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Tom HamiltonFeb 21, 2025, 09:00 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 There was a time when the Calcutta Cup set up residence south of the border. From 1991 to

Feb 20, 2025, 04:08 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt wasted no time in overhauling the beleaguered team as he made nine changes to the side to take on Ireland in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday. Six Nations 2025 P W B +/- Pts 1 – Ireland 2 2 2

Feb 20, 2025, 09:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Rónan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday. It will be Sheehan’s first start for Ireland since suffering a serious knee

Feb 18, 2025, 06:23 PM Open Extended Reactions England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday. England had a wretched series last year, losing to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, with their only success coming against Japan. Editor’s Picks 2

Feb 20, 2025, 08:31 PM Open Extended Reactions Another week of the Six Nations brings Wales another chance to break a now-infamous 14-game losing streak, although leaders Ireland will promise as stern a test as any in the Championship. Wales will sport their new-look coaching staff for the first time, with Warren Gatland departing after

Feb 21, 2025, 02:28 PM Open Extended Reactions Italy did not have to wait long for their first Six Nations victory this year, earning a solid home win over Wales last time out. But tougher opposition is on the horizon as France travel to the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. France will be looking to send

ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 05:41 PM ET MAITLAND, Fla. — The 34-year-old son of NBA great Michael Jordan was arrested early Tuesday in central Florida on a misdemeanor drug charge after police officers found his car stuck on railroad tracks minutes before a commuter train was scheduled to pass, authorities said. Marcus Jordan

Adam TeicherFeb 4, 2025, 01:39 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Andy Reid said Tuesday he would return for at least one more season as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs. “I enjoy being around the guys,” Reid

Adam RittenbergFeb 3, 2025, 01:48 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring University of Washington offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll as their offensive line coach, reuniting him with his father and new Raiders coach Pete Carroll. Washington head coach Jedd

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on Sunday named Jokiharju and Vaakanainen as injury replacements for Miro Heiskanen and

James Regan Jan 30, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikaela Mayer (R) and Sandy Ryan will fight for a second time on March 29. Mikey Williams/Top Rank WBO welterweight champion Mikaela Mayer has said she wants to silence the doubters ahead of a hotly anticipated rematch against Sandy Ryan, which has been confirmed for

Jan 28, 2025, 04:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Harriet Dart was beaten in straight-sets in the opening round of the Singapore Open. Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images British No. 4 Harriet Dart has been knocked out in the opening round of the Singapore Open after a straight-set defeat to Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann. The pair have

Open Extended Reactions Virginia Tech is on the cusp of hiring a new defensive coordinator, as the school is targeting Arizona Cardinals linebackers coach Sam Siefkes to be the school’s new defensive coordinator. The hire is expected to come together in the near future, per sources. Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry went outside-the-box for the

Tristan H. Cockcroft Jan 27, 2025, 07:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Some may call it a silly little game, but I’ll tell you a secret: Once you play fantasy baseball, you’ll be hooked for

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 09:35 AM ET BANGKOK — The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist was convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced on Thursday to just over three years in prison. Somluck Kamsing, 52, was sentenced by the provincial court in Khon Kaen, his home province, to

Jan 21, 2025, 11:36 AM Open Extended Reactions Warren Gatland is backing his Wales team to spring some shocks amid their record losing run. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Coach Warren Gatland is counting on some returning old heads to lead his young Wales squad in the Six Nations and create a siege mentality following a

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 11:06 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 Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from rugby. Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images England and British

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 12:10 AM ET Bill McCartney, a three-time coach of the year in the Big Eight Conference who led the Colorado Buffaloes to their only national football title in 1990, has died. He was 84. McCartney died Friday night “after a courageous journey with dementia,” according to a family statement.

Field Level Media Jan 10, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Forward Dylan Guenther, who leads the Utah Hockey Club in goals with 16, was ruled out indefinitely Friday with a lower-body injury. Guenther was hurt Wednesday during Utah’s 4-1 home loss to the Florida Panthers. He was on the receiving end of a

Associated Press Jan 7, 2025, 07:51 PM ET HONOLULU — The Sony Open turned solemn Tuesday morning when dozens of players, caddies and PGA Tour officials joined Grayson Murray‘s family along the shore behind the 16th green at Waialae to pay tribute to the defending champion who took his own life four months later. Murray