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With the UEFA Women’s Euros coming up this summer, now is the perfect time to assess which young players are making their mark on the game. Borussia Dortmund (and soon to be Manchester City) striker Erling Haaland walked away with the No. 1 spot in ESPN’s list of male players, but who makes the grade…

4:00 PM ETAdam SchefterESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four booksColin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 — the year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice — worked out Wednesday…

3:15 PM ETTom VanHaarenESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN staff writerJoined ESPN in 2011Graduated from Central MichiganNFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers will face off against Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen in Capital One’s The Match on June 1 on TNT.The four quarterbacks participated in a media event Wednesday, and they showed a glimpse of what…

playStephen A.: ‘Nick Saban made a huge mistake’ calling out Fisher and Sanders (2:22)Marcus Spears and Stephen A. Smith don’t agree with Nick Saban calling out Jimbo Fisher and Deion Sanders about use of NIL. (2:22)May 24, 2022Blake BaumgartnerAs the Nick Saban-Jimbo Fisher saga continues, Saban struck a blow Tuesday with Eli Holstein’s commitment to…

7:42 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 2018PARIS — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bid an emotional farewell to tennis in a special presentation on Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros after…

5:30 PM ETD’Arcy MaineESPN.com The look of disappointment was obvious all around the grounds at Roland Garros during the first two days of play. Ons Jabeur. Garbine Muguruza. Naomi Osaka. Anett Kontaveit.And defending champion Barbora Krejcikova.With play suspended on every other court due to rain on Monday afternoon, all eyes were on No. 2-ranked Krejcikova…

12:18 PM ETLaurence EdmondsonF1 Editor Close• Joined ESPN in 2009 • An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011BARCELONA, Spain — The Spanish Grand Prix hit the reset button on Formula One’s 2022 championship. After six rounds, just six points separate Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at the top of the championship and there is next to no…

7:10 PM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Chicago forward/center Candace Parker has long prided herself in being a playmaker as a post player, and on Sunday, she became the oldest player…

8:20 PM ETMark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaTULSA, Okla. — As Mito Pereira stood in the interview area in a tent at Southern Hills Country Club on Sunday, TVs to his left and right showed Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris…

4:03 PM ETMechelle VoepelESPN.com CloseMechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Although Bill Laimbeer won’t entirely rule out a role in basketball in the future, the former Las Vegas Aces coach said Saturday that he…

Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham, former Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts and Golden State Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson are among the candidates who have advanced to the final round of interviews for the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday.Stotts, who coached the Trail Blazers from 2012…

2:25 AM ETKendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have a history of big third quarters. No one exactly knows why.Maybe Warriors coach Steve Kerr gives the best halftime speech around. Maybe it takes them 24 minutes to fully assess how their opponent is approaching the game. Maybe they need those 24 minutes…

7:30 AM ETAnthony OlivieriESPN.com Ellen Burns needed a break from the crowd. Her New York Mets were hosting an afternoon game against the reigning World Series champion Atlanta Braves in early May, and the game had drawn more than 23,000 fans to Citi Field in Queens.Burns, an administrative assistant at a New York CPA firm,…

8:00 AM ETAlex ScarboroughESPN Staff Writer CloseCovers the SEC.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of Auburn University.Before she ever dreamed of putting on an Oklahoma uniform, before she ever landed in Norman, launched her first collegiate home run and emerged as a power-hitting superstar, before she did the unthinkable and broke the NCAA career home run record,…

11:51 AM ETNate SaundersF1 Associate Editor Close• Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University • Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014BARCELONA, Spain — After the hype and excitement of the Miami Grand Prix, this weekend’s race in Spain feels like a return to normality for Formula One.Miami joined Austin, Texas, as a…

4:23 PM ETTom VanHaarenESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN staff writerJoined ESPN in 2011Graduated from Central MichiganThe NCAA Division I Council announced on Wednesday that it is waiving the initial counter scholarship limits for two years within Division I football.Previously, teams had been limited to 25 initial counters, or scholarship spots, per year from high school prospects…

2:13 PM ETAssociated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians manager Terry Francona missed so much time over the past two seasons that even a four-game absence was difficult.”This was forced retirement,” he said. “It wasn’t very fun.”Francona and two of his coaches cleared health and safety protocols Wednesday and returned to the team after missing part of…

4:35 PM ETBen BabyESPN Staff Writer CloseESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduateCINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals started the current phase of offseason workouts with knowledge they didn’t have last spring.This time a year ago, the last-place team in the AFC North was trying…

Starting next year, the XFL will have all its regular-season games and playoffs air on ESPN and other networks owned by The Walt Disney Company as part of a multiyear agreement, it was announced Tuesday.Beginning in February 2023 and continuing through the spring, 40 regular-season XFL games, two playoff semifinals and a title game will…

BOSTON — Houston Astros right-hander Jake Odorizzi fell running to cover first base in the fifth inning of Monday night’s 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox and was taken off the Fenway Park field on a stretcher.The Astros said he had “left lower leg discomfort,” and manager Dusty Baker said Odorizzi would get an…

And then there were four teams left standing in the 2022 NBA playoffs.After the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns — last year’s NBA finalists — were knocked out in Game 7s on the same day, the 2021-22 season is one step closer to crowning a new champion.The Boston Celtics overcame an otherworldly series performance by…

9:38 PM ETJamal CollierESPN BOSTON — To successfully defend their NBA championship, the Milwaukee Bucks knew they needed a combination of strong player performances, health and, perhaps, a little bit of luck.But the absence of forward Khris Middleton loomed large throughout their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics and was ultimately too difficult…

May 12, 2022NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL schedule was released on Thursday.Can quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams repeat as champs?Stafford and the Rams will kick off the NFL season Thursday, Sept. 8, by hosting the Buffalo Bills. ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener is Sept. 12 and will feature Russell Wilson’s debut with…

May 13, 2022NFL NationESPN Even though the 2022 NFL season is roughly four months from kicking off, it’s never too early to speculate about win totals — or to gamble on them.As far as the latter is concerned, Caesars Sportsbook released its initial projected win totals for each team for the coming season. There’s a…

May 14, 2022Andrew LopezESPN MILWAUKEE — Jayson Tatum wasn’t about to let it happen again. Two nights prior, the Boston Celtics had a prime opportunity to take control of the NBA playoffs semifinal series but let Game 5 slip through their hands. That wasn’t the case on Friday.As the Milwaukee Bucks made a push in…

2:05 AM ETBrian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer CloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksMILWAUKEE — The Giannis Antetokounmpo-Jayson Tatum rivalry is here. It is defining the present of the Eastern Conference and may extend well into the future.Antetokounmpo is putting up Wilt Chamberlain and Shaquille O’Neal numbers. Tatum…

It’s almost fitting that the Women’s FA Cup final will see Manchester City and Chelsea do battle again. The two sides already faced off in the Continental Cup final in March, and they’ve each been on quite the run of form — City have won their last 13 games and Chelsea their last 11 coming…

Kentucky Derby long-shot winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 21.Owner Rick Dawson said in a statement: “Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby we would point toward the Preakness, should we run in the Derby, subject to…

The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets continue to dominate over a month into the MLB season. However, some new faces have emerged in the last couple of weeks.A red-hot Los Angeles Angels squad has won six of its last seven games, outscoring opponents 52-19, and the San Diego Padres are…

6:18 PM ETAndrea AdelsonCloseESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida.David M. HaleCloseESPN Staff WriterACC reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012.Graduate of the University of Delaware.AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The ACC is moving closer to adopting a new football scheduling format that would scrap divisions and give teams an opportunity…

3:46 PM ETMark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaMcKINNEY, Texas — With players facing potential suspensions and/or lifetime bans, Justin Thomas said he hopes the PGA Tour’s decision to deny conflicting-events releases for the first event of the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV…

6:42 PM ETMark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaThe PGA Tour has denied releases to the players looking to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to a memo obtained by ESPN.The debut tournament,…

Points17PTS7/12FG3/3FT23PTS9/15FG3/4FTRebounds8REB2DREB6OREB10REB9DREB1OREBAssists4AST4TO37MIN7AST0TO31MIN Field Goal %Three Point %TurnoversRebounds FTX Arena Miami, FL Line: MIA -3.0 Over/Under: 208.0 Attendance: 19,868 100%Capacity: 19,600Referees: James Williams, Kane Fitzgerald, Tyler Ford Heat go on 12-0 in the 4th quarter to close out SixersHeat go on 12-0 in the 4th quarter to close out Sixers0:49DJ Khaled collects errant pass, fires up Heat…

May 9, 2022Emily KaplanESPN CloseEmily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter.IT’S ROUND 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Boston Bruins are facing the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tensions flare early, as Boston winger David Pastrnak collides with Carolina goalie Antti Raanta, knocking him out of the game with…

7:00 AM ETGreg WyshynskiESPN CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.Claude Giroux was asked whether playing for the Florida Panthers is as fun as it looks.”Well, we’re winning,” he said. “So, yeah.”Giroux, 34, had a classic NHL trade deadline glow-up, going from the draft lottery-bound Philadelphia Flyers to the Panthers, who won the Presidents’ Trophy…

2:53 PM ETRob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Maybe this season will always be remembered for Liverpool’s bid to win everything, but Manchester City deserve better than to be cast as quadruple party-poopers.After Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur and City’s 5-0 win over Newcastle United this weekend, Pep Guardiola’s side need seven points from their last…

1:28 AM ETBrianna WilliamsDmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) and Canelo Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) had T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas rocking on Saturday night.In just his second fight at 175 pounds, Alvarez moved up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Bivol for his WBA world title. Alvarez was the favorite to come out on…

A 14-fight card at UFC 274 produced some big wins, fantastic action, memorable knockouts and a lackluster co-main event sandwiched between two amazing bouts. Jeff Wagenheim and Carlos Contreras Legaspi react to the pay-per-view and offer their biggest thoughts on the night.Big fight nights headlined by championship bouts typically provide clarity. But what UFC 274…

May 6, 2022Jesse RogersESPN Staff Writer CloseJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.Veteran umpire Dan Bellino has issued an apology after ejecting Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins.”I would like to address my actions on May 4 involving Madison Bumgarner,”…

The WNBA’s 26th season begins this weekend with hearts and minds on one player who won’t be in uniform: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February. The Mercury and the league will keep her situation in the public eye, but Phoenix also has to figure out how to adjust…

May 5, 2022ESPN News Services BOSTON — Shohei Ohtani left his mark on Fenway Park with the finest two-way performance since Babe Ruth himself.Pitching at the historic ballpark for the first time, Ohtani struck out 11 in seven shutout innings and added two hits — one of them a 109 mph line drive that banged…

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will not play in Thursday’s Game 2 against the Florida Panthers because of a lower-body injury suffered in the first game of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.Coach Peter Laviolette made the announcement, saying that Wilson is day-to-day.Wilson put Washington on the board Tuesday with a first-period goal before leaving…

playMalkin’s deflection gives Pens a thrilling win in triple OT (0:43)Evgeni Malkin deflects the puck in the third overtime to give the Penguins a 4-3 win over the Rangers in Game 1. (0:43)12:51 PM ETGreg WyshynskiESPN CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Louis Domingue, who made 17 saves in…

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Katie Taylor continues to lead the way in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings. But the battle for No. 2 continues after a great weekend of boxing.Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) defeated Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) by split decision in one of the best fights of the year. A back-and-forth battle in front of a packed…

May 3, 2022Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.For Garth Lagerwey, the flashbacks are unavoidable.Eleven years ago, the Seattle Sounders GM and president of soccer had a similar role with Real Salt Lake, and in 2011 the squad he put together was on the cusp of…

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12:31 AM ETRamona ShelburneESPN Senior Writer CloseSenior writer for ESPN.comSpent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily NewsThere are few things in the NBA more precious than time and space. Four years ago, it seemed like the Philadelphia 76ers had endless amounts of both as they faced off with the Miami Heat in a first-round…

playFlorida’s Keyontae Johnson thanks fans for support after his on-court collapse (0:25)Keyontae Johnson thanks everyone for supporting him while he recovers from collapsing on the court. (0:25)May 1, 2022Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since, entered the NCAA men’s…

5:27 PM ETKendra AndrewsESPN MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Draymond Green stood in the Golden State Warriors’ tunnel as the final buzzer sounded for their 117-116 Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.As his coaches and teammates walked back to the locker room, Green greeted each one with a high-five, hug or chest bump. As Jordan Poole…