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ESPN News Services Mar 9, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half and beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124 on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 39 points, 10 assists and 10

Mike Tannenbaum, ESPNMar 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL free agent class looks solid, and team executives around the league will have options in the coming days as they scramble to plug holes in their rosters and upgrade their personnel. We’re going to see some big money flying around. When

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NHL trade deadline is Friday, March 8 at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Some big deals occurred early this season, including Elias Lindholm to the Vancouver Canucks, Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets, and Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars. We’re breaking down and grading all of the biggest moves from

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMar 8, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 KEY WEST, Fla. — I was running circles around the bar at Captain Tony’s and I was getting angrier with each lap

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 7, 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 CHRIS SALE IS in a new clubhouse, a new uniform, a new city, all part of his third act. He’s content, a far cry from where

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCMar 6, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — If Kylian Mbappé‘s Champions League masterclass for Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday had Real Madrid fans dreaming about the future, Madrid’s limp 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig a day later — narrowly scraping through to the quarterfinals 2-1 on aggregate — brought

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auMar 6, 2024, 12:47 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

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 5, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon “Chito” Vera will meet for the second time on Saturday in the main event of UFC 299 in Miami. The

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Mar 5, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic makes his return after a five-year absence. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams kick off their latest comeback bids. The game’s biggest names look to collect their latest hardware. The 2024 BNP Paribas Open — better known as Indian Wells — is

Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renovations to Belmont Park are expected to pave the way for the racetrack to host the Belmont Stakes in June 2026. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a construction timeline Monday that includes the $455 million project being fully completed by fall of that

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 4, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou uncorked a short left hook that collided with Tyson Fury‘s jaw. The impact of the blow sent Fury to the mat — and might have changed the trajectory of the combat sports economy for the foreseeable future. Ngannou lost the

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday to keep keep Chevrolet undefeated and give Hendrick Motorsports its second victory in the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season. Larson won for the

Mar 3, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker is out for Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a right ankle sprain. Booker sprained the ankle late in the Suns’ loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night after his feet got tangled with teammate Royce O’Neale.

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — The New York Giants spent the week at the NFL scouting combine digging deeper into what

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, said Saturday that he will not attend the annual Heisman

Associated Press Mar 1, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Fanatics founder Michael Rubin says his company is being unfairly blamed for new Major League Baseball uniforms that have see-through pants and other fit and design problems. “This is a little bit of a difficult position,” he said Friday at the MIT

Emily Kaplan, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is a week away, and while calls around the league are heating up, expectations are being tempered. I spoke to one general manager this week who cautioned that things seem “a little

Alanis King, Racing columnistFeb 29, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway ended in a three-car photo finish. Defending champion Ryan Blaney led a pack on the final lap, with Daniel Suárez to his outside and two-time champion Kyle Busch behind him. Busch shot

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 28, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — Mark Robins is etched in Manchester United history as the player who saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s managerial job with an FA Cup winner at Nottingham Forest nearly 35 years ago. Erik ten Hag can only hope that Casemiro is famous for

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 28, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Reigning Open Championship winner Brian Harman once called Anthony Kim one of the three or four most talented golfers he’s ever seen. Harman and