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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 Nov 10, 2023,

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 10, 2023, 12:01 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

Nov 9, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In case you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps one of MLB’s new supersized bases), Shohei Ohtani is a free agent. Far and away the best player available this winter, the longtime Los Angeles Angels two-way star is expected to command more than half a

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 8, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Professional Tennis Players Association has asked the WTA to co-commission an independent, third-party investigation into the “numerous glaring breakdowns” that occurred at the recently concluded WTA Finals in Cancun, Mexico. The PTPA extended its invitation in a statement Wednesday, two days after

Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, the upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, has been retired after injuries kept him from returning to racing. The 4-year-old colt will be offered for sale as a stallion prospect. Keeneland announced Thursday that Rich Strike will be

ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2023, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic was substituted due to injury in second-half stoppage time of AC Milan‘s win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The United States attacker was attempting to run down a loose ball when he pulled up and grabbed his

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The LIV Golf League is introducing a transfer window it says is the first in professional golf, allowing teams to trade players in midseason

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2023, 03:53 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 Ryan Blaney was crowned 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday in Phoenix. Chris Graythen/Getty Images It is no secret that Ryan Blaney

Ryan HockensmithNov 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET 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

Jarryd Barca Nov 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re back! It’s the race that stops the nation, and in 2023, it’s going to be an absolute classic. Not sure who to back? Not to worry, as we take you through the best selections and some value runners in Tuesday’s 10-race card at

Nov 6, 2023, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When Jon Rahm announced he was backing out of TGL, the new indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it ignited rumors that the Spaniard might be planning a leap from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf. McIlroy doesn’t see it that way.

Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 01:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Cody Dorman, the teenager who watched his namesake horse Cody’s Wish win at the Breeders’ Cup, has died. He was 17. Dorman died Sunday after suffering a “medical event” on the family’s way home to Kentucky after attending the world championships at Santa Anita

Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 6, 2023, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Francis Ngannou danced as he looked down at Tyson Fury and declared, “You’re a bad professor, motherf—er. … Who is taking who to school?'” That moment — really, any Ngannou success — was unimaginably hard to fathom during the buildup to the event last

Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 5, 2023, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans announced that guard CJ McCollum has a small pneumothorax in his right lung after an imaging was performed Sunday morning. According to the Mayo Clinic, a pneumothorax “occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and chest wall.

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson was fined $25,000 for his postgame comments ripping the officiating after his team’s loss to the Jacksonville

Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus Archer Stakes at Flemington. Ridden by legendary jockey Damien Oliver, Kalapour led from start to finish in the 2500m Group 3 contest at Flemington on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained Athabascan and

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 4, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Oh, what chaos might’ve been in Saturday’s early slate. Ohio State spent much of Saturday afternoon flummoxed by Rutgers‘ defense and unable to corral Kyle Monangai. Texas jumped out

Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — White Abarrio won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a length on Saturday, putting trainer Rick Dutrow back on top months after his 10-year exile from the sport ended. A celebratory Dutrow hugged anyone he could in the winner’s circle

Nov 3, 2023, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw announced on Instagram that he underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder but hopes to return next summer. He posted: “This morning I underwent a surgical procedure to repair the gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule of my left shoulder. I am thankful

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising colt of his wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, goes to the Kentucky Derby as the early favorite and then nothing. Now, he’s pausing before getting consumed by Derby fever. Fierceness won