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ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2024, 02:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Wembanyama added seven rebounds while playing just 30 minutes, sitting out the

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 21, 2024, 06:31 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid had a good idea early in the week that Patrick Mahomes would be available to play for the Kansas City Chiefs in

Associated Press Dec 20, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more scores and the Fighting Irish shut down the highest-scoring team in the College Football Playoff, overwhelming Indiana 27-17 on Friday night. The seventh-seeded

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 19, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Max Kepler and the Phillies are in agreement on a one-year, $10 million contract, sources told ESPN, as Philadelphia adds a corner outfielder

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNDec 20, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 18, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With temperatures dipping and the winter chill beginning to bite up in the terraces, many clubs in the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga and beyond have released their official Christmas sweaters to keep their fans cosy throughout the festive period. Where once we

Associated Press Dec 18, 2024, 04:43 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona 500 champion, died Wednesday. He was 89. NASCAR released a statement that Lorenzen had died and had confirmed the death with his family. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Lorenzen had been

Dec 17, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a split decision, it was the first time in 25 years there had been an undisputed heavyweight boxing champion. The first fight was a thrilling, breathless affair and it is no wonder

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Thorpedo Anna, the favorite to earn Horse of the Year honors after winning six of seven races this year, has undergone minor dental surgery to remove a bone fragment in her jaw. The 3-year-old is currently on a break at trainer

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Americans will be paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time under a PGA of America program that gives each player a $200,000 stipend and $300,000 to distribute to charity. The $500,000 directed to each of the 12 players and the

Open Extended Reactions We saw possibly the greatest knockout in MMA history — authored boldly by one fighter with the unspoken cooperation of the other — punctuate a fight for the ages. Then there was the iconic KO and celebration that helped establish a stoic UFC champion as perhaps the sport’s most revered star. And

ESPN News Services Dec 14, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late Saturday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-96 and advance to the NBA Cup championship. The Thunder take a five-game

NFL Nation, ESPNDec 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Week 15 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, and analytics writer

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Marshall officials have notified the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl that the Thundering Herd won’t be able to participate after a wave of players recently entered the transfer portal in the

Dec 13, 2024, 06:31 PM Tom Voyce won nine caps for England between 2001 and 2006. Stu Forster/Getty Images Tom Voyce’s wife, Anna, has said she is “devastated” following the death of the former England rugby player in Northumberland last weekend. Northumbria Police confirmed on Thursday that a body had been found near Abberwick Mill as

Dec 6, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just like that, the 2024-25 MLB hot stove has kicked off! We have a trade just one day after the Los Angeles Dodgers hoisted the World Series championship trophy. All eyes this winter will be on the top free agent, young slugger Juan Soto. But he’s

Arda Ocal, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The holiday season is well underway. Proper planning with gifts is always the play: Don’t wait until the last second because the last thing you want is to be caught empty-handed when it’s too late. That’s exactly how some NHL teams are

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January. Tennis Australia said Wawrinka would be joined at Melbourne Park — where the main draw begins on Jan. 12 — by Australians Tristan

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Front Row Motorsports, one of two teams suing NASCAR in federal court, accused the stock car series Thursday of rejecting the planned purchase of a valuable charter unless the lawsuit was dropped. Front Row made the claim in a court filing

Dec 11, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books as we enter the business end of the league phase and the 36-team table continues to take shape. Manchester City‘s loss to Juventus leaves Pep Guardiola’s chances of staying in the competition on a