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Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Nebraska has named touted true freshman Dylan Raiola its starting quarterback for its season opener against UTEP on Aug. 31. Raiola, the No. 3 ranked quarterback and

Harry Lyles Jr., ESPN Staff WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Week 0 matchup between Georgia Tech and Florida State at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, is a neutral site game for everybody on both teams — except for Yellow Jackets punter David Shanahan. Shanahan is from Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland,

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said last week that he

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 19, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy has won the Blue Devils‘ starting job and will start the opener against Elon, first-year coach Manny Diaz announced Monday. Murphy is a Texas transfer who won both his starts last year for the Longhorns (against BYU and Kansas State).

ESPN News Services Aug 18, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHASKA, Minn. — Jose Luis Ballester, a rising senior at Arizona State, became the first player from Spain to win the U.S. Amateur, fending off Iowa sophomore Noah Kent and finishing 2 up Sunday at Hazeltine in the 36-hole match on his 21st

Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TIARET, Algeria — With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud in the future. The football-obsessed

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Quarterback Russell Wilson will make his Steelers preseason debut against the Bills on Saturday night, coach Mike Tomlin said. Tomlin, who spoke

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 15, 2024, 09:57 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 Open Extended Reactions João Mendes, the son of legendary Brazil forward Ronaldinho, is close to signing with English

Lindsey Thiry, ESPNAug 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You

Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBIA, Mo. — Defensive end Darris Smith will miss the season for No. 11 Missouri after hurting his knee in practice, Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz said Wednesday. Smith transferred to Missouri from SEC rival Georgia, where he appeared in 16 games over his first

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 13, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions Texas suffered its second season-ending injury at running back Monday when true freshman Christian Clark tore his Achilles tendon

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 13, 2024, 05:54 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 Oklahoma wide receiver Jayden Gibson is expected to miss the 2024 season after suffering

Aug 14, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis takes on Nigerian-New Zealander Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 on August 17/18 [depending on where you are in the world]. ‘Stillknocks’, the current middleweight champion, spoke to ESPN about his gym in Pretoria, his love for his country, and why he

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 14, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The final three-week stretch of the FedEx Cup season is here. Many of the best golfers in the world will not only have to

ESPN News Services Aug 13, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Columbus Crew came from two goals down to put an end to Inter Miami CF‘s Leagues Cup title defense on Tuesday night at Lower.com Field. Christian Ramírez started the rally and Diego Rossi scored twice as the reigning MLS Cup champs fought

Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MASON, Ohio — Donna Vekic was defeated in her first match since winning the silver medal in the Olympics, falling to Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday at the Cincinnati Open. Krueger played her win into the field through the qualifying rounds,

Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNAug 13, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. You can follow him on Twitter @DanielOyefusi. Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike

Jul 12, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s 2024 in-season tournament tips off on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and will culminate in the championship game on Dec. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Last year’s inaugural event saw LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers win the first NBA Cup on Dec.

The Rugby Championship returned with a bang last weekend as the Springboks flexed their world champion credentials and the Pumas created another memorable moment in the history of Argentine rugby. The South Americans’ shock upset of the All Blacks has certainly created a stir in New Zealand, with Scott Robertson now fully aware that there

Barcelona‘s preparations for the new LaLiga season ended with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at home to Monaco in the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Olympic Stadium on Monday. Lamine Camara, Breel Embolo and Christian Mawissa struck in the second half as the Ligue 1 side became the first team to beat Barça in their annual