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Feb 27, 2025, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derek Bender, the former Minnesota Twins minor league catcher who is under MLB investigation for telling opposing hitters what pitches were coming, denied the allegations in an interview with The Athletic as he remains out of professional baseball. “No,” Bender told The Athletic, in an interview
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Greg WyshynskiFeb 27, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The rise of the salary cap changes everything in the NHL. On Jan. 31, the league and the NHLPA announced an agreement to create “increased predictability” about the salary cap over the next three seasons, provided there’s
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Inter Miami CF beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 by a 4-1 aggregate final over two legs. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike for Miami at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez adding the
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Associated Press Feb 23, 2025, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bell led only the final lap in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and had a slight edge on the
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Brett OkamotoFeb 23, 2025, 12:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A key bantamweight matchup between Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo came to an unfortunate conclusion Saturday, one that might require the UFC to book an immediate rematch. Yadong (22-8-1) defeated
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Michael C. WrightFeb 22, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return this season, and his NBA future is uncertain as he recovers from a
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Michael DiRoccoFeb 21, 2025, 04:21 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
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Adam RittenbergFeb 21, 2025, 12:08 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Nebraska–Tennessee home-and-home football series scheduled for 2026 and 2027 will not be played after Nebraska opted out of the agreement. Tennessee athletic director Danny White posted on X that Nebraska called off
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Tom HamiltonFeb 18, 2025, 03:15 PM 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 England have made one change for their Six Nations clash with Scotland on Saturday at Twickenham with Ollie
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Open Extended Reactions TGL has proven — in flashes — it has the potential to be compelling. While straddling the line between superfluous entertainment (think: NBA All-Star Game) and serious competition (pick your favorite PGA Tour event) has been tricky, there have been some moments when the two concepts have overlapped and hit the sweet
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Brett OkamotoFeb 17, 2025, 03:49 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Conor McGregor is appealing the verdict found against him in a sexual assault lawsuit in Dublin last year. According to the BBC, McGregor filed the appeal Friday. A jury found the UFC star
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