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Feb 1, 2024, 09:40 AM England recovered from a slow start to begin their Six Nations campaign with a win over Italy in Rome. Getty England recovered from a scruffy start and a 17-8 deficit to beat Italy 27-24 in their opening Six Nations game in Rome on Saturday, ending a run of four successive opening

ESPN.com staff Jan 23, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MMA calendar is officially underway, as the UFC and ONE have major cards booked in January. Moreover, PFL’s acquisition of Bellator should make for an interesting schedule mix for fight fans to enjoy. As the year rolls forward, news and rumors will

Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship has been postponed after Fury suffered a deep cut over his right eye while sparring Friday. Fury and Usyk will still meet for heavyweight supremacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, just

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Buzz for the 2024 NASCAR season will begin to build at Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum exhibition in Los Angeles. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid suffered a lateral meniscus injury in his left knee when Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga fell on his leg in Tuesday night’s game, the Sixers announced Thursday. Embiid will be out through the rest of the weekend while

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4. The move is intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries onsite

Brady Henderson, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Henderson covers the Seattle Seahawks. He joined ESPN in 2017 covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. You can follow him via Twitter @BradyHenderson. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The third LIV Golf League season tees off in Mexico on Friday, and there figures to be much attention on this opener after Spain’s

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 31, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss defensive tackle DeSanto Rollins‘ lawsuit against head coach Lane Kiffin and the university was dismissed Wednesday by Judge Michael P. Wills in the U.S. District Court

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 02:24 PM ET CRAWFORD, N.Y. — A harness racing trainer in upstate New York was accused of striking a horse and fracturing its skull, requiring the animal to be euthanized, authorities said. Frederick Bourgault, 26, was arraigned Tuesday on two charges in connection with the death of a race horse

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL All-Star break is practically a sabbatical, as the league’s 32 teams all have bye weeks scheduled around this weekend’s festivities in Toronto. It means a solid block of time to spend with loved ones,

Jeff Passan, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions With Major League Baseball typically sharing a tentative schedule for the next season with teams early every year, the Oakland A’s were supposed to have figured

Graham Hunter, Spain writerJan 29, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Three important football coaches announced their impending departures across the past few days: Sven-Göran Eriksson, Jürgen Klopp and Xavi Hernández. The former two

The year’s first major concluded with Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner taking home the trophies at the Australian Open. It was the second straight title in Melbourne for the 25-year-old Sabalenka, who didn’t drop a set in her dominant run throughout the fortnight. And she saved the best for last with a 6-3, 6-2 victory

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Bob Baffert was the first trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. And now, he’s the first to win it three times. National Treasure, the Preakness winner last year, dug deep in the stretch to win the 1⅛-mile

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Roger Penske snapped a 54-year losing streak at the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday when Felipe Nasr held off two-time defending race winner Tom Blomqvist in the final 45 minutes of the most prestigious endurance race in the United

Jan 26, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Can defending champ Aryna Sabalenka win her second Grand Slam title on Saturday? Or will first-time major finalist Zheng Qinwen complete the ultimate upset? Our experts make their predictions for Saturday’s Australian Open women’s final (3:30 a.m. ET; ESPN and ESPN+). What can Sabalenka do to

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James became the first player to ever be named to 20 All-Star teams Thursday night, when he was selected for the Western Conference as part of the league’s unveiling of the 10 starters for next month’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis. James, who surpassed

Associated Press Jan 25, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH, Fla. — Cody’s Wish was named horse of the year at the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards and also earned older dirt male honors Thursday night. Belmont Stakes and Travers winner Arcangelo won as the nation’s top 3-year-old male. Hall of Famer Bill

Multiple Contributors Jan 25, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Falcons are planning to hire Raheem Morris as the team’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Morris was last in Atlanta three years ago when he was the interim head coach after Dan Quinn was fired following the