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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M is expected to hire Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts for the same role, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Alberts, 53, a former All-American linebacker at Nebraska

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 12:30 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Wales and British & Irish Lions back George North will retire from international rugby after Saturday’s

Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. Cruz (R-Texas) lowered his previous estimate of 60-40 from

Mar 12, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameroon have suspended a player they took to the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast earlier this year for allegedly falsifying his name and date of birth, which could see them face a future ban from the tournament. The Cameroon federation, FECAFOOT, on Monday

Cesar Hernandez Mar 12, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Mexico men’s national team will play five U.S.-based friendlies for 2024, including a high-profile match-up vs. Brazil at Texas A&M University’s Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Revealed as this year’s slate of “MexTour” friendlies that have been held in the U.S. for

Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has dropped three players from the national team squad for upcoming friendly games because they took part in anti-gay chants after the Vienna derby last month. Rapid Vienna players Marco Grüll, Guido Burgstaller and goalkeeper Niklas Hedl were not included

Associated Press Mar 12, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Patrick Reed has not missed a major since he first became eligible for them at the 2014 Masters, a streak that now is in peril with the PGA Championship two months away. The PGA of America sent out its

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A distillation of what’s necessary for new Indiana coach Curt Cignetti to reverse the tortured fortunes of Indiana football the past few generations can be found on the bathroom sink in his office. His toothpaste is a brand called Tom’s Of

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 9, 2024, 08:39 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Marcus Smith celebrates his dramatic match-winning drop goal to give England victory over Ireland. Julian Finney/Getty Images

Feb 1, 2024, 10:58 AM Maxime Lucu of France celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s fifth try. Getty France put in a dominant second half performance to earn a 45-24 bonus point victory over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in a seesaw contest in which the lead changed hands numerous times before the visitors pulled

Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 07:18 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations, a Missouri hospital said Friday. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement that some of the 12 people

Mar 8, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Panama midfielder Marta Cox has threatened to quit the national team again after the president of her country’s football federation (FEPAFUT) called her fat and “out of shape” following their CONCACAF W Gold Cup exit. Panama were eliminated from tournament without getting a single point in

ESPN News Services Mar 7, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterMar 7, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche added another new face on Thursday in the acquisition of forward Brandon Duhaime from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 2026 third-round draft pick. The Avalanche are coming

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMar 6, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Michigan State head coach Duffy Daugherty was for it. Tennessee athletic director Bob Woodruff was against it. Ohio State’s Woody Hayes was for it, then against it and Notre Dame’s (and CBS’) Ara

Mar 7, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson is suffering from multiple small blood clots on both sides of his brain as a result of an extremely rare inflammatory condition in his brain vessels, the player’s club FC Midtjylland said on Thursday. The 28-year-old has been in hospital and put on a ventilator

Associated Press Mar 7, 2024, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SANYA, China — Minjee Lee shot a 7-under 65 for a 1-stroke lead after the first round of the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s southern island of Hainan on Thursday. Sarah Schmelzel, Miranda Wang and Ruixin Liu were tied for second after 66s on

Associated Press Mar 6, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Andy Murray began what is expected to be his final appearance at the BNP Paribas Open with a smooth performance and a straightforward victory, beating David Goffin 6-3, 6-2 on Day 1 in the desert Wednesday. Murray, a three-time Grand

Mar 6, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Russian and Belarusian tennis players will be allowed to enter the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris as neutrals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed Wednesday. The ITF said players from Russia and Belarus would be allowed to enter in “an individual and neutral capacity” if

Andre Snellings, ESPNMar 6, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Can Giannis Antetokounmpo win his third MVP award this season? According to ESPN BET, he has the fourth-shortest odds in the NBA at +1400, behind Nikola Jokic (-155), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+230) and Luka Doncic (+750), and just ahead of Jayson Tatum (+2200). Here’s why