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Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 11:36 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO romanticize a building as ugly as the Oakland Coliseum. It’s aesthetically cold, a mountain of weathered concrete surrounded by oceans of asphalt.

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 16, 2023, 02:55 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 NASCAR Hall of Fame broadcaster Ken Squier died Wednesday at the age of 88. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Storyteller. That term has become a

Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 15, 2023, 08:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — After another tumultuous season in men’s professional golf, the PGA Tour’s last wrap-around schedule for the foreseeable future wraps

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNov 13, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions They say the table doesn’t lie, and it is certainly telling some harsh home truths for the Premier League‘s bottom three as we head into the November international break. With roughly one third of the 2023-24 campaign already played, the trio of

Nov 14, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s no telling if there will be a bountiful harvest of fast-food pizza, fried chicken and tacos at the housewarming party, but newly retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife have recently bought the home made famous for its appearance in the movie “Talladega Nights:

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Nov 14, 2023, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time in the event’s history, Canada is the Billie Jean King Cup champion. Led by the red-hot Leylah Fernandez and the previously unheralded 18-year-old Marina Stakusic, the Canadians claimed the title on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Italy. Fernandez,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dana White was on a stage in Las Vegas in late 2013. The UFC had just celebrated its 20th anniversary after a successful 12-month period, one that saw women fight in the Octagon for the first time. Behind White, the UFC president

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 11, 2023, 10:25 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. has been released from a hospital in Philadelphia where he was treated on Saturday night after being struck by a car in Center City, a Sixers spokesman told ESPN. The

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2023, 07:21 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 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The question was posed to New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley very clearly.

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Nov 10, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big

Mike Coppinger, ESPNNov 10, 2023, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Terence Crawford was stripped of his IBF title months after he won the 147-pound belt from Errol Spence Jr. in July. The ninth-round TKO victory crowned Crawford as the undisputed welterweight champion and cemented his place as ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer. Crawford, 36,

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