Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 26, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Here are the top 10 college football teams, ranked by their average SP+ ranking over the past 20 years. Alabama 23.9 Ohio State 20.9 Georgia 20.2 Oklahoma 19.3 LSU 18.7 Clemson 16.5 Florida
Andreas Hale Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Jul 26, 2024, 07:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG BEFORE THE country of England could claim multiple UFC champions, there was once a time when only one English mixed martial
Nick ParkinsonJul 26, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Women’s boxing has seen a resurgence since the sport was allowed to compete in the 2012 Olympics in London. Since then, fighters like Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor have
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NICE, France — Trinity Rodman was nervous on the bus ride into the stadium here Thursday night. It was her first Olympic game for the United States women’s national team, and Rodman knew
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 09:04 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — After games on three continents and a whirlwind of ceremonies and travel, Team USA has finally arrived in the Olympics’ host city. And coach
IND vs BAN, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates© X (Twitter) India vs Bangladesh, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates: Bangladesh have lost their sixth wicket against India. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 on Friday in Dambulla. Shafali
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 26, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners, starving for offense and in desperate need of a spark, have acquired All-Star outfielder Randy
Getty Images 4 hours ago BMX racer Beth Shriever believes a broken collarbone suffered only two months ago may prove to be a blessing in disguise as she prepares to defend her Olympic title in Paris. The 25-year-old suffered the injury in her semi-final at the World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Shriever, from
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — College football might soon say goodbye to walk-on players, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, a former walk-on player at Alabama, said it will be
Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CALGARY, Alberta — Lauren Coughlin shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in chilly and windy conditions to take the first-round lead in the CPKC Women’s Open. Fellow American Jennifer Kupcho was a stroke back with Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and Australians Minjee Lee and
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Todd Archer, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions OXNARD, Calif. — The
Jul 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When LeBron James entered the NBA as the top pick in the 2003 draft, he did so in the face of seemingly impossible expectations. James already had graced a Sports Illustrated cover with the headline “The Chosen One.” His high school games had been broadcast on
Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 09:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BLAINE, Minn. — Jacob Bridgeman birdied five of his last seven holes for an 8-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Mackenzie Hughes on Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open. Patrick Rodgers, Martin Trainer and Andrew Novak were two shots back
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 25, 2024, 08:24 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 Canelo Alvarez is being stripped of his IBF super middleweight title
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 25, 2024, 06:44 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 Erislandy Lara will defend his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia
David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions On a humid, 83-degree day in the nation’s capital, Dylan Cease was sweating through his San Diego Padres uniform by the ninth inning, the brown pinstriped
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,