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Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 12:11 AM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges related to the death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman. The verdict came after a 25-week trial in which the jury heard gruesome details about the April 2021 killing of

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia running back Mike Hollins has thought about what it will feel like to step onto the practice field to begin fall practice next week. Emotions are mixed, of

Jul 27, 2023, 11:16 PM ET AC Milan have signed Nigeria forward Samuel Chukwueze from LaLiga side Villarreal on a five-year deal, the Serie A club announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old has joined the Rossoneri for a contract worth about 20 million euros ($22.00 million) plus eight million euros in add-ons, according to Italian media.

Sophia Braun and Romina Nunez scored goals in a five-minute span late in the second half, rallying Argentina to a 2-2 draw with South Africa in the Women’s World Cup on Friday. Linda Motlhalo put South Africa in front in the 30th minute, and Thembi Kgatlana doubled the lead in the 66th minute before Australia

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 10:26 AM ET The Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic will play a regular-season game in Mexico City on Nov. 9, the NBA announced Wednesday. It will be the 32nd NBA game in Mexico since 1992, more than in any country besides the United States and Canada. The Hawks will be

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJul 26, 2023, 03:01 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. LATROBE, Pa. — A day after New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley agreed to sign an adjusted franchise tender to end a stalemate with the team,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 01:15 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said the investigation into sports wagering at the school does not involve a large number of football players, but he’s unsure of what the outcome will be.

An accurate toe poke by forward Adriana Leon coupled with a touch of fortune allowed Canada to secure a 2-1 victory against Ireland on Wednesday, their first of this year’s Women’s World Cup, in wet and windy conditions at Perth Oval in Perth, Australia. Fresh off a scoreless draw with Nigeria, Canada put themselves ahead

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 26, 2023, 09:39 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — From the moment the draw for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup came out last October, there was one match among the group stage games that stood out:

Jul 25, 2023, 03:32 PM ET The Colorado Avalanche signed top prospect Nikolai Kovalenko to a two-year, entry-level contract Tuesday. Kovalenko, 23, is expected to continue to play for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League in the 2023-24 season. Last season with the Russian club, Kovalenko recorded career highs in goals (21), assists

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2023, 04:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books USA Basketball named 14 players to its Select Team on Monday, which will serve as the opponent for Team USA during its upcoming training camp for the FIBA World

Associated Press Jul 23, 2023, 06:58 PM ET LONG POND, Pa. — Denny Hamlin returned to Victory Lane on Sunday at Pocono Raceway a year after his first-place finish was thrown out, giving him a track-record seven wins and 50 overall in his Cup career. Hamlin also gave Toyota its 600th NASCAR victory. Hamlin passed

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 23, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — After American Brian Harman hit his opening tee shot of the final round of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2023, 06:00 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

Jul 22, 2023, 09:06 AM ET WARSAW — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was blocked on Friday from entering Poland for reasons of state security and public safety, the Polish interior ministry said on Saturday. The 38-year old, a bronze medalist at 2008 Olympics in Beijing, was on the list of players of the BNP

John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can

Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 08:19 PM ET PALERMO, Sicily — Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina is out of the Palermo Open after losing to home favorite Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals on Friday. The fifth-seeded Paolini found herself 3-1 down in the deciding set and facing three break points but managed to rally and didn’t let

Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Georgia is the clear favorite to win the SEC once again according to the conference media poll, which was released Friday. The Bulldogs, who are coming off back-to-back national championships, received 62.2% of

Jul 21, 2023, 08:49 AM ET World Cup debutants Zambia have been dealt a heavy blow on the eve of their Group C opener against Japan on Saturday after key attacking midfielder Grace Chanda was ruled out of the tournament, team officials confirmed. It is a second major withdrawal for coach Bruce Mwape’s side after

Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie helped Nigeria secure a valuable 0-0 draw against Olympic champions Canada in their Women’s World Cup opener on Friday in a result leaving their group wide open. Nnadozie saved a penalty in the 50th minute at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, denying Christine Sinclair from the spot with a leap low to her left