Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC is continuing to add to its year-end pay-per-view card. Josh Emmett will face Giga Chikadze in a featherweight contender bout at UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Wednesday. The UFC also announced that Irene Aldana
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 01:58 PM 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 PARIS, France — The honour of being named in World Rugby’s Hall of Fame sits a
Oct 18, 2023, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this month’s Swiss Indoors championships in Basel due to injury, organizers said on Wednesday. Alcaraz’s withdrawal is a blow to his hopes of gaining ground on Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings, with the top-ranked Serbian next in
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INZAI CITY, Japan — Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Rickie Fowler are playing for the first time since the Ryder Cup, hoping there’s no individual hangover from the Americans’ lopsided loss to Team Europe in Italy three weeks ago. “Nothing’s carried over,” Morikawa said
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are
New Zealand batter Tom Latham joined iconic Brendon McCullum for the highest number of fifties as a wicketkeeper for the Kiwis in the World Cup. Latham’s measured knock played a crucial role in taking New Zealand’s score to 288-6 during their clash against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Latham struck 68 off 74 balls
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Just outside Denver, in the Front Range Urban Corridor, the best college football team in Colorado is flying under the radar. At the Air Force Academy,
Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
Oct 18, 2023, 10:31 AM Open Extended Reactions Wales coach Warren Gatland said his England counterpart Steve Borthwick must be ready to counter the “dark arts” of South Africa’s Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus ahead of their World Cup semifinal on Saturday. Gatland, whose side went out in the quarterfinals to Argentina last weekend, wrote
Oct 18, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Micah Parsons clapped back at critics of Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, saying they should bring “the same energy” for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers when they struggle. Parsons, Prescott and the Cowboys were widely panned after their historic 42-10 loss to the
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has a deep, gravelly voice that suggests the seriousness of a drill sergeant from a World War II movie. However, when
NHL Insiders Oct 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This week, we canvassed a panel of more than 50 ESPN broadcasters, analysts, reporters and editors to determine the 2023-24 edition of NHL Rank. Upon publication, everyone on the internet agreed completely with the results! (Or something like that…) In order to further dissect
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC star Conor McGregor reportedly will not face criminal charges stemming from an accusation of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game earlier this year in Miami. TMZ Sports reported
The ICC is unlikely to take any action on Pakistan Cricket Board’s complaint for alleged boorish crowd behaviour during their World Cup game against India in Ahmedabad since the ambit of the anti-discrimination code is restricted to individuals and does not cover group. More than one lakh fans watched the action unfold at the Narendra
Alex Scarborough, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Auburn University. Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A month ago, a nearly empty Bryant-Denny Stadium felt like a ghost town as the clock ticked toward midnight. The only sound was the whir of gas-powered
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 17, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets are trading troubled guard Kevin Porter Jr. and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are immediately waiving him, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Rockets
Associated Press Oct 18, 2023, 07:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, winning consecutive matches for the first time since March. The 23-year-old Canadian, who had not won back-to-back matches since Indian Wells, rallied from a