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Associated Press Jan 22, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke is out after seven years on the job. The school announced on Monday that Heeke will “transition” out of Arizona athletics on Feb. 2 and will be replaced on an interim basis by former Wildcats softball

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 22, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions An attorney for former Iowa State players charged with illegal sports wagering has accused the state of launching a “warrantless” investigation in 2023 that targeted Iowa State and University of

Jan 22, 2024, 07:52 AM ET The Guinean Football Federation have asked fans to tone down their celebrations after six people were killed following a 1-0 win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday. Jubilant Guinea fans took to the streets around the country after a victory that put coach Kaba Diawara’s

Jan 21, 2024, 02:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cruz Hewitt hasn’t quite made the same grand entrance to tennis as his former world No. 1 father, crashing out in the first round of the Australian Open boys’ singles. Twenty-seven years after Hewitt famously became the youngest qualifier to make the Open main draw at

Associated Press Jan 20, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy surged into contention at the Dubai Desert Classic by finishing off a 9-under 63 with an eagle on the final hole that left him 2 shots behind leader Cameron Young on Saturday. The No. 2-ranked McIlroy, the

Jan 19, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Whenever it came, Nick Saban’s retirement from Alabama was always going to reverberate across the sport. But since deciding to step down on Jan. 10 — nine days after the Crimson Tide lost to Michigan in a College Football Playoff national semifinal in the Rose Bowl

Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Mike

Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Cameron Young will take a 3-shot lead into the weekend at the Dubai Desert Classic after his 8-under 64 on Friday. The American golfer, ranked No. 25 and playing in Dubai for the first time, made nine birdies before

Jan 19, 2024, 01:00 AM Open Extended Reactions Rugby Australia have confirmed former Ireland head coach and All Blacks assistant Joe Schmidt will take over as Wallabies boss for the next two seasons, taking him to at least the end of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour. Close to three months after Eddie Jones

Associated Press Jan 18, 2024, 08:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA QUINTA, Calif. — Zach Johnson embraced the pressure of being the U.S. Ryder Cup captain last year, even if the experience didn’t go the way anybody on his team hoped. A few months later, Johnson is past all the pressure and the second-guessing

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent guard Scotty Pippen Jr. agreed on a two-year, two-way contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, his agent, Erika Ruiz of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Pippen, 23, has averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.8 steals

Pete Thamel, ESPNJan 16, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arizona has agreed to a five-year deal to make San Jose State‘s Brent Brennan the school’s next football coach, according to a source. Brennan, who just finished his seventh season as San Jose State’s head coach, was a finalist for the Arizona job in

Associated Press Jan 16, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa receivers coach Kelton Copeland has been fired, defensive coordinator Phil Parker received a significant raise, and Seth Wallace has been named assistant head coach. Coach Kirk Ferentz, who announced the moves Tuesday, also said his search for an offensive

Kalan Hooks, ESPNJan 16, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders wasn’t lying when he addressed the team after being hired in 2022 and said he’s “bringing his luggage and it’s Louis [Vuitton].” Editor’s Picks On Tuesday, his sons Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders ripped the runway in the 2024

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 01:00 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 Louis Rees-Zammit has left Gloucester and Wales with immediate effect to pursue a career in the

Jan 16, 2024, 02:31 PM Open Extended Reactions France lock Bastien Chalureau has been cleared of racism by a court of appeal after the Montpellier player had been handed a prison sentence for violence based on ethnicity, French media reported on Tuesday. Chalureau was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 after being found

Jan 16, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu made a winning return to Grand Slam action on Tuesday. Getty Emma Raducanu marked her Grand Slam return with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over United States’ Shelby Rogers in the Australian Open first round on Tuesday. Raducanu, who missed a large chunk of 2023

Matt Walsh, Assistant EditorJan 16, 2024, 04:06 AM ET Close Matt Walsh is a Melbourne-based sports journalist who willingly travels far and wide to watch any sport. Not only has he seen NFL in Dallas, football in London, baseball in Arlington and hockey in Boston, he’s covered F1, AFL, Wimbledon and the Australian Open for

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions National champion Michigan received a boost on both sides of the ball Monday as running back Donovan Edwards and edge rusher Josaiah Stewart announced their intentions to return for the

Adriana Garcia Jan 15, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Spain will host Brazil at Real Madrid‘s Bernabeu stadium in an international friendly on March 26 to raise awareness of racism. Repeated racist abuse of Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior by opposing fans in Spain led to both international football federations working together to organise the game and