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Associated Press Jun 9, 2023, 09:40 AM ET ELMONT, N.Y. — Live racing will resume at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in the state, the New York Racing Association announced. Both Belmont and Saratoga reopened for training Friday morning, and the 11-card race will start at 12:50 p.m. The

Jun 8, 2023, 04:01 PM ET The Big Ten has unveiled its football schedule model for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, when the league expands to 16 members with the arrivals of UCLA and USC. All hail Flex Protect Plus! The league’s new model features no divisions and 11 protected annual games that are not

Jun 7, 2023, 08:56 AM London Irish became the third rugby team to be thrown out of the Gallagher Premiership in eight months after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said the club had failed to pay their players and prove they had a financially viable future by Tuesday’s deadline. The club had been given a

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area

ESPN News Services Jun 7, 2023, 04:46 PM ET Major League Baseball has announced it is postponing games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. A National Women’s Soccer League game in New Jersey and an indoor WNBA game set for Brooklyn were

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — For the Florida Panthers‘ Brandon Montour and the Vegas Golden Knights‘ Zach Whitecloud, this year’s Stanley Cup Final carries a significance that goes well beyond both of them trying to help their

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 09:28 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia There have been plenty of bombshells during the PGA Tour and LIV Golf League’s ongoing battle on the course and in the courts to topple each other

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Forte is finally getting a crack at running in a Triple Crown race. The colt, who was scratched the day of the Kentucky Derby, is the early favorite for the Belmont Stakes. Forte, last year’s 2-year-old champion, was made the slight 5-2 favorite on Tuesday for the

Graham Hunter, Spain writerJun 6, 2023, 05:30 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. The last time Real Madrid were this shocked by a departure they made a right mess of coping with it. And don’t be under any illusion,

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 10:03 PM ET MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch held off Denny Hamlin through a series of late restarts to win the chaotic, caution-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis on Sunday. Bubba Wallace brought out the 11th and final yellow when his

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:51 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Much was expected of Rose Zhang when she turned professional last week, and she is already delivering. The two-time NCAA champion moved into position to win in her pro debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a 2-shot lead into the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2023, 12:54 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Iraq’s Amir Albazi picked up a massive win in the UFC’s flyweight division, as he narrowly edged former title challenger Kai Kara-France via split decision at UFC

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 3, 2023, 09:44 AM ET 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 On Monday after his first-round win, Novak Djokovic was asked about a study done earlier in May evaluating

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 06:46 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM No, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic‘s point toward his hand as he walks off the floor after wins is not a reference to the championship

Jun 2, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Hall of Fame fighter Oscar De La Hoya, reignited their war of words via Twitter on Thursday in the aftermath of Garcia’s mega fight with Gervonta Davis in April, the first loss of Garcia’s career. There has been on-and-off public acrimony for

Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNJun 2, 2023, 06:00 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — Shane Ray considers his final two years with the Denver Broncos and the two pandemic years after to be the hardest of his life. The pass-rusher, drafted at No. 23 out of Missouri in 2015, had a promising start in the NFL. He was

With the SEC expanding to 16 teams for the 2024 season, when Texas and Oklahoma officially join the conference, there has been much debate over the schedule format, specifically whether to continue playing eight league games or instead play nine. The league finally made a decision at its spring meetings, sticking with an eight-game format

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jun 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET From 32 teams starting the 2022-23 NHL season, the Stanley Cup playoffs have whittled

May 31, 2023, 12:57 PM ET This week could turn out to be a major turning point in Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy proceedings, one that could significantly influence how baseball games are broadcast — not just now, but well into the future. Diamond failed to pay the San Diego Padres before the end of its