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Associated Press Jul 8, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Hockey Club re-signed forward Barrett Hayton on Monday to a two-year contract worth $5.3 million. The contract carries an annual salary cap hit of $2.65 million through the 2025-26 season. Hayton was a restricted free agent. “Barrett is

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2024, 05:50 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 Georgia made an intriguing late addition to its 2024 signing class Monday with a

Field Level Media Jul 8, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AM Racing has parted ways with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Hailie Deegan, the team and Deegan announced via social media Monday. Deegan is in 28th place in the Xfinity Series standings midway through her rookie season. “There are always several reasons within a

Jul 8, 2024, 08:03 AM Melvyn Jaminet plays as a fullback for Top 14 club Toulon and the France national team. Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended from the national team after posting a video on social media with a racist comment, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Sunday. The

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJul 7, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rookie Bronny James will be held out of Sunday’s California Classic summer league game in San Francisco because of trace swelling in his left knee, a Los Angeles Lakers spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. Keeping James out of Sunday’s game vs. the Golden State Warriors

Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title Sunday with a 7-under 64 to set the 72-hole scoring record at the John Deere Classic and leave all the drama to second place. Staked to a two-shot lead, Thompson made a 45-foot

Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE — The MRI results on Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez came back clean on Sunday, one day after he left in the first inning of Seattle’s game against Toronto because of right quad discomfort. The young Mariners star shouldn’t be out for long,

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJul 7, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It would probably have been better to scrap Saturday’s Copa América quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay and skip straight to the penalty shootout. There was barely an outbreak of football between the two teams in Las Vegas, as a much-anticipated clash was

Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Brazil coach Dorival Junior said he takes “full responsibility” for his team’s underwhelming Copa América quarterfinal exit after losing to 10-man Uruguay 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Saturday. “This type of work requires a great amount of patience,” said Dorival, who took charge in January, after the defeat

The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was

James Rodriguez scored one goal and set up two more as Colombia thoroughly dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday to march into the Copa América semifinals. “Los Cafeteros” are through to the semifinals for the third time in four editions and they will face either

Jul 2, 2024, 05:41 PM Tom Wright scored a fantastic try for Australia. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images Australia coach Joe Schmidt kicked off his tenure in charge with a 25-16 win over Wales in Sydney on Saturday, their first win over a tier one nation since they beat the Welsh in Cardiff in late 2022.

Jul 6, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has played his final match at Wimbledon after Emma Raducanu withdrew from the mixed doubles. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon career is officially over after his mixed doubles partner, Emma Raducanu, withdrew from the format because of wrist soreness. Murray was

A Mikel Merino goal in extra time gave Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany in an enthralling quarter-final clash on Friday between the two most successful European Championship nations. The game was into the 119th minute and looked set for a penalty shootout before substitute Merino rose to head home the winning goal from

Jul 5, 2024, 06:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkey defender Merih Demiral has been handed a two-game suspension by UEFA after he celebrated a goal at Euro 2024 by displaying a hand sign associated with an ultranationalist group in his team’s round-of-16 win over Austria on Tuesday. UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that it had

Jul 5, 2024, 04:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Félix Sánchez was head coach of Ecuador for one year, despite signing a four-year contract. Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images Ecuador have sacked head coach Félix Sánchez following Thursday’s Copa América quarterfinal defeat to Argentina, the country’s football federation (FEF) said. Ecuador reached the quarterfinals for the

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 4, 2024, 09:51 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 Oregon landed a Fourth of July recruiting win with a commitment from five-star wide

Jul 4, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray said on Thursday that coming to terms with his impending retirement from tennis is “hard” and that he would ideally “play forever” were it not for the injuries he has suffered during his career. The two-time Wimbledon champion said on June 27 that if

Jul 4, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start on Thursday as he was knocked out of the men’s doubles in the first round alongside his older brother Jamie with a 7-6(6), 6-4 loss to Australian pair Rinky Hijikata and John Peers. Clearly having his