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Greg WyshynskiFeb 16, 2025, 07:40 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Canada coach Jon Cooper hated the result but had to admit that Team USA’s thrilling, brutal 3-1 win in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday night was a transcendent moment for hockey. “The game

Field Level Media Feb 15, 2025, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a typically wild finish at Daytona International Speedway, Jesse Love won the United Rentals 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener in overtime, taking the white flag moments before a massive multicar accident behind him brought out a caution

Tim BontempsFeb 15, 2025, 08:34 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.

Kristen ShiltonFeb 15, 2025, 01:23 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BROSSARD, Quebec — Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar will not play vs. the United States on Saturday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Canada’s top defenseman, who was labeled a game-time decision earlier in the

Associated Press Feb 14, 2025, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Davis Thompson capped a roller coaster of a back nine at Torrey Pines with a birdie to take the lead Friday in the Genesis Invitational. Scottie Scheffler had an unusually wild day off the tee and was right on his heels.

Feb 15, 2025, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Keyshawn Davis became a world champion Friday night, knocking out Denys Berinchyk to capture the WBO lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. In a dominant performance, Davis dropped Berinchyk twice and ended the fight with a vicious left hook to

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 10:10 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Greg Sharpe, the play-by-play voice for Nebraska football since 2007, has died of cancer, his family announced through the school Saturday. He was 61. Sharpe died Friday, 10 months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was able to work

Associated Press Feb 14, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Kevin Lankinen will start in net for Finland against Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday after Juuse Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in a 6-1 loss to the United States in each team’s tournament opener, coach Antti Pennanen

Mark Fainaru-WadaFeb 14, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award Open Extended Reactions The Democratic Republic of Congo is calling on the NBA, Formula 1 and major international

Feb 14, 2025, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions American Patrick Reed aced the Watering Hole as England’s Sam Horsfield set the first-round pace at LIV Golf’s Adelaide tournament. Horsfield carded a blemish-free six-under 66 to hold outright leadership at The Grange on Friday. The 28-year-old is one stroke clear of Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and

Rich CiminiFeb 13, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York

Associated Press Feb 13, 2025, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Denny McCarthy ended a miserable day in a most brilliant manner Thursday at the Genesis Invitational, closing birdie-eagle for a 4-under 68 on a Torrey Pines course that more than lived up to its reputation as a beast. McCarthy had a

Field Level Media Feb 12, 2025, 12:31 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden’s game against Canada in Wednesday night’s opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa

Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 13, 2025, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Let’s begin with advice that would’ve made my ninth-grade English teacher, Miss Kadish, cringe: On this metaphorical “final exam” that is fantasy baseball’s

Associated Press Feb 12, 2025, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Sidney Crosby got a sellout crowd roaring with a no-look pass to Nathan MacKinnon for a slam dunk power-play goal in the first minute. Then he sent Canada fans home happy by assisting on Mitch Marner‘s overtime winner. Sid’s not a kid

Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — The World Cup of Hockey is returning beginning in February 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday in a joint news conference with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh. Both sides reiterated that they are committed to sending NHL players to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, meaning hockey will return

Kristen ShiltonFeb 11, 2025, 02:58 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions MONTREAL — Jordan Binnington will be Canada’s starting goaltender at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Canada’s coach Jon Cooper officially declared Binnington his No. 1 netminder following Tuesday’s practice. The Canadians will face Sweden in the

Associated Press Feb 11, 2025, 11:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Masivesi Dakuwaqa left his teammate requiring 20 stitches after an alcohol fuelled bite. Getty Fiji Olympian Masivesi Dakuwaqa has offered apologies to his Biarritz teammate Pierre Pagès after viciously biting his cheek during an alcohol-fuelled night out, an incident that has led to the rugby club

James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 08:44 PM Open Extended Reactions England captain Maro Itoje lauded his side’s desire and heart following their dramatic win over France on Saturday, but warned it was “by no means perfect” as they aim to keep improving. The hosts looked set for another tight defeat at Twickenham when France winger

James Regan Feb 8, 2025, 08:27 PM Open Extended Reactions England coach Steve Borthwick praised fly-half Fin Smith and hailed his players’ composure following their 26-25 win over France at Twickenham on Saturday. The hosts snatched victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a try in the final minute from Elliot Daly which put