Month: July 2024

NFL Nation, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s considered the most important position in sports, which is why many of the biggest storylines for the NFL’s 32 teams heading into camp revolve around quarterbacks. From 40-year-old New York Jets veteran Aaron Rodgers trying to return from Achilles surgery to 22-year-old Chicago
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Jul 23, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mixed Martial Arts spent its early years being a male-dominated sport before women transcended the industry and broke down barriers in the 21st century. The ascent of women’s MMA peaked over the last decade when women were brought into the UFC in 2013 and were allowed
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Jul 23, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said reports linking Kevin De Bruyne with a move away from the club are not right amid speculation the Belgium midfielder may depart for Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne, whose contract expires in 2025, said last month that he is not
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Connor O’Halloran Jul 23, 2024, 03:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has announced he will retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics, bringing an end to his 19-year career. Murray, 37, withdrew from the Wimbledon singles championship earlier this month after failing to recover in time from a spinal
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ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s Alex De Minaur said he is ready to fulfill his Olympic dream after shaking off a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign and threatened his participation at the Paris Games. The world No. 6 pulled out of his Wimbledon quarterfinal
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ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a night when he was hit by a pitch, firing up his teammates, Bobby Witt Jr. fell a single short of the cycle, Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe also homered, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona
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Jul 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA continues its preparation for a run at a fifth straight gold medal in men’s basketball ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. After four exhibition wins this summer, the team will play its final tuneup game against Germany on Monday at London’s O2 Arena
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 22, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Caleb Plant was set to fight Trevor McCumby on Aug. 17
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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2024, 08:44 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — As this year’s MLB trade deadline approaches, the Chicago Cubs are concentrating on their future beyond this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. Hoyer,
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Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Connor Stalions is set to share his side of the story from an alleged sign-stealing scheme within Michigan’s football team before the Wolverines went on to win the national championship. Netflix announced Monday that the fourth season of “Untold” will
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ESPN News Services Jul 22, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rhett Lashlee isn’t naïve about the enormous challenge facing SMU as his team transitions to the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. But that hasn’t dampened the third-year head coach’s confidence. “It’s a jump,” Lashlee said. “We are moving up in
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Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 22, 2024, 05:24 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Here is something for everyone in the basketball world to understand as the Olympics, perhaps the most competitive international tournament in history, are about
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Jul 22, 2024, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Practically all of the other sports whose athletes fill the ESPN 100 have long histories, much of which had to be set aside because this survey narrows its focus to just the 21st century’s greatest performers. For mixed martial arts, though, the past 25 years encompass
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