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Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 02:48 AM 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 LOS ANGELES — A heated argument over an umpire’s interpretation of an obstruction rule prompted Dave Roberts’ first

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 8, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Nick Kelly, formerly of The Tuscaloosa News and now with AL.com, is the fifth recipient of the Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, which is named after the beloved

Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CINCINNATI — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there; this year’s tournament starts next

Aug 8, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal defender Pepe has retired from football, the 41-year-old said on Thursday. Pepe’s last game came at Euro 2024, where Portugal were defeated by France on penalties in the quarterfinals, and he became the oldest player to appear at a European Championship finals tournament. He made

Liam Napier Aug 7, 2024, 05:38 AM Open Extended Reactions A cloud of uncertainty accompanies the return of the southern hemisphere’s premier rugby competition. What is the future of the Rugby Championship? At this point, no one really knows. This year’s tournament – as with the vast majority of the previous 12 editions – appears

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2024, 02:44 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 running back CJ Baxter suffered a knee injury in practice Tuesday that will require season-ending surgery, the school

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLANO, Texas — David Wilson will retire as Toyota Racing Development’s president and group vice president in December after leading the U.S. motorsports arm for the past 11 of 35 years with the Japanese automaker. General manager Tyler Gibbs, who has held multiple roles

Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil will meet the United States in the final of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament after beating world champion Spain 4-2 on Tuesday. Gabi Portilho and Adriana struck at Stade de Marseille after an own goal from Irene Paredes had put the two-time silver

Adriana Garcia Aug 7, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has said Brazil “don’t play football” as a war of words between players of both teams erupted following Tuesday’s semifinal. Brazil stunned the world champions Spain 4-2 and will face the United States in the gold medal showdown in Paris

Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Championship is back. The southern hemisphere’s Test-match showpiece returns to regular programming this year, with a full 12-game calendar that will be played across August and September under the “mini tour” format. That means that each team faces two away games against one country, two home games against another, and

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals. After clinching victory,

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its prettiest performances of the Olympic tournament to far. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points after being inserted into the starting lineup, Victor

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice said Patrick Mahomes has been a supportive teammate through his legal issues this year. “He’s been very

Associated Press Aug 6, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska offensive lineman Teddy Prochazka has suffered a season-ending knee injury for the third time in four years, coach Matt Rhule announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-10, 315-pound junior was in line to be the starting left tackle. He tore the anterior cruciate

Aug 6, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The college football landscape has undergone massive changes. Just look at the Big 12. Out are the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns, who joined the SEC. In are the Utah Utes, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and Coach Prime’s Colorado Buffaloes. After leaving the Pac-12,

Jean-Philippe Mateta headed home the decisive goal in extra time as France beat Egypt 3-1 in the semifinals of the Olympic men’s soccer tournament on Monday. The dramatic finish sets up a world-class final between hosts France and Spain, who beat Morocco 2-1 earlier in the day, at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday. Egypt led

Aug 5, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Niclas Füllkrug has signed for West Ham from Borussia Dortmund. Getty Images West Ham have signed German striker Niclas Füllkrug from Borussia Dortmund on a four-year deal, the Premier League club confirmed on Monday. Füllkrug was on the London club’s radar before last season but chose to

Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — After eight years of waiting, the Refugee Olympic Team will win its first medal at an Olympic Games this week. A portion of the team watched on and jumped with joy as boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba fought in the women’s

Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 06:23 AM ET SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has guaranteed herself a medal after securing victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the women’s 57kg quarterfinals on Sunday. Yu-ting has been the subject of an ongoing controversy in this year’s Olympic boxing event, after the International Boxing Federation

ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil beat hosts France 1-0 in Nantes to reach the women’s Olympic soccer semifinals and extend the top-level international career of legendary forward Marta. Marta, a six-time women’s world player of the year, was suspended for the quarterfinal after receiving a red card