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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Days after routing Michigan and climbing to No. 2 in the AP poll, Texas

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 02:02 PM ET CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A linebacker at Division II West Virginia State was fatally shot during what the university said Thursday is being investigated by police as a home invasion. The body of Jyilek Zyiare Harrington, 21, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was found inside an apartment Wednesday night

Associated Press Sep 12, 2024, 06:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ZHUHAI, China — Maximilian Marterer and Yannick Hanfmann eased to straight-sets singles victories Thursday for a winning 2-0 lead over Chile to all but ensure Germany advances to the Davis Cup Finals in November. In a Group C match on indoor hard courts in

Sep 12, 2024, 04:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Billy Harris earned a straight-sets victory over Finland’s Otto Virtanen. Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images Great Britain advanced to the knockout stages of the Davis Cup on Wednesday thanks in part to a superb debut performance from Billy Harris. The team established a 2-0 advantage

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 10, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Colorado safety Shilo Sanders is expected to miss 2-3 weeks following surgery Sunday to repair a right forearm injury. Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, the father of Shilo and Colorado quarterback

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 11, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brian Ortega is a lucky man. The former UFC featherweight title challenger will face Diego Lopes at Noche UFC at The Sphere in Las Vegas this weekend. The pair were originally slated to meet at UFC 303 in a short notice bout booked when

Adriana Garcia Sep 11, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pumas winger César ‘Chino’ Huerta said that he has not given up hope of playing in the Premier League one day after a prospective move to Liverpool fell through this summer. The Mexico international revealed he had his “suitcase ready” to travel to Merseyside

Sep 11, 2024, 07:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard could face several weeks on the sidelines after injuring his right ankle during Norway‘s Nations League victory against Austria on Monday, according to the Norwegian team doctor. Ødegaard hobbled off the pitch and was photographed using crutches as he boarded a plane

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 10, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that there wasn’t discussion of expansion at this week’s meeting of the league’s board of governors but that the topic will be addressed at some point “this season.” “There was not a lot of discussion

Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 11:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Algeria and Japan joining World Boxing increases the organization’s membership to 44

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Florida coach Billy Napier plans to use both Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway at quarterback, saying during his Monday news conference, “these guys will make us harder to defend.”

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State linebacker Collin Oliver will be sidelined for an extended period of time because of a foot injury, coach Mike Gundy said Monday. The three-time All-Big

ESPN News Services Sep 9, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Norway captain Martin Ødegaard injured an ankle on Monday ahead of a key series of games for his club Arsenal. Ødegaard covered his face with his hands while being treated on the field midway through the second half of a 2-1 Nations League

France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani’s close-in strike and Ousmane Dembele’s left footed drive handed them their first points of the Nations League campaign. It was a positive response by the French, who changed eight of the starting players, including Kylian Mbappe, after being beaten 3-1

Associated Press Sep 8, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. LOUIS — Y.E. Yang forced a playoff with a 6-foot par putt for a 5-under 66 and made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole against Bernhard Langer to win the Ascension Charity Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour

Open Extended Reactions The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. While much of the top 15 took care of business, a pair of ranked matchups shook things up. The Texas Longhorns roughed up the Michigan Wolverines and the Tennessee Volunteers took care of the NC State Wolfpack. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish,

Sep 8, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes admitted he was “upset” over being used as a reliever against the Cubs, saying he was surprised by the demotion from New York’s starting rotation but that he would accept the new role if it ends up being permanent. Cortes, a former

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 6, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is calling it a career. The former UFC flyweight champion, current ONE Championship flyweight champion and arguably one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time announced Friday night at ONE 168 in Denver, Colorado, that he will be

Sep 6, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent center Tristan Thompson has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN. The Cavs originally drafted Thompson, 33, with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 draft. He was a member of the 2016

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sao Paulo has tightened security ahead of the first NFL game in South America after players voiced concerns about traveling to Latin America’s largest country, the Brazilian state said Wednesday. Brazil will host the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay