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Sep 30, 2024, 08:54 AM Open Extended Reactions England began their WXVI defence with a comfortable win over the United States on Sunday. Getty England earned a dominant 61-21 win over the United States in their WXVI opener on Sunday in Canada. The win featured nine tries for England and extended their winning streak to 18

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 29, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 09:33 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 AUSTIN, Texas — No. 1 Texas got its first SEC win behind the arm of Arch Manning, who helped

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Angel Hidalgo birdied the second playoff hole to beat Jon Rahm and win the Spanish Open for his first European tour victory Sunday. The 26-year-old Hidalgo had missed a short birdie putt at the same 18th hole to allow fellow Spaniard Rahm

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions English boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a title bout Friday night in New York, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was

Sep 27, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday, becoming the first individual woman athlete to receive the honor. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Thursday, recognizing King’s groundbreaking contributions both on and off

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The Presidents Cup matches were close. The score after the opening session was not. The Americans clung to a 1-up lead in all five matches Thursday when they delivered shot after shot, putt after putt, until this already lopsided series took a

Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 25, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander, who had expressed displeasure with his playing time, is taking a redshirt season in 2024. Tony Jones, who Alexander calls his father, confirmed to ESPN that Alexander doesn’t

Pete Thamel Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Sep 25, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka left the undefeated Rebels on Tuesday night over claims of unfulfilled verbal NIL promises from a UNLV assistant coach, a decision

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 26, 2024, 05:38 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 25, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United like to think of themselves as one of Europe’s elite. A club that not only should be competing in the UEFA Champions League, but challenging to win it. Yet this season — again — they’re in the UEFA Europa

Open Extended Reactions It’s been several years since the last weekend of the Rugby Championship was needed to determine the champion and the first time Argentina could take home the trophy! After they stunned the Springboks by one-point last week in Santiago, the Pumas and Springboks return to South Africa for the return fixture that

Associated Press Sep 24, 2024, 12:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical Storm Helene. The Rattlers rescheduled the game for Friday, Nov. 29, in anticipation of Helene strengthening into a major hurricane Wednesday while moving north toward the

Field Level Media Sep 24, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed restricted free agent forward Cole Perfetti to a two-year, $6.5 million contract. The two sides agreed to terms on Monday, and Perfetti joined the Jets for practice on Tuesday. Perfetti, 22, set career highs in points (38), goals

Sep 24, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teenager Shang Juncheng beat Italy’s Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(4) 6-1 in the Chengdu Open final on Tuesday to become the second ever Chinese player to win an ATP title. It is the first ATP Tour title for Shang, who is currently China’s number two

Meanwhile, the All Blacks survived a stirring Wallabies comeback in Sydney to claim their second win of the tournament. Read on as we review some of the key takeaways from the weekend. If you flicked off the TV after 15 minutes of Bledisloe I, and then came back an hour later, it would have been

Associated Press Sep 22, 2024, 11:29 AM ET MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Eugene “Mercury” Morris, who starred for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins as part of a star-studded backfield and helped the team win two Super Bowl titles, has died, the team said Sunday. Morris, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was 77. In a statement,

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2024, 01:51 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions With 40 seconds left, the world was unrecognizable. There was Michigan, the defending national champs, battered and bruised and teetering on the brink of a second loss in

ESPN News Services Sep 21, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati‘s Elly De La Cruz became the youngest player in major league history to hit 25 home runs and steal 60 bases in a season during the Reds’ 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. De La Cruz, 22, hit the benchmark

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VIRGINIA WATER, England — Three weeks ago, Matthew Baldwin was laughing at himself for mis-hitting a drive so badly that the ball went between his legs and advanced just 1 yard in front of the tee markers. On Friday, the No. 363-ranked journeyman from