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Mar 4, 2024, 01:40 PM Open Extended Reactions Italy flanker Jake Polledri has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 28, having failed to recover completely from a serious knee injury, he said on Monday. Polledri, born in England, qualified for Italy through his grandparents and played for them at Under-20 level

Andre Snellings, ESPNMar 2, 2024, 01:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James is nine points away from another historic landmark. Already the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, if James has even a well-below average scoring game he will become the first player to ever notch 40,000 points. That is just a staggering figure. But did

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EASTERN CAPE, South Africa — Jordan Gumberg, an American ranked No. 669, was a surprise winner of the SDC Championship on the European tour Sunday when he beat Robin Williams in a playoff. The final round only went to a playoff after Williams made

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 3, 2024, 01:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a thrilling finish, Ray Ford stopped Otabek Kholmatov with seven seconds remaining to capture the vacant WBA featherweight title Saturday evening in Verona, New York. Ford trailed 106-103 on two scorecards and was up 105-104 on the other heading into the final round

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterMar 1, 2024, 08:48 AM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Feb 28, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said he is unlikely to play professional tennis beyond this summer after losing in the second round of the Dubai Championships. Murray, 36, has yet to win back-to-back matches in 2024, and already this week said he was probably in the final months

Feb 28, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions European Solheim Cup captain Suzann Pettersen named Anna Nordqvist, Laura Davies, Caroline Martens and Mel Reid as her four vice captains Wednesday ahead of the biennial event in September. Nordqvist, Davies and Martens stay in their roles as vice captains from the 2023 edition, when Team

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart announced the hiring of James Coley as wide receivers coach and Josh Crawford as running backs coach and run game coordinator Monday. Coley replaces Bryan McClendon, now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach. Crawford replaces

Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 AM Italy were denied a first away win against France in almost three decades and a first in the Six Nations as Paolo Garbisi’s last-gasp penalty hit the post in a 13-13 stalemate on Sunday. Garbisi almost ran out of time to kick the penalty after the 80th minute, before watching

Associated Press Feb 23, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Jesse Love became the first driver to win poles in his first two career NASCAR Xfinity starts by claiming the top spot on Friday in Atlanta. Love won the pole for Saturday’s race with a best time of 31.87 seconds on

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 22, 2024, 03:06 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 England have made five changes for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland at Murrayfield in the

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions Running back Mike Davis, who played for six NFL teams in eight seasons, announced his retirement on Monday, his

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona is expected to hire Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. The surprising move will be formalized soon, per sources, as Reed-Francois is expected to agree to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona’s

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Ukraine’s Billie Jean King Cup matches against Romania will be held in Amelia Island, Florida, because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The location for the qualifying matches on April 12-13 was announced Tuesday. Ukraine’s team in the competition is

ESPN News Services Feb 19, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals and hanging on for a record-filled 10-7 victory over

Field Level Media Feb 17, 2024, 12:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With cars wrecking and flipping behind him in overtime, Nick Sanchez claimed the first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory of his young career on Friday in the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway. The race ended under

ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that Las Vegas is “definitely on our list” of cities under consideration for expansion franchises. Las Vegas has been mentioned as an NBA destination many times before and the timetable for when the league will

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 13, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The attorney for former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald is seeking a December trial date for Fitzgerald’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the university, primarily because Fitzgerald wants to avoid sitting out

Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BUENOS AIRES — Former champion Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the opening round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday, losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Daniel Elahi Galán of Colombia. Schwartzman, who is from Argentina, won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires in 2021 and

Associated Press Feb 12, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jeff Nelson and Ed Hickox are retiring as umpires and were replaced Monday on the major league staff by Ryan Wills and Clint Vondrak. Nelson, 58, made his big league debut in 1997, was added to the National League staff two