Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 21, 2024, 02:18 PM 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 BOURNEMOUTH — Liverpool‘s comprehensive 4-0 victory at Bournemouth saw Jurgen Klopp’s side send out a
ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was diagnosed with a concussion after leaving Saturday’s 116-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. Young left the game with 8:43 remaining after taking a charge from the Cavaliers’ Isaac Okoro and getting hit in
Jan 21, 2024, 07:05 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday that teams whose fans engage in racist abuse should be made to forfeit following incidents in Italy’s Serie A and England’s Championship. AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan briefly left the pitch in protest during a 3-2 win at Udinese due to repeated
Jan 21, 2024, 02:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cruz Hewitt hasn’t quite made the same grand entrance to tennis as his former world No. 1 father, crashing out in the first round of the Australian Open boys’ singles. Twenty-seven years after Hewitt famously became the youngest qualifier to make the Open main draw at
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Frankie Edgar, known for epic comebacks and persevering time and time again against the odds, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this year, the promotion announced Saturday night during the UFC 297 broadcast. Edgar, who is the
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Nearly six years after suffering a demoralizing defeat to Amanda Nunes in her first UFC title appearance, Raquel Pennington has finally climbed to the top
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 21, 2024, 01:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — The UFC has its first champion from South Africa. Dricus Du Plessis dethroned Sean Strickland in an entertaining, bloody, back-and-forth fight Saturday night in the main event of UFC 297 here at Scotiabank Arena. The final result was a split
Jan 21, 2024, 02:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2024 featured a brutal middleweight title fight and put a spotlight on some of Canada’s top MMA stars. Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Carlos Contreras Legaspi offer their thoughts on the biggest moments of the night. Does Dricus Du
Associated Press Jan 21, 2024, 02:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Quinton Byfield scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night, spoiling Rangers’ goaltender Jonathan Quick‘s return. Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who won for
ESPN News Services Jan 20, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Christian McCaffrey scored his second touchdown on a 6-yard run with 1:07 to play, and the San Francisco 49ers mounted their first second-half comeback of the season to defeat the Green Bay Packers 24-21 in a divisional round playoff
Jan 20, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis got into a fight in the crowd last month in Las Vegas. This weekend, they step into the Octagon against one another in earnest. Strickland will defend his UFC middleweight title against Du Plessis in the main event
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Victor Wembanyama acknowledged having heavy legs Saturday, one night after sitting out a game. The star rookie, who hasn’t been allowed to play in back-to-backs and has been on a minutes restriction since spraining his right ankle three times in a space
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 20, 2024, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Knicks and their fans went out of their way to celebrate the returns of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, who each played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for the first time since being traded to the Toronto Raptors
Jan 20, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The fourth-round action at the Australian Open gets underway on Day 8. Men’s world No. 1 Novak Djokovic returns to the court in a rare afternoon appearance at Rod Laver Arena. Women’s No. 4 Coco Gauff takes on Magdalena Frech, while later, Australia’s home grown hope
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Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJan 20, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The NHL revealed some famous names set to captain its All-Star Game weekend festivities in Toronto next month, from the players themselves to some well-known personas. Saturday night’s announcement unveiled members of
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Someday, with the benefit of hindsight, Saturday’s United States men’s national team game against Slovenia could turn out to be the day several mainstays got their first chance. There are
Nick ParkinsonJan 20, 2024, 06:42 PM 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 Natasha Jonas claimed the best win of her career Saturday, beating Mikaela Mayer by split decision in the first