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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 18, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — New Jersey Devils forward Nathan Bastian isn’t known for his goal scoring, entering Saturday night’s Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers with just three goals in 51 games this season. Yet

Jeff Passan, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever John Schreiber from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for right-handed pitching prospect David Sandlin. Schreiber, 29, was a

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 17, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions O’Shaquie Foster retained his WBC junior lightweight title with a split-decision victory over Abraham Nova on Friday at New York’s Theater at Madison Square Garden. One judge scored it 114-113 for Nova but was overruled by scores of 115-112 and 116-111 for Foster. The

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions It was just more than a month ago that Michigan ended its 26-year drought without a national title by defeating Washington 34-13 in the

Jon Arnold Feb 15, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Compared to the summer of 2023, which saw Lionel Messi don the pink jersey of Inter Miami — and what may be coming this summer as MLS continues to be a player in the international transfer market — the 2024 winter transfer window in

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVINE, Calif. – The career of one of the most accomplished athletes in UFC history could be coming to a close. Again. Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo said Wednesday that he’ll retire if he loses Saturday at UFC 298.

Feb 14, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Since our last rankings two top fighters have won in their respective division, but while one of them got praised, the other lost some ground. Unified light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev shined in a seventh-round TKO victory against Callum Smith in January, and while that wasn’t

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Feb 13, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a breakthrough 2023 season, in which he reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and a career-high ranking of No. 12, Tommy Paul had big goals for himself in the new year — starting with winning more ATP titles. On Sunday, the

Ryan McGee Close Ryan McGee ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Marty Smith Close Marty Smith ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Feb 13, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 13, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.

Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 12:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama put together one of the all-time stat lines in NBA history Monday — 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, 5 assists and 2 steals in a 122-99 win against the Toronto Raptors. Editor’s Picks The San Antonio Spurs rookie is the fifth

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 12, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

Feb 1, 2024, 09:53 AM Ireland were far too strong for Italy on Sunday, making it two Six Nations’ bonus point wins from two with a dominant 36-0 win at the Aviva Stadium that kept their hopes of defending their grand slam title firmly on track. Andy Farrell made six changes from the team that

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 10, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Elijah Burress, the son of former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress, committed to Notre Dame on Saturday. The product of DePaul Catholic High School (Wayne, N.J.) adds to a 2025 Fighting Irish class that already has seven ESPN 300

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 9, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — Roughly 70 media members formed a half-circle around a small backdrop at the Los Angeles

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 Feb 9, 2024,

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentFeb 9, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Girona‘s impressive season has already seen them beat Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, scoring four times on each occasion. Defeat Real Madrid on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabéu (stream LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET, on ESPN+ ) and the two words they are struggling

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 12:56 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have named an unchanged starting team for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham,

Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWTON, Iowa — Eric Peterson has been named president of Iowa Speedway as the track prepares for its first NASCAR Cup Series race in June, NASCAR announced Thursday. Peterson, who replaced David Hyatt, has been NASCAR’s West Region senior director for corporate sales and

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNFeb 5, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Bellator fight card in March, the promotion’s first since being bought by the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in November, will launch an eight-event Bellator Champions Series, with each card headlined by a title fight, the PFL announced on Monday. There will be a