Month: May 2024

Andreas Hale, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lerone Murphy will find a number next to his name in the UFC rankings on Monday after he dominated Edson Barboza for a unanimous decision in Saturday’s main event of UFC Vegas 92 at the UFC Apex. Murphy (14-0-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC) was explosive
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jai Opetaia survived a late surge from Mairis Briedis to hang on for a unanimous-decision victory and regain the IBF cruiserweight title early Sunday at Kingdom Arena. Opetaia, ESPN’s No. 1 cruiserweight, was badly hurt in Round 10 and lost
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Associated Press May 18, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – Joey Logano has won 30 poles in his Cup Series career. This one meant something extra to him. Logano will start up front for the NASCAR All-Star race after turning a lap of 1:29.75 on Saturday during qualifying at North
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, out since Game 2 with a left hamstring strain, plans to participate in shootaround on Sunday morning and test the possibility returning for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN. The
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shane Lowry was just 11 feet, 10 inches away from history. On Saturday at Valhalla Golf Club, the Irishman had a birdie putt on the 18th green to shoot the first-ever 61 in a major championship. But as the putt slid
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Nick ParkinsonMay 18, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Anthony Cacace pulled off a shock, eighth-round TKO win when he overwhelmed Joe Cordina for the IBF world junior lightweight title on Saturday. Cacace (22-1, 8 KOs), 35, from
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Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Shwetha Surendran Close Shwetha Surendran ESPN Shwetha Surendran is writer in
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Associated Press May 18, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ROME — If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it’s hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. The top-ranked Swiatek dominated in her latest meeting with No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3
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ESPN News Services May 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR star Kyle Larson aborted his first qualifying attempt for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday but found the speed on his second try, averaging 232.563 mph on his four-lap run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Rinus VeeKay‘s already challenging season took another twist
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Field Level Media May 18, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Goaltender Stuart Skinner will start in net Saturday as the Edmonton Oilers attempt to stave off elimination versus the visiting Vancouver Canucks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Stuart allowed four goals on 15 shots in Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to
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Jeff Passan, ESPNMay 13, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good — and the worst
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DJ BienAime May 16, 2024, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Texans defensive end Dylan Horton on Thursday posted a video of himself ringing the bell, signifying his last radiation treatment after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “Glory to God. Final Treatment,” Horton tagged the video, which was posted to Instagram Story.
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