Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called off
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Dave WilsonFeb 20, 2025, 02:21 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 In another sign of college football’s transformation, Texas and USC have joined Nebraska in canceling their spring games. “No, we’re not going
Feb 20, 2025, 04:08 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt wasted no time in overhauling the beleaguered team as he made nine changes to the side to take on Ireland in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday. Six Nations 2025 P W B +/- Pts 1 – Ireland 2 2 2
Feb 20, 2025, 09:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Rónan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday. It will be Sheehan’s first start for Ireland since suffering a serious knee
Open Extended Reactions Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a two-year, $3.7 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN on Tuesday. Walker has played for Zalgiris Kaunas in the Euroleague this season and had an NBA-out in his deal. He now enters his seventh NBA
Open Extended Reactions The American sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, up from 2023’s record of $11.04 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s annual report issued Wednesday. The AGA, during its state of the industry call, said legal sportsbooks took nearly $150 billion worth of bets, a 22.2% increase
Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring, and plans to spend the summer at the family’s home in the North Carolina mountains. He is certainly at peace nearly three months after
Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 10:10 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, has died of cancer, his family announced through the school Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe died Friday, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to work
Feb 18, 2025, 06:23 PM Open Extended Reactions England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday. England had a wretched series last year, losing to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, with their only success coming against Japan. Editor’s Picks 2
Feb 20, 2025, 08:31 PM Open Extended Reactions Another week of the Six Nations brings Wales another chance to break a now-infamous 14-game losing streak, although leaders Ireland will promise as stern a test as any in the Championship. Wales will sport their new-look coaching staff for the first time, with Warren Gatland departing after
ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2025, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Scott said he will understand if there are still bad feelings among PGA Tour members if it reunifies with players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Scott has been thrust into the forefront of such discussions since joining the PGA Tour board
Feb 18, 2025, 11:13 AM Open Extended Reactions Italy did not have to wait long for their first Six Nations victory this year, earning a solid home win over Wales last time out. But tougher opposition is on the horizon as France travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. France will be looking to send
Associated Press Feb 17, 2025, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist. Sidney Crosby flipped in an empty-netter from center ice after Finland cut a four-goal deficit to one in the final minutes. Canada’s best players came through in the 4 Nations
Associated Press Feb 17, 2025, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Sweden rallied after falling behind just 35 seconds into the game and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves Monday night to beat the United States 2-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin finale, handing the title game-bound Americans their first loss of the
Greg WyshynskiFeb 17, 2025, 06:10 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions It’s the rematch fans craved and Canada’s 5-3 win over Finland on Monday afternoon clinched it: another battle with Team USA in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off championship game Thursday night in Boston. “The last thing we
Kristen ShiltonFeb 17, 2025, 04:30 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions With a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on the line, Canada started off hot with two quick goals from Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon en route to a 5-3 win over Finland.
Greg WyshynskiFeb 16, 2025, 07:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Canada coach Jon Cooper hated the result but had to admit that Team USA’s thrilling, brutal 3-1 win in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night was a transcendent moment for hockey. “The game
Field Level Media Feb 15, 2025, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a typically wild finish at Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Love won the United Rentals 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener in overtime, taking the white flag moments before a massive multicar accident behind him brought out a caution
Field Level Media Feb 15, 2025, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a typically wild finish at Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Love won the United Rentals 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener in overtime, taking the white flag moments before a massive multicar accident behind him brought out a caution
Feb 15, 2025, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis became a world champion Friday night, knocking out Denys Berinchyk to capture the WBO lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. In a dominant performance, Davis dropped Berinchyk twice and ended the fight with a vicious left hook to