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Nov 20, 2024, 08:11 AM New Zealand laboured to a 29-11 win over a brave, battling Italy on Saturday as the All Blacks wrapped up their autumn series with a win and farewelled veterans Sam Cane and TJ Perenara. The visitors had been expected to take out their disappointment from the loss to France last

Nov 23, 2024, 08:50 PM Open Extended Reactions Warren Gatland wants to remain as Wales coach. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images Warren Gatland said he wants to remain Wales coach despite a disastrous year in which his side have lost all 11 Tests they have played, but admitted his future was uncertain in the wake of

Associated Press Nov 23, 2024, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HONG KONG — Patrick Reed became the ninth player this year to shoot a 59 or lower, closing with four straight birdies for an 11-under round Saturday to take the lead in the Hong Kong Open on the Asian Tour. The score will not

ESPN News Services Nov 22, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Former NFL player Scott Turner was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the position of secretary of housing and urban development on Friday. Turner, 52, ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office. Trump, in

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 09:27 AM ET Close ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Open Extended Reactions It’s November and the fantasy baseball offseason is, pardon the pun, in full swing. Right now, most sports fans

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara said he didn’t travel to Saturday’s game at Maryland after not being fully cleared from a concussion sustained last month. McNamara on Friday went to X

Associated Press Nov 22, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in professional tennis, 80th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp, converted his 10th match point Friday to close out a 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-3 victory over Daniel Altmaier and help the Netherlands

James Regan Nov 22, 2024, 08:39 AM Open Extended Reactions England’s results this autumn have been underwhelming, with three straight defeats against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. The expectation going into November was to beat at least two of those sides. Instead, they are on their worst run of form since 2018 having lost

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 22, 2024, 01:30 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 made two changes for Japan on Sunday with Tom Curry and George Furbank both

Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish light middleweight boxer Tugrulhan Erdemir has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for breaching anti-doping rules, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. CAS had confirmed in July Erdemir’s provisional suspension, which had ruled him out of

Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him

Nov 21, 2024, 11:20 AM Open Extended Reactions Wales head coach Warren Gatland has said he would like to remain in his role as his side prepare to face two-time world champions South Africa in Cardiff on Sunday. Wales have lost a record 11 successive Test matches and a defeat to South Africa would see

Nov 21, 2024, 08:48 AM Open Extended Reactions England flanker Tom Curry is working to improve his tackling technique in a bid to lower his risk of concussion, the country’s assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge has said. Curry has suffered five concussions over the past two years — two of which have come this season. Editor’s

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Seth Brown and the Athletics reached agreement Wednesday on a $2.7 million contract for the 2025 season, with the outfielder and first baseman avoiding salary arbitration. The deadline is Friday for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. Brown got

Nov 20, 2024, 10:20 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has come out in defence of Wales counterpart Warren Gatland ahead of their clash in Cardiff on Saturday. Gatland is under fire having overseen a run of 11 straight defeats. A loss against the Springboks would see them lose all their Tests

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MALAGA, Spain — Germany kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Jan-Lennard Struff rallied to defeat Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) and clinch the victory in

A brace from Club América forward Henry Martín carried Mexico to a comeback 4-2 aggregate victory over Honduras in the knockout round of the Concacaf Nations League. Initially down 2-0 after last Friday’s away leg, Mexico kicked off Tuesday’s second leg in Toluca with immediate attacking pressure against Honduras’ backline. In a first half that

ESPN News Services Nov 20, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Scuffles broke out between players during an ill-tempered match between Romania and Kosovo in which the away team eventually left the pitch. Alex Nicodim/NurPhoto via Getty Images Romania have been awarded a 3-0 victory over Kosovo after their Nations League match in Bucharest was abandoned when the

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 09:14 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Alabama completed the flip of four-star Michigan pledge Ivan Taylor on Monday night, sealing

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for