4:53 PM ET For the first time in the Big 12’s history, Baylor is the preseason pick to win the football league in the media poll. Oklahoma, winner of six straight Big 12 championships from 2015 to 2020, finished second, receiving 12 first-place votes to Baylor’s 17. It’s the first time in seven years and
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5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Australian duo Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden on Centre Court. Krawczyk is American and Skupski is British. Ebden will get another chance at a Wimbledon title this year
4:38 PM ET Former three-division boxing world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko would like to return to the ring as soon as October, Top Rank president Todd DuBoef told ESPN on Thursday. Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) has not yet fought in 2022. The 34-year-old Ukrainian joined a territorial defense battalion in his home country during the first
2:02 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Manchester United squad which travels to Thailand on Friday to begin their preseason tour, sources have told ESPN. The Portugal forward has been granted more time to deal with a “family issue” and will not be on the flight to Bangkok, scheduled
2:00 PM ET Editor’s note: This was originally published May 5 and has been updated after Wednesday’s news the Browns have traded Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. BEREA, Ohio — The NFL draft came and went, and quarterback Baker Mayfield was still a member of the Cleveland Browns. The Browns couldn’t swing a trade
12:12 PM ET Baker Mayfield has been here before. Almost a decade ago, the quarterback defied the odds to reset his college career when he transferred from Texas Tech to Oklahoma. Now, he has a similar opportunity in the NFL. On Wednesday, the Carolina Panthers acquired Mayfield from the Cleveland Browns after months of trade
2:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon ahead of Friday’s semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios with a torn abdominal muscle. The 22-time major champion said that he had been experiencing pain in the area for the past week but that the injury got worse during Wednesday’s quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz,
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Jul 6, 2022 Shortly after former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos dropped the belt in 2016, he moved up to welterweight, where he had an up-and-down run against the iron of the 170-pound division. He won three in a row to earn a shot at an interim championship, but a loss in that fight
11:36 AM ET Former Alabama running back Keilan Robinson, who transferred to Texas in 2021, pawned the three rings he won during the Crimson Tide’s unbeaten season in 2020. The SEC, Rose Bowl and College Football Playoff championship rings are being sold by Gold & Silver Pawn Shop — home of the TV show “Pawn
9:45 AM BST Liam Napier If ever one match sharply shifted the narrative, the All Blacks’ seemingly commanding victory against Ireland at Eden Park was it. That 42-19 result moved the dial from flatlining on pressure-cooker overload to a sense of relief among All Blacks supporters. Now, from a New Zealand perspective at least, that
RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Chandler, AZChandler High School 6’3” 220 92 Ohio StateCommitted05/09/2022 2 CB Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 6’2” 185 92 3 WR Hollywood, FLChaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6’2” 180 90 4 RB Bradenton, FLIMG Academy 5’11” 195 90 5 CB Pinson, ALClay-Chalkville High School 6’0” 175 90
12:00 PM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall A
Charles Leclerc says he is hopeful Ferrari can learn from the mistakes made during the British Grand Prix. His team-mate Carlos Sainz did stop for fresh tyres and went on to win, while Leclerc dropped to fourth on his old rubber. “There are things we could have done better,” said Leclerc. “But we know where
10:19 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Defeats usually damage the careers of boxers, who can lose ranking, popularity, television deals and relevance after a series of setbacks. But not for
Lewis Hamilton says recent progress by Mercedes has reassured him that he will be able to win a race this year. The seven-time champion is the only driver in history to have won a grand prix every year of his F1 career. Hamilton said consecutive podium finishes have “encouraged us that we are moving in
9:05 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers blistered Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption Thursday in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership, calling on Congress to give minor leaguers the same
Tadej Pogacar sprinted away at the finish to win stage six and move into the overall lead at the Tour de France. The defending champion attacked at the top of the short climb into Longwy, pulling away from the peloton to finish ahead of Michael Matthews and David Gaudu. Britain’s Tour debutant Tom Pidcock finished