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Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4. The move is intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries onsite

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:27 AM 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 Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony is one of five new captains at this year’s Six Nations. Photo by Damien

Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 02:24 PM ET CRAWFORD, N.Y. — A harness racing trainer in upstate New York was accused of striking a horse and fracturing its skull, requiring the animal to be euthanized, authorities said. Frederick Bourgault, 26, was arraigned Tuesday on two charges in connection with the death of a race horse

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a momentous November night in 1993 when Royce Gracie made his way toward an ominous, octagonal cage at old McNichols Sports Arena in Denver to show a motley assemblage of fighters how to really fight. This first Ultimate Fighting Championship event (watch

Timothy Bradley Jr.Jan 31, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions Last year’s list of promising boxers in each weight division showcased a remarkable six fighters who have risen to become

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 30, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions The PGA Tour returns to the Monterey Peninsula this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which will have fewer celebrities, more highly ranked

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJan 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — KARL-ANTHONY Towns had an event to attend at the French Embassy last week, a screening of a documentary about the life of Minnesota Timberwolves

The year’s first major concluded with Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner taking home the trophies at the Australian Open. It was the second straight title in Melbourne for the 25-year-old Sabalenka, who didn’t drop a set in her dominant run throughout the fortnight. And she saved the best for last with a 6-3, 6-2 victory

Dan Graziano, senior NFL national reporterJan 29, 2024, 01:45 AM ET Close Dan Graziano is a senior NFL national reporter for ESPN, covering the entire league and breaking news. Dan also contributes to Get Up, NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, Sunday NFL Countdown and Fantasy Football Now. He is a New Jersey native who joined

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Bob Baffert was the first trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. And now, he’s the first to win it three times. National Treasure, the Preakness winner last year, dug deep in the stretch to win the 1⅛-mile

Jake Michaels, ESPN Senior WriterJan 28, 2024, 09:25 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer who covers everything from Aussie Rules to Formula One, basketball to boxing. He has been with ESPN for 10 years and works as a Senior Writer, covering sport in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions

ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas –The World Series champion Texas Rangers have two multiple Cy Young Award winners who could return to their rotation sometime in the middle of the summer. Three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer said Saturday that he is progressing from December surgery

Jan 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While Michigan fans are still basking in the glory of the Wolverines’ national championship, the rest of the college football world is left to look ahead to next season. We’ve already gazed into a crystal ball for our Way-Too-Early Top 25 and Way-Too-Early All-America team. Now

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJan 26, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions The NHL in Utah is starting to feel inevitable. That was the sense around the league this week when Ryan Smith publicly released a letter to the NHL formally requesting a team. As one NHL owner

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 26, 2024, 05:51 AM ET 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 Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave his position as Liverpool manager at the end

Associated Press Jan 25, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PALM BEACH, Fla. — Cody’s Wish was named horse of the year at the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards and also earned older dirt male honors Thursday night. Belmont Stakes and Travers winner Arcangelo won as the nation’s top 3-year-old male. Hall of Famer Bill

Associated Press Jan 25, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Darlington Raceway is going back to racing’s roots for its latest NASCAR throwback next May. The track announced Thursday that the latest edition to celebrate NASCAR history will focus on the roots of racing and origin stories of drivers who began

Associated Press Jan 24, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The four-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival that will be held at Saratoga Race Course from June 6-9 will feature 23 stakes worth $10.1 million, the New York Racing Association announced Wednesday. Nine of the stakes will run at different distances than

Nick ParkinsonJan 24, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions February is an epic month for boxing, which sees perhaps the biggest fight of the year when the first

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Holly Holm and Kayla Harrison, two of the most accomplished athletes in women’s combat sports history, will meet at UFC 300. The UFC has signed Harrison, a