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ESPN News Services Aug 24, 2024, 08:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alyssa Thompson‘s first career brace lifted lift visiting Angel City FC to a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave to spoil Landon Donovan’s debut as coach in the NWSL on Saturday. Thompson, 19, did all of her damage during a nine-minute span

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Adam Scott kept making birdies and changing his outlook on the season until he finished with his lowest score of the year, a 9-under 63 on Friday in the BMW Championship that gave him a three-shot lead going into the

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado has banned Denver Post columnist Sean Keeler from asking questions of football coach Deion Sanders or other members of the football program, the school confirmed Friday. “After a series

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 07:13 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 bankrupt operator of Bally Sports channels, has reached new deals with the NBA and

Aug 23, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay suspended all football activity for the weekend on Friday due to “the delicate health situation of Juan Izquierdo“, after the Nacional defender suffered an irregular heartbeat during the match against São Paulo in the Copa Libertadores. Izquierdo, who replaced Sebastian Coates at halftime, fell to

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 22, 2024, 03:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and assistant Jon Budmayr are suspended for the Hawkeyes’ season opener as part of a school-imposed penalty for a recruiting violation in late 2022. Ferentz,

Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference completed mediation mandated by a Florida judge, according to a court filing posted Thursday, as the legal battle between the school and the league it has been a member of for 32 years appears poised to drag

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