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ESPN News Services Apr 30, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 32 points despite a strained calf and sank the game winner with 3.6 seconds left as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets bounced LeBron James from the playoffs again with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers

Associated Press Apr 30, 2024, 09:44 AM ET JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO lightweight title in 1990 and the WBA lightweight title in 1993, when he beat

Jeff Kassouf Apr 29, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their bid to jointly host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 Women’s World Cup, the federations announced on Monday. The U.S.-Mexico joint bid was one of three finalists

Apr 29, 2024, 12:07 PM Open Extended Reactions Billy Vunipola has denied reports he acted violently ahead of his arrest in Spain. Bob Bradford – CameraSport via Getty Images England back-row Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday for resisting arrest and has been fined €240 ($257) for the incident. In a statement shared

Apr 27, 2024, 06:40 PM Open Extended Reactions England ran in six tries to claim a sixth successive Women’s Six Nations title with a 42-21 victory over hosts France in their championship decider in Bordeaux on Saturday and claim the Grand Slam for the third year in a row. The Red Roses used their forward

Associated Press Apr 28, 2024, 04:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele held off a fast finishing Louis Oosthuizen to win the LIV Golf Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club by one stoke. The 41-year-old Steele shot a final round 68 Sunday for a 54-hole total

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterApr 27, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon is day-to-day and his Game 4 status is unclear after he lacerated his hand at the end of Game 3 against the Colorado Avalanche on

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DOVER, Del. — Make it three straight NASCAR wins for the Truex kids at the Monster Mile. Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway for the second straight year, giving the younger brother of Martin Truex Jr. the only

Open Extended Reactions What happens next at Manchester United? It is a question that has hovered over Old Trafford since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group purchased a minority stake in the club in February. That 27.7% share secured control of football operations at the Premier League‘s biggest, and most underperforming team. The only certainty at

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 06:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ADELAIDE, Australia — Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club. The 41-year-old Steele’s last PGA Tour victory came in 2017

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can

Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter.

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Reggie Bush is overjoyed to have his Heisman Trophy once again. Now he wants his reputation back, as well. The former USC tailback says the return of his Heisman is the biggest step yet in what he sees as his fight

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general sued the Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday in an attempt to receive the media rights contracts with Florida State University as part of an ongoing dispute as FSU seeks to leave the conference. Attorney General Ashley Moody said

Apr 26, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s all-time top scorer in both men’s and women’s football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said on Thursday. Marta, who has been playing in the United States with Orlando Pride since 2017, hopes to make her sixth appearance at the Olympics

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 24, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night. Reid, 24, averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds to help Minnesota finish with the second-best record in franchise history (56-26) and clinch the

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterApr 25, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can

Associate Press Apr 25, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iowa State and Kansas State will play their 2025 season opener in Ireland at the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The Cyclones and Wildcats will close the 2024 regular season in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 24, and meet again on Aug. 23, 2025, at

Associated Press Apr 23, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was seen punching a fan after Denver’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the Lakers in the NBA

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterApr 23, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Iowa quarterback Deacon Hill, who started most of last season after Cade McNamara‘s knee injury, entered the transfer portal Tuesday. Hill started Iowa’s final nine games of 2023, including the