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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 16, 2024, 10:12 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 There was no missed penalty, or knocked on restart this time to direct fury at. England’s

Germany dismantled visitors Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-0 on Saturday with a statement win and two goals apiece from Florian Wirtz and Tim Kleindienst to secure top spot in their Nations League group A3 with a game to spare. The Germans, who had already qualified for next year’s quarterfinals of the competition, are on 13 points

ESPN News Services Nov 16, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Hungary assistant coach Adam Szalai was in “stable” condition after he was evacuated from the Nations League game against the Netherlands, the Hungarian Football Federation said on Saturday. The game at the Johan Cruyff Stadium was halted after seven minutes when Szalai suffered what looked to

James Regan Nov 16, 2024, 11:50 PM Open Extended Reactions PARIS — France took the chance to send a message to their Six Nations counterparts against New Zealand on Saturday: “We’re back.” Last year’s World Cup disappointment — when they were knocked out in the quarterfinals on home soil — brought on a hangover that

ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in an NBA

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2024, 02:46 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

Nov 15, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Whoever finds Paul Skenes‘ rookie baseball card is in for a treat. On November 13, Topps released Skenes’ card, which celebrates his All-Star rookie season. The card is unique, meaning only a single lucky collector will get to own a copy if and when they get

ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ghana failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 after drawing with Angola 1-1 in qualifying on Friday. The Black Stars needed a win in their penultimate group game to keep alive their slim hopes of qualifying

Mikel Oyarzabal and Ayoze Perez scored to give Spain a 2-1 win over hosts Denmark on Friday to secure top spot in their Nations League group and a place in next year’s quarterfinals. Despite missing several players who had featured in the team that beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final in July, Spain

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions Diamond Sports Group, the largest regional sports network operator in the United States, emerged from bankruptcy Thursday, on

ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2024, 10:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Winnipeg Jets their first road loss of the season and stopped their seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night. Winnipeg lost for just the second time in 17 games this season and dropped to 7-1

Nov 14, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs will be without leading rusher Trevor Etienne for Saturday’s showdown against the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers. Etienne was downgraded from questionable to out on Thursday night’s SEC availability report. Etienne left Georgia’s win over Florida with an upper-body injury on Nov.

ESPN News Services Nov 14, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There was a brief altercation between a small number of fans early into Thursday’s Nations League soccer game between France and Israel despite heavy security inside the stadium. Around 10 minutes after the game kicked off as scheduled at 8:45 p.m. local time,

James Regan Nov 14, 2024, 03:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Within two matches, England’s autumn has turned from hopeful to something a little more agonising as they prepare to welcome two-time reigning World Cup champions South Africa to Twickenham on Saturday. It has been a difficult couple of weeks for Steve Borthwick’s side. They have

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 14, 2024, 05:44 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 are ignoring outside pressure and talk of Saturday’s clash with South Africa being a pivotal

Nov 14, 2024, 11:17 AM Open Extended Reactions South Africa have named a much-changed side from the one that beat Scotland last weekend, ringing 12 changes and switching up the bench for the clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Against Scotland, Rassie Erasmus employed a 7-1 bench split, but this time the coach has

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 14, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Jake Paul is very cognizant of his role in his upcoming fight with Mike Tyson. Paul, 27, will step into a boxing ring Friday in a sanctioned fight against the former world heavyweight champion and one of the most iconic sports figures

Nov 14, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul has bet his entire purse with Katie Taylor that he will defeat Mike Tyson in their blockbuster showdown on Friday that will be streamed live on Netflix. The Tyson-Paul main card, which will take place at the AT&T Stadium, also includes a bout between

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City-area homes of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month, according to police reports. The Cass County, Missouri, Sheriff’s

James Regan Nov 13, 2024, 04:19 PM Open Extended Reactions England winger Jess Breach has said the team are not getting ahead of themselves despite growing expectation that the host nation will claim the Women’s World Cup next year. The Red Roses are in strong form less than a year out from the tournament, having