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Jul 8, 2024, 08:03 AM Melvyn Jaminet plays as a fullback for Top 14 club Toulon and the France national team. Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended from the national team after posting a video on social media with a racist comment, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Sunday. The

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJul 7, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rookie Bronny James will be held out of Sunday’s California Classic summer league game in San Francisco because of trace swelling in his left knee, a Los Angeles Lakers spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. Keeping James out of Sunday’s game vs. the Golden State Warriors

Associated Press Jul 7, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SILVIS, Ill. — Davis Thompson won his first PGA Tour title Sunday with a 7-under 64 to set the 72-hole scoring record at the John Deere Classic and leave all the drama to second place. Staked to a two-shot lead, Thompson made a 45-foot

Field Level Media Jul 3, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Ottawa Senators acquired Jan Jenik from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for fellow forward prospect Egor Sokolov on Wednesday. Jenik, 23, recorded four goals and two assists in 22 games with the Arizona Coyotes over the past four seasons. Arizona drafted

Jul 1, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova has pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of her opening-round match with Emma Raducanu on Monday due to illness. The 29-year-old, whose best performance at the All England Club came last year when she reached the fourth round, was replaced by lucky

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJul 1, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Alabama was already on Steve Sarkisian’s mind. So were LSU and Georgia. But not necessarily within the framework of the SEC. During the process of being hired as

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 1, 2024, 05:38 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

ESPN News Services Jun 30, 2024, 06:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the final hole. “I wouldn’t wish what happened to

Associated Press Jun 27, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new stadiums

Eli Lederman, ESPNJun 29, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A hot recruiting week for Dan Lanning and Oregon continued when four-star athlete Dorian Brew, No. 45 in the 2025 ESPN 300, announced his commitment to the Ducks on Saturday afternoon. Brew, who is expected to play cornerback at the next level, confirmed the

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 29, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions After a dearth of player-centered trades on Day 1 of the 2024 NHL draft, there was a blockbuster to begin Day 2. One team might be able to keep its captain and

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 27, 2024, 09:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Venezuela goalkeeper Rafael Romo said his team had been “underestimated” after their 1-0 Copa América win over Mexico on Wednesday, criticizing what he said was “arrogance” and “ignorance” from Mexican media ahead of the clash. Romo, 34, saved an 87th minute penalty from

Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 24, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE FANTASY BECAME a reality as Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor stood face-to-face on in a memorable picture taken on July 12, 2017, by lauded combat photographer Esther Lin. The two fighters were at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto on the second stop of

Associated Press Jun 23, 2024, 07:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAMAMMISH, Wash. — Amy Yang built a huge lead and survived a couple of late mistakes to win her long-awaited first major title Sunday, a three-shot victory in the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship. Yang closed with an even-par 72 at Sahalee to finish at

Jun 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has not yet made a decision on his participation at this year’s tournament, Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith said just hours after the ATP announced that the 37-year-old will miss the grass-court competition following back surgery. The professional men’s tour’s

Associated Press Jun 21, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Kelly’s action came three days

Pete Thamel, ESPNJun 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract with football coach Brent Venables that includes a significant raise and adds two additional seasons, sources told ESPN. Venables is coming off a 10-3 season at Oklahoma, and the commitment by the school is part of

Lizzy Becherano Jun 20, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Argentina national team slammed the pitch at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the inaugural match of the 2024 Copa América, with goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez calling the newly-installed grass surface a “disaster” and manager Lionel Scaloni saying it was “better that we won.” “The state of

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 20, 2024, 05:53 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 Ryan Garcia has been suspended for one year by the New

Jun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray secured passage to the second round of Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday. Getty Andy Murray marked his 1000th tour match with a first-round 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday, in what his likely to be