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Field Level Media Feb 22, 2025, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov signed a two-year, $6 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal begins next season for Namestnikov, who was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer prior to signing the extension. Namestnikov, 32, has 29 points (10

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

Tom HamiltonFeb 21, 2025, 09:00 AM 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 There was a time when the Calcutta Cup set up residence south of the border. From 1991 to

Dave McMenaminFeb 20, 2025, 08:19 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions Nearly two weeks after the Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade for center Mark Williams with

Dave WilsonFeb 20, 2025, 02:21 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions In another sign of college football’s transformation, Texas and USC have joined Nebraska in canceling their spring games. “No, we’re not going

Feb 20, 2025, 04:08 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt wasted no time in overhauling the beleaguered team as he made nine changes to the side to take on Ireland in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday. Six Nations 2025 P W B +/- Pts 1 – Ireland 2 2 2

Feb 20, 2025, 09:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Rónan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday. It will be Sheehan’s first start for Ireland since suffering a serious knee

Ryan S. ClarkFeb 20, 2025, 01:38 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Other than the game itself, both Canada and the United States were talking about President Donald Trump hours before playing one another in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. Trump was

Feb 20, 2025, 11:25 AM ET Dubai Police detained a tourist who had engaged in behaviour that caused Emma Raducanu distress during her match at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the government of Dubai said on Thursday. Britain’s Raducanu was visibly distressed and reduced to tears early in her match against Karolina Muchova as she stood

Open Extended Reactions Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a two-year, $3.7 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN on Tuesday. Walker has played for Zalgiris Kaunas in the Euroleague this season and had an NBA-out in his deal. He now enters his seventh NBA

Open Extended Reactions The American sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in 2024 revenue, up from 2023’s record of $11.04 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s annual report issued Wednesday. The AGA, during its state of the industry call, said legal sportsbooks took nearly $150 billion worth of bets, a 22.2% increase

Associated Press Feb 18, 2025, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Mack Brown is back to living in Austin, Texas, during the winter and through the spring, and plans to spend the summer at the family’s home in the North Carolina mountains. He is certainly at peace nearly three months after

Feb 18, 2025, 06:23 PM Open Extended Reactions England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday. England had a wretched series last year, losing to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, with their only success coming against Japan. Editor’s Picks 2

Tom HamiltonFeb 18, 2025, 04:14 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 New Zealand will face Ireland in Chicago in November, a rematch of their historic 2016 clash where Ireland

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

Feb 18, 2025, 05:45 PM Open Extended Reactions Another week of the Six Nations brings Wales another chance to break a now-infamous 14-game losing streak, although leaders Ireland will promise as stern a test as any in the Championship. Wales will sport their new-look coaching staff for the first time, with Warren Gatland departing after

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2025, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Scott said he will understand if there are still bad feelings among PGA Tour members if it reunifies with players who defected to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Scott has been thrust into the forefront of such discussions since joining the PGA Tour board

Feb 18, 2025, 11:13 AM Open Extended Reactions Italy did not have to wait long for their first Six Nations victory this year, earning a solid home win over Wales last time out. But tougher opposition is on the horizon as France travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. France will be looking to send

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 18, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published in spring 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) By now, you might be fancying yourself a fantasy baseball pro. The Playbook Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101Inning 2: League formatsInning 3: Salary-cap draftsInning 4:

Associated Press Feb 17, 2025, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Sweden rallied after falling behind just 35 seconds into the game and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves Monday night to beat the United States 2-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin finale, handing the title game-bound Americans their first loss of the