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9:40 PM ETAssociated Press TOKYO -- Swimmer Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself.But give him a deficit of more than 8 seconds?Well, that's too much for even the world's greatest swimmer to overcome with two laps of the pool.On a morning of mixed emotions and chaotic racing at…

playSpears: Wentz's injury is catastrophic for Colts (1:15)Marcus Spears expresses concern for the Colts' season due to Carson Wentz being out indefinitely with a foot injury. (1:15)12:49 PM ETMike WellsESPN Staff Writer Close Previously worked at Indianapolis Star, covering the Indiana Pacers for nine seasons Also covered Vikings for St. Paul Pioneer PressIndianapolis Colts quarterback…

Jul 28, 2021Aishwarya KumarESPN.com Simone Biles posted on social media Wednesday night that the outpouring of love and support she has received since her withdrawal at the Olympics has made her "realize I'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed."Earlier in the week, Biles withdrew from Thursday's individual all-around competition at…

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japanese league players and different generations of Major League Baseball talent secured wins for the United States and the Dominican Republic on Friday.In their first game in Tokyo, the U.S. thrashed Olympic newcomers Israel 8-1. Joe Ryan, 25, a prospect who was traded to the Minnesota Twins from the Tampa Bay Rays…

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega stood atop an all-Africa podium in the men's 10,000m final at the Tokyo Games. Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesEthiopia's Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic Games gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres on Friday.The 21-year-old Barega powered down the home…

9:29 AM ETAssociated Press TOKYO -- The U.S. men have a long history of faulty baton exchanges in the Olympic track relays. So do the U.S. women.And now, they've flubbed one together.The country's difficult history in relay races reappeared in the Olympic debut of the 4x400-meter mixed relay Friday -- a race practically invented to…

5:30 PM ETRob DemovskyESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters AssociationGREEN BAY, Wis. -- It's now in writing that Aaron Rodgers will have a much easier time leaving the Green Bay Packers after this season, if he…

The Detroit Pistons have landed on a decision to select Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in Thursday night's NBA draft, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Detroit officials traveled to New York on Wednesday, met with Cunningham a final time and finalized the decision to choose him at No. 1 in meetings Thursday…

4:14 PM ETESPN News ServicesESPN bolstered its response to a Big 12 conference letter that accused the network of trying to "destabilize" the league, writing in a letter of its own that ESPN has "engaged in no wrongful conduct" and that "there is nothing to 'cease and desist.'"The letter from Burke Magnus, ESPN president of…

playLamar Odom defeats Aaron Carter in celebrity boxing match (0:46)Former NBA player Lamar Odom defeats singer Aaron Carter by knockout in their celebrity boxing match. (0:46)3:02 PM ETBen BabyESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduateFormer heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe is getting…

10:33 PM ETESPN News Services TOKYO -- Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini has apologized for yelling at himself with an anti-gay slur during a loss in the Olympic tennis tournament.Fognini used the offensive Italian word repeatedly during the three-set loss to Russian Olympic Committee player Daniil Medvedev in the third round on Wednesday.Fognini wrote in…

10:02 PM ETESPN News Services Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic have dominated the men's pair in Olympic rowing, cruising to victory in a race they led from the start Thursday at the Tokyo Games.The Croatians were the heavy favorites. They won double sculls in 2016, then switched boat disciplines and won two world championships…

Jul 28, 2021Gustav ElvinChris WrightKansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has become the latest celebrity to buy a stake in a football club: Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City.The 25-year-old, currently preparing for his fifth NFL season, has added a percentage of his local soccer team to his burgeoning portfolio of local sports franchises.This…

12:35 AM ETESPN News Services American world-champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will miss the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.Kendricks' father posted on social media that his son had no symptoms but was informed while in Tokyo that he tested positive and was out of the competition.The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed the news…

7:00 AM ETNFL NationESPN NFL training camp for the 2021 season opened last week for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers, who will play in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 5. The reigning champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened camp Sunday, while the rest of the league followed Tuesday.The NFL got back to a…

Jul 27, 2021Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan -- The U.S. women's basketball team won, as usual. It just wasn't in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to at the Olympic Games.The winning streak for the world's top-ranked team is now 50 games and counting in Olympic competition. A'ja Wilson scored 19 points and grabbed…

9:54 AM ETTim VickerySouth America correspondent For those who followed their extended buildup, it was clear that Brazil started losing the 1998 World Cup two years earlier in the Atlanta Olympics.Pride restored after winning USA 94, confidence flying with a highly promising new generation, it was assumed in Brazil that the team would stroll to…

Jul 27, 2021Alyssa RoenigkESPN CloseAlyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter).One vault, and Simone Biles' night ended.The final U.S. gymnast to compete during the first rotation in Tuesday's Olympic women's team finals, Biles…

1:32 PM ETAdam RittenbergESPN Senior Writer Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Washington State coach Nick Rolovich says the school's administration respects his decision not to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and that he intends to follow all policies "for the unvaccinated."Rolovich on Tuesday spoke at Pac-12 media day in Los…

3:24 PM ETAlden GonzalezESPN Staff Writer CloseJoined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Los Angeles Rams Previously covered the Angels for MLB.comThe administrative leave for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was extended a third time on Tuesday, this time through Aug. 6, sources told ESPN.Major League Baseball was once again given consent by the…

11:00 AM ETSid LoweSpain writer When the board went up, so did Carlo Ancelotti. They were coming toward the end of Real Madrid's first proper preseason game at Ibrox, just not quite quick enough. Their new coach, who is also one of their old coaches, had seen enough, so he approached referee Willie Collum and…

2:56 PM ETAdam TeicherESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013KANSAS CITY -- Patrick Mahomes added to the collection of sports franchises that he has a stake in by buying into the ownership group of MLS club Sporting Kansas City."I am grateful for the opportunity to join…

Jul 26, 2021Aishwarya KumarESPN.com CAELEB DRESSEL TOUCHED the wall in his last final -- the 50-meter freestyle -- at the U.S. Olympic swim trials and looked up to the large screen, the No. 1 flashing next to his name. He smiled, and immediately swam over to the second-place finisher, Michael Andrew and gave him a…

Jul 26, 2021Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan -- Luka Doncic is only a 22-year-old Olympic rookie, a player who might still be a few years away from his best basketball.Sergio Hernandez doesn't need to wait to make the call."For me, I said this two years ago: He is the best player in the world, including the…

6:35 PM ETDave WilsonESPN Staff Writer CloseDave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.Oklahoma State president Kayse Shrum said Monday that Oklahoma's intentions to explore leaving the Big 12 are "the result of months of planning with the SEC"…

9:02 PM ETD'Arcy MaineESPN.com TOKYO -- Flora Duffy won the women's triathlon on Tuesday, becoming the first Bermudian in Olympics history to take home a gold medal.The 33-year-old Duffy crossed the finish line with a time of 1 hour, 55:36 minutes, more than a minute ahead of second-place finisher Georgia Taylor-Brown of Great Britain. Katie…

playKimes: Thomas' injury makes Saints' WR group thinnest in the NFL (1:03)Mina Kimes breaks down how Michael Thomas' injury affects the Saints' wide receiver group and if they could look to sign someone. (1:03)7:38 PM ETMike TriplettESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers…

10:41 PM ETJesse RogersESPN Staff Writer CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.CHICAGO -- The Oakland Athletics are finalizing a trade for Chicago Cubs left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday night.The trade is pending the review of medical records. Once finalized, the Cubs are…

7:15 AM ETKevin SeifertESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008NFL training camps this summer will be unlike any other in league history. They'll represent a hybrid between the tightly restricted version we saw in 2020, as the league began its journey through the…

Jul 25, 2021Alyssa RoenigkESPN CloseAlyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter).The U.S. women's gymnastics team qualified for Tuesday's team final at the Tokyo Olympics in second place by more than a point behind…

12:28 AM ETAssociated Press TOKYO -- Iranian defector Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team's first-ever medal after three impressive wins in the Tokyo Games' taekwondo tournament.Alizadeh shocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones in the round of 16, beating the British champion 16-12. She went on to defeat Zhou…

1:35 AM ETTom HamiltonSenior Writer 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 2018The International Olympics Committee has reminded athletes not to hug on the podium and keep their masks on as they celebrate their…

1:03 AM ETMike CoppingerESPN Keyshawn Davis, a 3-0 pro widely hailed as Team USA's best hope to end the gold-medal boxing drought for the men, advanced to the round of 16 with a 5-0 victory over the Netherlands' Enrico Lacruz on Saturday evening in Tokyo.Davis, 22, won all three rounds on all five cards. He's…

Early Sunday at the Olympic Games, Simone Biles and the U.S. gymnastics team competed for the first time in a long evening of gymnastics qualifications.Also, the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding has been awarded. Two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and her new partner Alix Klineman won their first match in beach volleyball, and the…

9:45 PM ETAssociated Press Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman cruised to a straight-set victory over China in their Olympic beach volleyball opener on Sunday in Tokyo.Ross is making her third appearance in the Summer Games with her third different partner. She's already won a silver medal and a bronze. Klineman is making her Olympic…

8:10 PM ETGreg WyshynskiESPN CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer.The Buffalo Sabres selected University of Michigan defenseman Owen Power with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night.Power, 18, was the No. 1 ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. His selection marks just the fourth time in NHL history that…

playWhy Tua Tagovailoa must step up in his second year (1:24)Max Kellerman argues the Dolphins could be Super Bowl contenders if Tua ups his game this season. (1:24)1:05 PM ETCameron WolfeESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss.MIAMI GARDENS,…

Jul 22, 2021Greg WyshynskiESPN CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer.The NHL released its 2021-22 regular-season schedule on Thursday night, featuring realigned divisions, a rebalanced schedule and a lengthy Olympic break if the league's players participate in the 2022 Beijing Games.The schedule, which was announced on SportsCenter, returns the NHL to a full 82-game regular…

8:00 PM ETESPN staffThe 2021 NHL draft is here, and we're tracking all 224 picks over two days and seven rounds, starting with the Buffalo Sabres' selection at No. 1 overall of Owen Power. Follow along live Friday and Saturday for each selection. Plus, Greg Wyshynski will take a closer look at how each first-rounder…

Miami Hurricanes freshman safety Avantae Williams has been suspended by the team after he was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, the school said in a statement.Williams, 20, is facing three counts of aggravated battery of a pregnant person, according to Miami-Dade County records. He is being held on $10,000 bond, according to records."We are…

playIs the USWNT's loss to Sweden a sign of things to come? (1:32)Ali Krieger breaks down the USWNT's 3-0 loss to Sweden and its potential impact moving forward at the Olympics. (1:32)Jul 22, 2021Associated PressThe U.S. women's soccer team's Olympics hopes have reached "do-or-die mode" following its surprising 3-0 loss to Sweden in its opening…

playIs it win the NFC East or bust for the Cowboys this season? (2:01)Domonique Foxworth and Rob Ninkovich explain what they would consider a successful season for the Cowboys. (2:01)1:58 PM ETTodd ArcherESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003 Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins Lives in Dallas area with his wife and…

Jul 21, 2021Alex ScarboroughESPN Staff Writer CloseCovers the SEC.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of Auburn University.Oklahoma and Texas have reached out to the SEC about possibly joining the conference, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.The Houston Chronicle, which first reported the story, cited an unnamed college official and said an announcement could come within a couple of…

2:31 PM ETGreg WyshynskiESPN CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN's senior NHL writer.The Philadelphia Flyers traded defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and two draft picks to the Arizona Coyotes and received nothing in return.The Flyers sent a second-round pick in 2022 and a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft, previously acquired from the Montreal Canadiens, to the Coyotes…

10:12 AM ETLaurence EdmondsonF1 Editor Close• Joined ESPN in 2009 • An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011There are few sports in which the stakes are higher than in Formula One. Sporting glory is one thing, but when the competition can land you in hospital, or worse, the events that unfold on track take on another dimension.It's…

There was a moment early in the first half of the United States women's national team's opening match of its Olympic campaign when midfielder Rose Lavelle, dribbling into Sweden's half with the ball at her feet, looked around furiously and put her hands out, as if she was lost. Even without being able to hear…

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers open 2021 NFL training camp Wednesday at Heinz Field. Here's a closer look at a few storylines:At 39 years old, does Ben Roethlisberger have another deep playoff run in him?Maybe. If Roethlisberger makes another deep playoff run, it will be because of his supporting cast and avoiding a major injury.…

8:00 AM ETTim KeownESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers)THIS IS IT: one last stand against the stenographers and yes-men, the bean counters and numbers crunchers, the button pushers and script readers. One last stand against those who live in mortal fear of…

Jul 18, 2021Tim FiorvantiESPN.com On a Money in the Bank pay-per-view that overdelivered, Edge and Roman Reigns did that and more for over 30 minutes. The energy was high, the crowd was plugged in and both men could have convincingly walked out of Fort Worth, Texas with the Universal championship in hand.But with Seth Rollins'…

Jul 18, 2021Fantasy staffThis page will be updated with additional content and analysis throughout the summer, so please check back often.The fantasy football season begins Thursday, Sept. 9, when the Dallas Cowboys take on the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Whether you play in a casual re-draft league or a more serious deep dynasty…