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M.A. Voepel, ESPN.comJun 2, 2023, 03:04 PM ET Close M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark, the national women’s basketball player of the year and a golf enthusiast, will

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 07:14 PM ET DENVER — Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant not being charged with a crime for twice displaying a gun on social media will not prevent the NBA from handing down more discipline, commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. Silver is preparing to announce whatever penalty is coming Morant’s way

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Nick Saban and Alabama added to their 2025 recruiting class Friday by picking up a commitment from running back Anthony Rogers. Rogers (No. 39 in the 2025 ESPN 300) is the Crimson Tide’s second-highest recruit in the cycle and the fourth ESPN 300 member of

Jun 2, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller said he expects to play in the season opener on Sept. 11, approximately 10½ months after suffering an ACL injury in his right knee. “You know I love guarantees,” Miller told Channel 9NEWS in Denver on Thursday “It’s me. It’s Von. I love

Jun 2, 2023, 01:27 PM ET Boxing star Ryan Garcia and his promoter, Hall of Fame fighter Oscar De La Hoya, reignited their war of words via Twitter on Thursday in the aftermath of Garcia’s mega fight with Gervonta Davis in April, the first loss of Garcia’s career. There has been on-and-off public acrimony for

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. A proud, loud fan base never disappears. It just occasionally goes dormant. The college football universe went without the chestiness of fully confident, fully engaged Florida State fans for a few years. The Seminoles won the

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 11:09 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton, who led the Gators to the 2021 national championship and three Southeastern Conference titles in 11 seasons, is stepping down to coach his son, Ben. Bryan Shelton and the school made the announcement Friday, saying he and his

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CARY, N.C. — West Ham United F.C. walked off the field during a match in The Soccer Tournament on Thursday, alleging a Dallas United player may have used a racial slur. The allegation

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 1, 2023, 10:05 PM ET Boxing star Gervonta Davis was taken into custody on Thursday following a court hearing and transported to a Baltimore City Central Booking Intake Facility, a Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman told ESPN. Davis has been serving a 90-day house arrest sentence at the home of his trainer,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 1, 2023, 05:11 PM ET CAMDEN, N.J. — New Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the status of pending free agent James Harden, and how he’d sell the star guard on playing for him next season. “Winning has to be the sell, right?” Nurse said during his introductory news conference

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 08:52 AM ET DENVER — Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, while the league continues to look into whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 05:26 PM ET Close Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, nursing a calf injury, threw on the side and spent most of Wednesday’s practice coaching up teammates. Running back Breece Hall was

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 10:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa has named Beth Goetz, its deputy athletic director and chief operating officer, as interim athletics director beginning Aug. 1, when longtime AD Gary Barta will begin his retirement. Goetz, the former athletic

U.S. hockey legend Hilary Knight is the first recipient of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Female Player of the Year award. Knight, 33, led the U.S. women’s national team to a gold medal at the 2023 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Brampton, leading all players with eight goals. She scored three goals in the championship

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News IT WAS A suggestion at first. The kind of thing a friend brings up during a long car ride when there will be plenty of time to discuss it. And in

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 08:39 PM ET DESTIN, Fla. — When Texas does join the Southeastern Conference next year, the Longhorns prefer to play as many league games as possible and Texas A&M every year. “For where we’re at, and having Oklahoma at a neutral site, I prefer more games,” Texas athletic director Chris

May 31, 2023, 10:05 PM ET The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Wednesday said it has filed a protest with world governing body FIFA after defender Robert Renan was racially abused following a U20 World Cup match. Insults were directed at Renan as he left the pitch at the Ciudad de la Plata stadium in

May 30, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Italy scored a late penalty to beat England 2-1 in the round of 16 at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday and set up a meeting with Colombia in the quarterfinals. Cesare Casadei, who plays in England for Chelsea, struck the winning goal from the spot to settle

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 07:59 AM ET PARIS — French Open debutant Peyton Stearns produced the biggest win of her career by defeating former champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach the third round at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Stearns, a former player at the University of Texas, turned professional in June last year. Ostapenko won

May 31, 2023, 08:48 AM A French court on Tuesday handed rugby international Mohamed Haouas a one-year prison sentence, AFP and L’Equipe reported, after a fast-track trial for alleged domestic violence. Haouas, who plays as a prop for the Montpellier team in southern France, had been in police custody since Friday. Sports paper L’Equipe reported