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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola insists there’s reason for optimism at Manchester City, despite a troubled campaign that has seen the defending champions reduced to battling for a place in the top four. Following Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a result that boosted their hopes of playing Champions League football next season, the City

Open Extended Reactions Rafael Fiziev will replace Dan Hooker on short notice to face Justin Gaethje in the co-main event of UFC 313 on March 8. UFC CEO Dana White announced the fight Wednesday on Instagram Live. Hooker was originally set to face Gaethje (25-5) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 313 in Las

Feb 26, 2025, 12:30 PM Open Extended Reactions The third week of the 2025 Six Nations saw Wales put out a much better performance despite losing to Ireland, while England earned their first win over Scotland in four years. So which players went a step towards cementing their place in the British & Irish Lions

Dre Waters Feb 25, 2025, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TGL held its second stint of consecutive days of golf, as Jupiter Links Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club had a match Tuesday night. Tom Kim, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner were the active players for Jupiter Links, while Tiger Woods sat out.

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2025, 02:33 PM ET LIV Golf’s Anthony Kim said he has been diagnosed with a blood clot. On Tuesday, Kim shared the news on his Instagram stories, saying, “2 weeks before Riyadh @golf_league I started feeling bad but couldn’t figure out wat was wrong. Well I found out yesterday it

ESPN News Services Feb 24, 2025, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Edwards blocked Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s go-ahead shot attempt, capping a 25-point second-half comeback as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-128 in overtime on Monday night. Jaden McDaniels scored 27 points, Naz Reid had 22 points and 11

Feb 24, 2025, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions An NFL team has submitted a rule proposal to ban the “tush push” quarterback sneak, Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, told reporters at the scouting combine Monday. Vincent did not identify the team that made the proposal when he made his

Feb 17, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For some teams, the make-or-break game on the schedule is pretty clear — a nonconference matchup against a big-name program or a showdown with a hated rival. But sometimes the season-defining game sneaks up on a team. Maybe it’s an unexpected loss that sends a team

Feb 22, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dmitry Bivol became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with an impressive majority decision victory in a rematch against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday. And while the margin on the scorecards wasn’t that big, Bivol dominated Beterbiev for long parts of the fight. While many thought he also

Associated Press Feb 22, 2025, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Juan Soto wasted little time in showing off his power for his new team. Again. Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Mets, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning

Greg WyshynskiFeb 21, 2025, 12:45 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The 4 Nations Face-Off has emerged as a transformative moment for the NHL. “Nothing’s done more for hockey in a decade than what this tournament’s done,” Team Canada coach Jon Cooper said. What was supposed

Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição

Brett OkamotoFeb 19, 2025, 01:34 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Aaron Pico says he will never fight for the PFL again, even if it means sitting out an entire year. Pico (13-4) is currently a free agent and has made

Tom HamiltonFeb 18, 2025, 03:15 PM 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 2018 Open Extended Reactions England have made one change for their Six Nations clash with Scotland on Saturday at Twickenham with Ollie

Jake Michaels, Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tennis was rocked in 2024 by two separate doping

Nick ParkinsonFeb 18, 2025, 07:33 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been hailed the best card boxing has ever seen — and for good reason. Boxing promoters are known for their hyperbole and

Associated Press Feb 17, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday offered an explanation for why top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner received a much shorter doping ban than the six-year suspension it handed to a Spanish figure skater in a doping case involving the same substance. Spanish

Dave McMenaminFeb 16, 2025, 11:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA’s refreshed All-Star Game format finished with a familiar result for Golden

Michael C. WrightFeb 17, 2025, 01:36 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — The new tournament format for the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night drew mixed reviews, with several players taking issue with the breaks during

Ryan McGeeFeb 16, 2025, 11:05 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There is one primary reason why the Daytona 500 continues to captivate the imaginations of hardcore NASCAR fans, but also the