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Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani put any concerns about his surgically repaired left shoulder to rest with just one at-bat. Ohtani crushed a full-count fastball from Yusei Kikuchi over the left-field fence in his first plate appearance this spring Friday night, staking the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 advantage against the Los

SAN DIEGO, California — 93 seconds. That’s the time it took on Wednesday for thousands supporting the U.S. women’s national team to suddenly fall silent at Snapdragon Stadium. Once an optimistic sea of red, white and blue fans that were hoping to watch an idyllic Southern California ending to the SheBelieves Cup, the crowd was

Feb 26, 2025, 12:30 PM Open Extended Reactions The third week of the 2025 Six Nations saw Wales put out a much better performance despite losing to Ireland, while England earned their first win over Scotland in four years. So which players went a step towards cementing their place in the British & Irish Lions

Brett OkamotoFeb 25, 2025, 10:22 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Dan Hooker has withdrawn from his scheduled five-round fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 313, on March 8, due to a hand injury. Hooker (24-12) revealed his injury in a

Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell led only the final lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and had a slight edge on the

Dave McMenaminFeb 23, 2025, 01:56 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — It took Luka Doncic only one quarter Saturday to match his highest scoring output

Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also

Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also

Sarah BarshopFeb 22, 2025, 02:52 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. Open

Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called off

Andrea AdelsonFeb 21, 2025, 01:51 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions New Miami quarterback Carson Beck and his girlfriend, Miami basketball player Hanna Cavinder, had their cars stolen during a home burglary Thursday night. According to multiple media outlets, the Miami-Dade Sherriff’s Office

Greg WyshynskiFeb 20, 2025, 11:35 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Like every American hockey player over the past 45 years, the NHL stars on the United States 4 Nations Face-Off roster are obsessed with the Miracle on Ice. More to the point, they’re obsessed with the movie

Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller was hit in the head by a line drive on Thursday during the team’s spring training against the Chicago Cubs, but was able to walk off the field. The scary moment happened in the third

Open Extended Reactions MILAN, Italy — Who knows exactly what thoughts lurked inside the head of Theo Hernández, just beneath his shocking pink tufts of hair, when he made the most boneheaded of decisions five minutes into the second half of AC Milan‘s Champions League playoff second-leg clash against Feyenoord? Games don’t often turn on

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:28 PM 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 Tennis was rocked in 2024 by two separate doping

Open Extended Reactions TGL has proven — in flashes — it has the potential to be compelling. While straddling the line between superfluous entertainment (think: NBA All-Star Game) and serious competition (pick your favorite PGA Tour event) has been tricky, there have been some moments when the two concepts have overlapped and hit the sweet

Feb 18, 2025, 11:13 AM Open Extended Reactions The pressure surrounding England felt like it was reaching a crescendo heading into their home Six Nations clash against France last time out, only for rookie fly-half Fin Smith to deliver a last-gasp 26-25 victory. That momentum will be tested when Scotland travel to Twickenham in what

Brett OkamotoFeb 17, 2025, 03:49 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Conor McGregor is appealing the verdict found against him in a sexual assault lawsuit in Dublin last year. According to the BBC, McGregor filed the appeal Friday. A jury found the UFC star

Ryan McGeeFeb 16, 2025, 11:05 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 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There is one primary reason why the Daytona 500 continues to captivate the imaginations of hardcore NASCAR fans, but also the

Feb 16, 2025, 06:11 AM ET Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan died on Sunday, 10 days after sustaining injuries in a fall at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said. O’Sullivan, aged 24, who has ridden 90 winners in Ireland and five in Britain, and his mount Wee Charlie were one of