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Jul 27, 2022 ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers officially announced on Wednesday their new deal with veteran James Harden. The club didn’t reveal terms in a release, but Harden’s contract is for two years and $68.6 million, and it includes a player option for the 2023-24 season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski

5:50 PM ET ESPN staff There’s a distinct wrestling vibe in Nashville this week, and it spilled over into the Tennessee Titans‘ training camp on Thursday. WWE is hosting SummerSlam on Saturday, and on Sunday, pro wrestling legend Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair will perform in the ring for the last time on an independent

Jul 28, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Belmont Park will hold its fall meet at Aqueduct during construction of vehicle and pedestrian tunnels that will allow access to the horse racing track’s 45-acre infield. The New York Racing Association said the 28-day “Belmont at the Big A” meet begins Sept. 15 and runs through

8:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Warren insists his confidence has always been there, never shaken but often stirred by the challenges and obstacles he faced during a bumpy transition as Big Ten commissioner. From an end zone suite at Lucas Oil Stadium, he looked out toward the field late Tuesday afternoon, as the first

The 2021 major championship season has come and gone, but the three FedEx Cup Playoffs events are just around the corner. While Scottie Scheffler, the only four-time winner on the PGA Tour this season, remains No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, he is no longer at the top of these rankings. With the

7:30 AM ET TESS MATA STOOD BENEATH the brown awning and threw a yellow softball at the white box that her father had spray-painted on a sugar maple tree. Tess hated practicing out here in the backyard. Every time she missed, she had to chase the ball and walk back to beneath the awning, pushing

Jul 27, 2022 Associated Press LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — An unraced 2-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized after an accident at Los Alamitos, becoming the 10th horse to die at the Southern California track this year. Officials at the track in Orange County said Rapacious had completed his morning workout Tuesday when he

7:00 AM ET Nazem Kadri is a Stanley Cup champion who had 87 points in 71 games last season for the Colorado Avalanche. He hadn’t scored more than 61 points in a season previously, turns 32 in October and is seeking a hefty payday on a new contract. The combination of those factors make Kadri

Jul 26, 2022 Associated Press A federal judge said Tuesday a national horse racing authority cannot enforce its rules in Louisiana and West Virginia while a lawsuit challenging the organization is in court. In granting a preliminary injunction, Western District of Louisiana Judge Terry Doughty said the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority likely went beyond

6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied another round of massive penalties on Tuesday, this time against Michael McDowell and Front Row Motorsports for illegal modifications discovered after McDowell’s sixth-place finish at Pocono Raceway. NASCAR fined crew chief Blake Harris $100,000 and suspended him for four races. McDowell was docked 100 driver

3:38 PM ET We’re almost at the end of the Women’s Euros 2022, and what a pair of games we have this week in the semifinals: Host nation England will do battle with the No. 2 team in the world, Sweden, while Germany and France square off on Wednesday in what has been a historically

Jul 24, 2022 Associated Press DEL MAR, Calif. — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had two victories on the opening weekend of Del Mar’s summer meet, three weeks after his 90-day suspension ended. Havnameltdown won by 2 1/4 lengths in his first career start in Sunday’s $80,000 fourth race at the seaside track north

Jul 24, 2022 Embattled All Blacks coach Ian Foster has ditched specialist coaches John Plumtree and Brad Mooar in a bid to turn around their poor form following the series loss against Ireland earlier this month. Jason Ryan has left the Canterbury Crusaders to replace Plumtree as forwards coach while Foster will work with the

Jul 23, 2022 Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi What were the biggest moments at UFC Fight Night in London? Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi offer up their takeaways from an action-packed event in England. What does the UFC

2:26 PM ET Associated Press Casper Ruud remains on course to successfully defend his Swiss Open title after a dominant display saw off Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain in the semifinals in Gstaad on Saturday. The Norwegian top seed — who didn’t face a break point in the match — needed just 62 minutes to complete

2:57 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson reported to training camp Friday as he and his new team continue to wait to see whether he’ll face a suspension this season. Watson, along with Cleveland’s other quarterbacks and the team’s rookies, arrived at the Browns’ training facility in preparation for training camp.

8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Throughout every iteration of the NBA, some of its best and most iconic players — from Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaquille O’Neal — have been traded during their pro careers. Soon, the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant could become the latest all-time-great player on that list. As the basketball

Jul 21, 2022 Mike Coppinger Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Unlike most other professional sports, trades do not happen in boxing. Boxing promoters sign fighters to their companies and promote their fights,

7:00 AM ET The NHL offseason has featured impactful trades, surprising contracts and a few genuinely shocking moments like the biggest free agent available choosing to sign with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Some teams aced the offseason test. Other teams … didn’t. Here are the report cards for all 32 NHL teams through the first

7:00 AM ET College football roster management has always been a rather fraught affair. Between stars weighing whether to go pro, underplayed underclassmen thinking about transferring, the forever-stressful experience of both winning key recruiting battles and keeping said battles won, everyone needing to keep their grades up and so on, projecting what a roster will