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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2024, 09:51 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 Oregon landed a Fourth of July recruiting win with a commitment from five-star wide

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 4, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STUTTGART, Germany — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said his focus is “not so much on Yamal but Jamal” ahead of Friday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal against Spain, which pits two of the tournament’s young stars against each other. Germany forward Jamal Musiala, 21, has

Jul 4, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray said on Thursday that coming to terms with his impending retirement from tennis is “hard” and that he would ideally “play forever” were it not for the injuries he has suffered during his career. The two-time Wimbledon champion said on June 27 that if

Jul 4, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start on Thursday as he was knocked out of the men’s doubles in the first round alongside his older brother Jamie with a 7-6(6), 6-4 loss to Australian pair Rinky Hijikata and John Peers. Clearly having his

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 01:31 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 beat out finalists Ohio State, Oregon and USC to secure a pledge from

Adriana Garcia Jul 3, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal left-back Nuno Mendes is relishing the chance to face France star and former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé in Friday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal. Mendes, 22, played two seasons with Mbappé, who recently joined Real Madrid as a free agent after leaving PSG. Mendes,

Associated Press Jul 3, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Police in the German city of Frankfurt are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel at Portugal‘s game with Slovenia. Tournament organiser UEFA said Wednesday it was “aware of an

Field Level Media Jul 3, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators acquired Jan Jenik from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for fellow forward prospect Egor Sokolov on Wednesday. Jenik, 23, recorded four goals and two assists in 22 games with the Arizona Coyotes over the past four seasons. Arizona drafted

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 2, 2024, 08:02 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 Four-star outside linebacker Tavion Wallace, No. 37 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his

Jul 2, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Utah State has informed the football team that head coach Blake Anderson is on administrative leave and is unlikely to return, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday. Defensive coordinator Nate Dreiling has been named interim coach, sources told ESPN. Anderson, 55, has gone 23-17 in

Jul 2, 2024, 11:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray said on Tuesday that his call to not play in the men’s singles at Wimbledon was the “right decision” and that he had given himself until the morning of his scheduled first-round match to decide on his fitness as he wanted to “sleep on

Andy Murray has withdrawn from his first-round match at Wimbledon against Tomas Machac and confirmed he has played his final singles match at the championships. Murray, 37, is still in the draw for the doubles, where he will play alongside brother Jamie but, having had a procedure on a spinal cyst on June 22, Murray

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 1, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Jonathan Drouin is returning to the Colorado Avalanche on a one-year deal, it was announced Monday. The deal is for $2.5 million, a source told ESPN. Drouin signed a one-year deal last

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 1, 2024, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Utah formally named defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley as the successor to longtime football coach Kyle Whittingham, the school announced Monday. While no retirement date has been set for Whittingham, Scalley’s most recent contract calls for him to become the school’s next

Open Extended Reactions Mexico sporting director Duilio Davino has stated that coach Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano will maintain his job despite a disastrous early exit in the Copa América group stage. Needing a victory in their final group stage match, El Tri failed to qualify for the knockout round after stumbling to a 0-0 draw with

Ecuador secured a place in the Copa América quarterfinals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, which bowed out of the tournament after finishing third in Group B. Ecuador will now play defending champions Argentina in the quarters, while group winners Venezuela, who beat Jamaica 3-0, take on Canada. Ecuador finished level

Jeff Kassouf Jun 30, 2024, 03:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONMEBOL has suspended Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa for the team’s 2024 Copa América group stage finale against the United States. The suspension is the result of Uruguay entering the pitch late for the start of their 5-0 victory over Bolívia on Thursday. Copa América

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 30, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLOGNE, Germany — Spain coach Luis de la Fuente lauded the role of Rodri as his side came from behind to beat Georgia 4-1 and set up a mouthwatering Euro 2024 quarterfinal against hosts Germany in Stuttgart on Friday. Manchester City‘s Rodri scored

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 1, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Alabama was already on Steve Sarkisian’s mind. So were LSU and Georgia. But not necessarily within the framework of the SEC. During the process of being hired as

Jul 1, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova has pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of her opening-round match with Emma Raducanu on Monday due to illness. The 29-year-old, whose best performance at the All England Club came last year when she reached the fourth round, was replaced by lucky