Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NICE, France — Trinity Rodman was nervous on the bus ride into the stadium here Thursday night. It was her first Olympic game for the United States women’s national team, and Rodman knew
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions OXNARD, Calif. — The
Jul 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When LeBron James entered the NBA as the top pick in the 2003 draft, he did so in the face of seemingly impossible expectations. James already had graced a Sports Illustrated cover with the headline “The Chosen One.” His high school games had been broadcast on
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 25, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Close 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 Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez is being stripped of his IBF super middleweight title
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 25, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Close 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 Open Extended Reactions Erislandy Lara will defend his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia
Jul 25, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joe Joyce will have the chance to once again get close to a heavyweight title opportunity when he faces Derek Chisora at O2 Arena in London on Saturday (ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. ET). Joyce (16-2, 15 KOs), 38, is a former WBA and WBO mandatory challenger, but
Jeff Kassouf Jul 25, 2024, 06:00 PM ET As fans questioned whether the U.S. women’s national team was ready for the 2024 Olympics after a disastrous World Cup campaign last year, head coach Emma Hayes asked for patience as the team worked through growing pains. The answers came quickly in the USWNT’s opener of the
Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden, and Nadal faces Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting in Round
ESPN News Services Jul 25, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dylan Cease threw a no-hitter Thursday against the Nationals, becoming the second pitcher in Padres history to achieve the feat. Cease completed the no-hitter on CJ Abrams‘ lineout to right field. The hard-throwing right-hander walked three and struck out nine on a season-high
Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Flyers have signed All-Star Travis Konecny to an eight-year extension worth $70 million, committing to him being a long-term part of their core as they seek to shift from rebuilding mode to contending. The deal announced Thursday keeps Konecny under contract through
Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 25, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stakes are high for the interim heavyweight title fight between champion Tom Aspinall and challenger Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. UFC president Dana White said during Thursday news conference that the winner of that fight will face the winner of the
Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions PARIS — As the reigning U.S. Open champion and the current No. 2 women’s tennis player globally, Coco Gauff was already going to be fairly
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:04 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — After games on three continents and a whirlwind of ceremonies and travel, Team USA has finally arrived in the Olympics’ host city. And coach
Eric Woodyard, ESPNJul 25, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored
Jul 25, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic tennis competition Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland Garros. Kazakhstan’s former Wimbledon champion has pulled out of the singles and mixed doubles in which she was due to partner
Jul 25, 2024, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women’s sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told Reuters, as organizers trumpet the progress made for women at the Games. The Paris
Jul 25, 2024, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will retire after his Olympic Games finishes. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Andy Murray has confirmed his singles career is over, withdrawing from the individual event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to focus on the doubles competition with Dan Evans. Two-time Olympic champion Murray had been entered
Lesley Ugochukwu‘s 82nd-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Chelsea against Wrexham on Wednesday in Enzo Maresca’s first game as the Blues new head coach. League One side Wrexham threatened to cause an upset when recovering from falling behind to Christopher Nkunku‘s 35th-minute strike to lead midway through the second half through goals from Luke