Dec 4, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 2024 will mark the sixth year ESPN has orchestrated a list of the 25 best MMA fighters in the world under the age of 25. The list’s purpose is twofold: Highlight the young stars serving as the faces of the sport and project the prospects who
Getty Images 58 minutes ago Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel says he will “come back stronger” from surgery after breaking multiple bones in a crash. The 24-year-old Belgian sustained rib, shoulder blade and hand fractures in a crash during training in Belgium on Tuesday. He also suffered lung contusions, dislocated his right clavicle and tore
Ahead of the pink-ball, day-night Adelaide Test against India, Australia’s ace spinner Nathan Lyon expects the Adelaide Oval wicket to spin and called it the “best cricket wicket in the world”. Lyon, who was once an assistant curator at the Adelaide Oval, will be aiming to conquer the Adelaide pitch as Australia seeks their best
Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 December 2024 497 Comments The Dutch Grand Prix will fall off the Formula 1 calendar after 2026. A one-year contract extension to host the race at the Zandvoort track, which returned to the schedule in 2021 after a 36-year absence, has been signed to ensure there will be
Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 01:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The field for the knockout rounds of the NBA Cup is set, and there will be a new champion as well as an almost entirely different field than last year’s inaugural version. By the time the dust settled Tuesday night, the
EPA Lorraine McKenna and Alan Jewell BBC Sport 4 December 2024, 06:44 GMT Lewis Hamilton will race for Mercedes for the final time on Sunday, bringing to an end a 12-year partnership that has delivered six drivers’ titles and eight constructors’ championships. Hamilton, who is joining Ferrari in 2025, has achieved 84 of his record
Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago Lewis Hamilton says his final race with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi this weekend is unlikely to be the positive send-off he and the team would have wanted. “I don’t think it will end on a high,” said Hamilton, who is moving to Ferrari for 2025. “It’ll end. What’s
ESPN News Services Dec 4, 2024, 12:30 AM ET CALGARY, Alberta — With the Gaudreau family watching from the stands, Rasmus Andersson, Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich scored goals as the Calgary Flames shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-0, in a game between the two franchises the late Johnny Gaudreau played for. The Gaudreaus,
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions At least in theory, 92% of the committee’s job should already be done. It appears to be a given that Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee,
Dec 4, 2024, 12:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will begin his preparations for next month’s Australian Open by playing at the Brisbane International warm-up tournament, he said Wednesday. Djokovic, who is seeking an 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam, will compete alongside defending Brisbane champion Grigor Dimitrov at the ATP
Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Kevin Durant headed to the locker room just before halftime of Tuesday’s 104-93 win in their NBA Cup matchup against the San
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto‘s much-hyped free agency is nearing its final stages, with a source familiar with
Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz will have an additional coach with him when the 2025 season begins. The four-time Grand Slam champion has hired Samuel Lopez to work alongside Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has coached the Spaniard since he was 15 years old. Lopez
Andreas Hale, ESPNDec 3, 2024, 09:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall has one thing on his mind: becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion. To do that he will likely have to face Jon Jones to unify the titles in a highly anticipated clash between arguably the greatest mixed martial artist
Yashasvi Jaiswal sledged Mitchell Starc in Perth Test© AFP Former England captain Alastair Cook has all praise for India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a brilliant 161 in India’s massive win against Australia in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling him a “class player” while also lauded the confidence of the youngster for
Multiple contributors Dec 3, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions THE HAGUE — Alyssa Naeher‘s final match for the United States women’s national team ended in a 2-1 victory against the Netherlands in The Hague on Tuesday evening. The victory means Emma Hayes extends her unbeaten run as USWNT coach, as they handed Naeher
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dana Dimel, a longtime college coach who led programs at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died in his sleep Tuesday. He was 62. Dimel served as a senior offensive assistant this season at Illinois,
Shams Charania Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer 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. Dec 3, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has recently experienced fluid