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Liam Napier Sep 1, 2023, 01:15 AM New Zealand’s identity has long been shaped by its sports teams. The ability of Aotearoa, the Shaky Isles, land of the long white cloud, to succeed on the world stage fills a small nation at the bottom of the globe with a glowing sense of nationalistic pride. Whether

Aug 31, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Andy Murray was knocked out of the US Open in a tame defeat to Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday, while compatriots Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter and Jack Draper reached the third round at Flushing Meadows as a host of British players took to the court throughout the day. Murray struggled

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 30, 2023, 06:31 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — Team USA’s Anthony Edwards and Jordan’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added some spice to what otherwise would have been a low-drama game, staging an American playground-style duel that

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics. Makoto Hiejima scored 23 points, Yuta Watanabe added 21 and Japan roared back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to beat Venezuela 86-77 on Thursday in a classification round game at the Basketball World Cup in

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year “Execute, play with class and sportsmanship, but when we get them between the pines, they’re ours.” The bronze plaque mounted on the green, wooden frame

Associated Press Aug 30, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Pia Sundhage was fired as coach of the Brazilian women’s soccer team on Wednesday in the wake of a disappointing performance at the Women’s World Cup. Brazil failed to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1995, prompting the country’s soccer confederation to make a

Sid Ventura Aug 29, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Angola men’s basketball coach Pep Claros Canals is definitely not a fan of countries naturalizing players. This much he made clear in remarks he gave at a press conference minutes after his team lost to Dominican Republic 75-67 at FIBA World Cup 2023 in Manila on Tuesday.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Aug 29, 2023, 08:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Coco Vandeweghe was honored at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, when it was announced she would be playing in her final US Open. Vandeweghe, a 31-year-old native of New York, reached the semifinals at the 2017 US Open as well as the

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 04:41 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara is questionable for Saturday’s season opener against Utah State despite returning to practice from a right leg injury. McNamara, the Michigan transfer projected to start for Iowa, sustained the

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Virginia starting defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. will miss the season opener against Tennessee on Saturday with a knee injury, coach Tony Elliott said Tuesday. Elliott told reporters during his weekly news

Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 03:22 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore will be suspended for this week’s season-opening game as part of the school’s self-imposed penalties for violating NCAA rules that also led to coach Jim Harbaugh’s punishment. Harbaugh said Monday an analyst will be elevated to fill Moore’s

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2023, 06:01 PM 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

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Santa Ono’s phone pinged on Jan. 16 with intel that Jim Harbaugh would return to coach Michigan in 2023 and not bolt for the NFL, he did what

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 29, 2023, 10:03 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia A LIV Golf League captain will represent the United States when it takes on Europe in next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy. Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka

Associated Press Aug 28, 2023, 04:53 PM ET CHICAGO — A shooting that wounded two women at Friday night’s Chicago White Sox–Oakland Athletics game most likely involved a gun that went off inside Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago’s interim police superintendent said Monday. Officials have said little about where the bullets came from, or if someone

Aug 29, 2023, 02:34 AM Check out all the injuries and player replacements for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. – Rugby World Cup 2023: Squads | Fixtures | Injuries | Podcast Rolling injury coverage: Argentina: Ignacio Calles, ruptured ACL, ruled out of World Cup England: Anthony Watson, ruled out with calf injury; Jonny

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 07:17 AM ET The mother of embattled Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has locked herself in a church and said she is on hunger strike in protest at her son’s treatment, Rubiales’ cousin confirmed on Monday. Ángeles Béjar shut herself inside the church of the Divine Shepherdess

Associated Press Aug 27, 2023, 12:22 PM ET France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won’t even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists. Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta,

ESPN News Services Aug 28, 2023, 01:29 AM ET American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the US Open, the former world No. 8 said Sunday. Sock, 30, has won four ATP singles titles and 17 tour-level doubles trophies, with the most notable crowns being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris, as

Aug 27, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Arizona State is expected to self-impose a bowl ban for the 2023 season over violations committed under former coach Herm Edwards, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Sunday. The NCAA has been investigating Arizona State since June 2021, looking into allegations that former defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce, who also