Month: February 2025

Feb 27, 2025, 11:06 AM Open Extended Reactions (L-R) Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony will join Johnny Sexton in retirement this year. David Rogers/Getty Images Ireland veterans Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray have confirmed they will all retire from international rugby after this year’s Six Nations. While O’Mahony and Healy — Ireland’s most
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Open Extended Reactions Former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill will face Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event when the UFC heads to Kansas City, Missouri, on April 26. In the co-main event, former light heavyweight title contender Anthony Smith will compete in his retirement bout against Zhang Mingyang. Representatives from the UFC confirmed both
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ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Houston Astros star Jose Altuve will make his spring training debut Friday — and he’ll do it in left field, manager Joe Espada told reporters Wednesday. Following the offseason trade of All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs, the Astros have an
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Feb 26, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions If the 2025 NFL combine participants feel like this week is like a runaway train, Quinnen Williams can empathize. It was the night before the 2019 combine in Indianapolis, and Williams, a 6-foot-3, 303-pound defensive lineman out of Alabama, was trying to get some sleep. But
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Pakistan have been criticised by Wasim Akram.© AFP/Twitter Pakistan and Bangladesh’s last day in the Champions Trophy 2025 was symbolic of how their campaigns have been so far – zero impact. Their last match, between themselves, was washed out in Rawalpindi on Thursday without even the toss being held. With that result, Pakistan are likely
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Feb 27, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis said he has undergone surgery in a bid to resolve a lingering pectoral injury. The 28-year-old aggravated the problem in his five-set loss to Jack Draper in the second round of the Australian Open on Jan. 15. He retired injured midway
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Greg WyshynskiFeb 27, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The rise of the salary cap changes everything in the NHL. On Jan. 31, the league and the NHLPA announced an agreement to create “increased predictability” about the salary cap over the next three seasons, provided there’s
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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 02:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SINGAPORE — A Lim Kim tamed swirling winds to shoot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s World Championship. The South Korean had five birdies but bogeyed the par-5 16th in tough
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Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result was a measure of revenge for first-time winner Japan, which lost
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Kyle BonaguraFeb 27, 2025, 12:41 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The Mountain West and Pac-12, along with Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, have agreed to enter mediation related to the ongoing lawsuits related to school exit fees and a poaching penalty
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Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 11:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Shaedon Sharpe has been one of the NBA’s most gifted young dunk artists since he was selected seventh by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2022 NBA draft. But he reached a new level Wednesday night — literally. Sharpe’s vicious one-handed slam
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Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 12:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ACAPULCO, Mexico — American teenager Learner Tien beat top-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to move into the quarterfinals of the Mexican Open in Acapulco It was his second career win over a top-five player. The 19-year-old from California defeated Daniil Medvedev (5)
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Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 10:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty is day to day because of a lower-body injury that kept the defenseman out of the Los Angeles Kings‘ game against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Doughty missed the first 47 games after breaking his left ankle in
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Open Extended Reactions Potential No. 1 NFL draft pick Abdul Carter has a stress reaction in his right foot, tests revealed Wednesday, and the Penn State standout will need to decide soon whether to have surgery, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN. “There are mixed opinions on whether he needs surgery, and we will figure that
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