Open Extended Reactions World champions Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in Sunday’s Copa América final, cementing a record 16th continental title, thanks to an extra-time game-winner from substitute Lautaro Martínez. Plagued by security issues that marred the lead-up to the event at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the final was initially a cagey affair
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Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Every four years (or so), tennis gives us a fifth major. Well, sort of. Tennis at the Olympics sometimes provides titanic heavyweight matchups — and sometimes delivers surprises. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It
Associated Press Jul 14, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOND POND, Pa. — Ryan Blaney returned to victory lane Sunday at Pocono Raceway, the site of his first career NASCAR Cup Series win and his second victory in the last five races this season. Blaney made it a weekend sweep for Team Penske
Jul 2, 2024, 06:05 PM Beauden Barrett came off the bench to inspire the All Blacks to a 24-17 victory over England in an Auckland thriller on Saturday, denying the visitors a drought-breaking victory and locking up a 2-0 series win. Barrett set up the second of winger Mark Tele’a’s two tries in the 61st
ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tracy Cortez made weight for her UFC main event in an unusual way. Needing to lose roughly half a pound to get down to 126 pounds for her flyweight bout against Rose Namajunas, Cortez cut off a fistful of her hair. That did
Jul 12, 2024, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, two first-time Wimbledon finalists will compete for the title, as Jasmine Paolini takes on Barbora Krejcikova. Paolini has had a breakout year, and just played in her first-ever major final at the French Open. Krejcikova won the 2021 French Open title, and wants to
Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider 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 Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for
Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 11, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
May 14, 2024, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With only eight teams remaining in the playoffs, most NBA decision-makers have their eyes set on the draft and free agency. Editor’s Picks The free agency window will open June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, but teams and players are already hinting at what could be
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 10, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Most of the world’s best women golfers are competing in this week’s Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major championship of the season, and for
Craig Haubert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Open Extended Reactions As the calendar flips to July, college and high schools programs across the country are closing in on preseason
ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor in the Dominican Republic. Puerto Plata District Office Prosecutor Kelmin Duncan and the spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office Nairobi Viloria confirmed to ESPN’s Juan Recio they
Multiple ESPN writers Jul 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s clear the U.S. men’s national team needs a new direction. Since the 2022 World Cup, when the USMNT exited in the round of 16 against a superior Netherlands side, there has been little to no evidence of progression. In fact, it looks
Open Extended Reactions The end of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs ran right up to draft week, as the Florida Panthers won the Cup less than four full days prior to the start of the selection process at Sphere. And less than two days after the final draft pick was made, the free agency frenzy
Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Alex Bowman secured a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Sunday when he held on for the victory on a rainy street course in downtown Chicago. It was Bowman’s first victory since Las Vegas in March 2022 and No. 8 for
Jul 2, 2024, 05:37 PM England fell agonisingly short of a famous victory over the All Blacks in New Zealand on Saturday, losing 16-15 in Dunedin. There was a whiff of an upset in the air under the roof at Forsyth Barr Stadium as Steve Borthwick’s England went toe-to-toe with the World Cup finalists and
Jul 4, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson returns to the ring on Saturday to defend his WBC lightweight title against Artem Harutyunyan. The fight at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (ESPN/ESPN+, 8:30 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPN+ at 6:10 p.m. ET), will be the main event of a
Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Bernhard Langer has bid farewell to the European tour on home soil in Germany 50 years after the two-time Masters champion made his debut. Langer, 66, missed the cut at the BMW International Open in Munich on Friday but said he will
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 3, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Dan Ige was about as mentally removed from a fight as one could get on a Saturday afternoon. He’d just spent the last hour on a massage
Simon Cambers Jul 4, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray left the court briefly, moments after his last-ever men’s doubles match on Thursday. When he returned, he gave his brother, Jamie, a long, warm hug. And the crowd, already on its feet, erupted, moved by the emotions of the