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ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals. After clinching victory,

Juanlu Sanchez came off the bench to fire Spain to a record-equaling fifth Olympic men’s soccer final on Monday. Sanchez struck in the 85th minute at Stade de Marseille to seal a 2-1 win over Morocco and set up a final against either France or Egypt. Morocco led 1-0 at half-time after the tournament’s leading

Associated Press Aug 3, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal Saturday at the Paris Olympics following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as controversy about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports. Khelif defeated Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary 5:0

Aug 3, 2024, 09:17 AM Open Extended Reactions England centre Henry Slade has had surgery in his shoulder. Hannah Peters/Getty Images England centre Henry Slade will be out for three to four months after having shoulder surgery, Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter said on Friday. Slade, 31, sustained an injury during the Six Nations

Jul 29, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee have filed a joint appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the six-point deduction handed down by FIFA for drone spying at the Olympic Games in Paris. Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended from

Associated Press Jul 27, 2024, 07:36 PM Open Extended Reactions SAINT-DENIS, France — In a seven-minute clinic that’ll long define his legacy, Antoine Dupont scored two tries and created another to deliver a coveted gold medal for France and end two-time champion Fiji’s Olympic dominance in rugby sevens. One of the world’s best rugby players,

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Close 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. Open Extended Reactions Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against

Jul 26, 2024, 03:31 PM Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks. ANDRES LARROVERE/AFP via Getty Images France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined €30,000 ($32,589) after posting a racist video on social media, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Friday. During France’s tour of Argentina earlier this month,

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Over the six months since Kalen DeBoer landed the biggest job in college football,

Adriana Garcia Jul 23, 2024, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain’s Administrative Sports Court (TAD) has opened proceedings against LaLiga president Javier Tebas following a complaint lodged by Real Madrid regarding the CVC deal signed by the league. LaLiga clubs voted in December 2021 in favour of a €2 ($2.2bn) investment deal investment deal

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Jul 19, 2024, 11:30 PM Open Extended Reactions Queensland winger Mac Grealy has broken his 2024 try drought in spectacular fashion yet Wales still found a last-gasp escape to deny the Reds a repeat of their famous 1991 victory over the tourists. The underdog Reds were pipped 36-35 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Friday

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Utah State fired football coach Blake Anderson on Thursday, two weeks after informing him of its intent to terminate because of alleged actions in 2023 that the school said violated his contract and

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died. He was 85. The Orioles announced Walker’s death Wednesday. The announcement did not include

Jul 16, 2024, 02:38 PM The rules governing player outings will be changed following the arrests of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in Argentina on an allegation of sexual assault, France Rugby chief Florian Grill said on Tuesday. Jegou and Auradou, 21 and 20 respectively, were arrested in Argentina following an allegation of sexual assault

Field Level Media Jul 15, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche acquired the rights to restricted free agent goaltender Kevin Mandolese from the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The Avalanche also received a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the same draft. Editor’s Picks Mandolese, 23, made three

Kalan Hooks, ESPNJul 12, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ special number for 2024 might be three. After Mahomes won his third Super Bowl with the Chiefs this past season, Mahomes and his wife Brittany announced Friday on Instagram that they are expecting their third child. Congrats to

Associated Press Jul 12, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12’s existing bowl game agreements will continue through the 2025 season despite the league’s breakup, the conference announced Friday. Among other things, it means that Oregon State and Washington State, the two remaining Pac-12 schools after the conference collapsed in realignment last summer,

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 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 Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title

Associated Press Jul 8, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Hockey Club re-signed forward Barrett Hayton on Monday to a two-year contract worth $5.3 million. The contract carries an annual salary cap hit of $2.65 million through the 2025-26 season. Hayton was a restricted free agent. “Barrett is