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Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 05:41 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders wants his players reading all those stories about how good they are. He wants them soaking up every bit of the spotlight, too. The Colorado coach isn’t one to keep his players grounded. He prefers them flying high, which they are after

Well, it only took one week for Deion Sanders to get Colorado into the AP Top 25 college football poll. Fresh off a stunning win over then-No. 17 TCU, the Buffaloes enter the rankings at No. 22. Florida State convincingly won the week’s only top-10 matchup, routing then-No. 5 LSU 45-24. Meanwhile, the preseason top

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterSep 4, 2023, 04:27 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University College Football Playoff selection committee member Jennifer Cohen is expected to step down from her role with the group because of obligations in her new job as USC’s athletic director, according to sources.

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterSep 4, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Only a select handful of games last season generated as much betting interest as Colorado‘s upset of TCU Saturday, and money was still showing up on the Buffaloes at sportsbooks on Sunday. Colorado opened

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 4, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Spain‘s men’s national team released a statement on Monday condemning Spanish FA (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’ “unacceptable behaviour” after the Women’s World Cup. The statement, read out by Atletico Madrid striker Álvaro Morata, said Rubiales’ conduct in the postmatch celebrations in Sydney “tarnished” Spain‘s 1-0 win

Sep 4, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Gilberto Hernández played in the Panama league for Club Atlético Independiente. EFE/ Bienvenido Velasco Panama defender Gilberto Hernández has died after being shot in the city of Colón on Sunday, the Panama Football League said in a statement. Hernández, 26, played for Club Atlético Independiente de La Chorrera and made

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 03:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Big-serving Ben Shelton moved into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul, the second time this year he has gotten that far in a Grand Slam event. Shelton flexed his bicep to the

ESPN News Services Sep 3, 2023, 01:33 AM ET LARAMIE, Wyo. — Andrew Peasley tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Michael Gyllenborg on fourth-and-7, and running back Sam Scott punched in the 2-point conversion as Wyoming stunned Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime on Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in the

ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2023, 11:56 PM ET WACO, Texas — TJ Finley threw for 298 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score as Texas State stunned Baylor 42-31 on Saturday night, with the Bobcats getting their first-ever win over a team from a Power 5 conference in coach GJ Kinne’s debut.

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Texas A&M freshman receiver Micah Tease has been suspended from the team indefinitely per athletic department policy after being arrested Friday on drug charges. The Aggies open their 2023 season later

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb was fined $13,889 for an illegal blindside block in last Friday’s game against the

Associated Press Sep 1, 2023, 06:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Tenth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe is back in the fourth round of the US Open for the fourth straight year after beating No. 22 Adrian Mannarino of France 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(6) on Friday in Louis Armstrong Stadium. Tiafoe, who beat Rafael Nadal on his

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 05:40 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

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 01:11 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Cam Rising jogged off the field at Rice Eccles Stadium with a broad smile and not a drop of sweat on his head. Rising, Utah‘s starting quarterback, didn’t see the field Thursday night as he continues to recover from an offseason ACL surgery,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Marshall safety Jahsen Wint, a former Ohio State player who was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in February, was declared eligible to play by the NCAA on Thursday. Wint, who transferred to

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 11:07 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. LOS ANGELES — Ronald Acuña Jr. flipped his bat and beat his chest, reveling in the silence of a stunned opposing

Liam Napier Sep 1, 2023, 01:15 AM New Zealand’s identity has long been shaped by its sports teams. The ability of Aotearoa, the Shaky Isles, land of the long white cloud, to succeed on the world stage fills a small nation at the bottom of the globe with a glowing sense of nationalistic pride. Whether

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics. Makoto Hiejima scored 23 points, Yuta Watanabe added 21 and Japan roared back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to beat Venezuela 86-77 on Thursday in a classification round game at the Basketball World Cup in

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year “Execute, play with class and sportsmanship, but when we get them between the pines, they’re ours.” The bronze plaque mounted on the green, wooden frame

Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Pia Sundhage was fired as coach of the Brazilian women’s soccer team on Wednesday in the wake of a disappointing performance at the Women’s World Cup. Brazil failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1995, prompting the country’s soccer confederation to make a