after weeks of

8:00 AM ET If you spent part of the 2022 college football season thinking, “USC can’t possibly keep getting away with this!!” then you should know this: Your hunches were as statistically sound as they were exasperated. For much of last fall, the Trojans’ defense was good at one and only one thing: pouncing on