Month: September 2021

2:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Emma Raducanu became the second teenager to reach the US Open semifinals in two days, upsetting Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4. The 18-year-old qualifier from Britain joined Leylah Fernandez of Canada, who earned her semifinal spot Tuesday, a day after her 19th birthday. Raducanu is also the
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11:24 AM ET The Florida Panthers NHL team offered endorsement deals Wednesday morning to every female college athlete at nearby Florida Atlantic University. The Panthers established an “FLA Athlete” program this summer after the state of Florida passed a law that makes sure college athletes are allowed to make money from their names, images and
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10:20 AM ET U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker filled out his 12-man team on Wednesday by adding Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Daniel Berger and Scottie Scheffler. Stricker made the announcement at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Haven, Wisconsin. The 43rd Ryder Cup begins at the site Sept. 24. Former U.S.
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8:05 PM ET No one will beat Alabama. Clemson’s dynasty is dead. UCLA is the best in the West. Georgia’s offense can’t score. If College Football Playoff national championships and the Heisman Trophy were handed out after Week 1, Georgia wouldn’t have a 41-year title drought and we’d be watching former Texas A&M quarterback Kenny
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12:11 PM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till went into his main event bout against Derek Brunson this past weekend with a torn ACL in his right knee, his head coach confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. According to Till’s head coach, Colin Heron, Till (18-4-1) completely tore his ACL approximately nine weeks before the fight. The
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Editor’s Note: This was originally published in 2017, when Derek Jeter’s jersey number was retired by the New York Yankees. Years after his death, legendary PA announcer Bob Sheppard’s voice — The Voice of God, as it is known in the Bronx — still could be heard at Yankee Stadium, a taped introduction that played
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8:30 AM ET This space is my annual opportunity for a call to action to end the separation of fantasy hockey forward positions. Too long have centers, left wingers and right wingers been confined to their own slots on rosters. The NHL coaching staff is wise enough to look past any labels that come with
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8:44 AM ET Superstar quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers are the favorites to win the NFL regular-season MVP award, but Josh Allen is receiving the most support from bettors at sportsbooks around the nation. Allen, the Buffalo Bills‘ fourth-year quarterback, has attracted more bets to win the Associated Press MVP award than any other
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7:48 AM ET Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano shined in recent unanimous decision wins, and each of them solidified her spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Taylor (19-0, 6 KOs), 35, of Bray, Ireland, defended her lightweight undisputed championship with a dominating victory over Jennifer Han (18-4-1, 1KO) on Sept. 4 in Leeds, England.
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8:09 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two UFC weight classes have champions who are not the consensus top fighters within their own divisions. Another is headed by a champion whom some would argue is second to the standard-bearer in a second-fiddle fight promotion. Whatever happened to champions reigning supreme? Sure, there are a few dominant champs
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