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Oct 14, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in protest at their flight to the country being diverted before players and staff were abandoned for hours in

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 12, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, becoming the only player to appear in the league across four different decades. He scored over 25,000 points, made eight All-Star teams, won the 1999 Rookie of the Year award and was named to a pair

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees, with former NBA stars Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups headlining the 13-member

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 12, 2024, 09:46 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 DALLAS — A year after a crushing last-second loss in the Red River Rivalry, No. 1 Texas dominated No.

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 12, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said he was trying to get defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann’s attention when he shoved Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNOct 12, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK CITY — Utah Hockey Club star Clayton Keller said his team showed it can measure up with Stanley Cup contenders after its 6-5 overtime win at the New York Rangers on Saturday night. But

ESPN News Services Oct 10, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Commissioner Adam Silver believes the NBA could stage games in China again, five years after a conflict over the Hong Kong democracy protests prompted a backlash against the league by Chinese broadcasters. “I think we will bring games back to China at some

Oct 11, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American Sebastian Korda is recovering from right elbow surgery, he wrote on Instagram on Friday. Korda, ranked 19th in the world, hasn’t played since a straight-sets loss to Tomas Machac in the second round of the US Open in August. He did not say how long

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2024, 01:43 PM 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 Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin have become the faces of the antitrust lawsuit brought against NASCAR earlier this month. Chris Graythen/Getty Images If

Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions TWENTY-FOUR YEARS ago, Delaware was rolling over New Hampshire, leading

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2024, 07:46 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 Four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon, ESPN’s No. 134 prospect in the 2025 cycle, flipped

Lacklustre Brazil pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 away victory over Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday thanks to a goal by substitute Luiz Henrique scored in the 89th minute. Off the back of a disappointing loss to Paraguay, Brazil had to recover from a goal down as Eduardo Vargas put the

Oct 10, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Greece‘s two-goal hero Vangelis Pavlidis paid an emotional tribute to George Baldock after his side’s 2-1 Nations League victory over England at Wembley on Thursday. British-born Greek international Baldock, who joined Panathinaikos from Sheffield United in May, died this week aged 31 after being found in

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can

Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Chris Low Close Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Oct 9, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Georgia coach Kirby

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Florida State‘s 2024 struggles got a bit worse Wednesday, as starting linebacker DJ Lundy will miss the remainder of the season, coach Mike Norvell announced Wednesday. Florida State

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions After missing the past three games with a forearm injury that required surgery, Colorado safety Shilo Sanders will return this week against Kansas State, his father, Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders,

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals’ 34-year-old catcher, lathers his entire body with an icy balm to wake up

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EUGENE, Ore. — It’s a midsummer day in July, and Oregon‘s present and future at the quarterback position are fittingly passing each other inside the brightly lit hallways of the Marcus Mariota Performance Center. Dillon Gabriel and Dante Moore dap each other up and

ESPN Betting Aug 1, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the MLB trade deadline behind us, the Los Angeles Dodgers remain the favorites to win the World Series. The Dodgers opened at +550, moved to +450 after signing Shohei Ohtani in the offseason and now sit at 3-1 at ESPN BET. The Philadelphia