5:43 PM ET Oklahoma football got a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 wide receiver Deandre Moore Jr. on Friday. Moore is the No. 11-ranked prospect overall in the 2023 class and the No. 1 receiver. He’s a 5-foot-11, 190-pound prospect from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California. He is joining his high school
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10:16 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Emma Raducanu has split from her coach, less than two weeks after winning the U.S. Open as a qualifier. Andrew Richardson coached Raducanu for two years at youth level and linked up with her again in July on a short-term deal for the duration of her time in
2:00 PM ET Associated Press SHEYBOYGAN, Wis. — It didn’t take long for Whistling Straits to produce a signature shot in the Ryder Cup. Unfortunately for Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, it didn’t help them in a 3-up loss to Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia. Two holes down with two to play, Thomas hit his
12:18 PM ET Philadelphia Flyers forward Kevin Hayes admitted it was a conversation that he had been dreading, but on Friday he spoke for the first time about the death of his brother Jimmy Hayes last month. “My brother was a special person. He touched a lot of lives,” Kevin Hayes said in an emotional
11:57 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen and forward Mike Hardman were held out of practice Friday because of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. The announcement on the team’s second day of training camp doesn’t necessarily mean that either player tested positive. General manager Stan Bowman said Thursday that the team
7:00 AM ET CLINTON, SC — OK, so the plan was to drive down to Presbyterian College this week and interview Kevin Kelley, the dude who never punts, about the incredible start to his first season as a college football coach. The plan was to talk about Week 1, when quarterback Ren Hefley set an
12:14 PM ET Britain’s Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Moselle Open quarterfinals by top seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. The 34-year-old, who is ranked No. 133 in the world, was defeated 7-6(4), 6-3 by Poland’s Hurkacz. Murray’s run to the quarterfinals at Moselle began with a first-round victory against sixth seed
5:08 PM ET Stadiums and arenas have been open for months for fans to take in sports. Las Vegas, this weekend, will be the meeting place for six different sports, hosting events in and around the city. In minor league baseball, The Aviators (Triple-A affiliate of Oakland) host the Oklahoma City Dodgers in a weekend
9:33 AM ET The Washington Capitals are the first NHL team to sell advertising on its jerseys. Washington announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment that will place a Caesars Sportsbook logo on Capitals home and third jerseys beginning in the 2022-23 season. It is a 3-x-3.5-inch patch positioned on the upper right chest area
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders NBArank 2021 has reached its thrilling finish, with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant edging out the Milwaukee Bucks‘ reigning NBA Finals MVP and champion Giannis Antetokounmpo for the No. 1 spot in Friday’s countdown of the top five NBA players for the upcoming season. Overall, there was a ton of
Sep 23, 2021 Our NBArank countdown is back for its 11th season. And after unveiling players Nos. 100-51, Nos. 50-26 and Nos. 25-6 throughout the week, we’ve finally reached the top five. We’ve already stated the cases for each superstar, but who was voted in as the league’s best player? Will LeBron James retain his
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of a penalty for using too many engines. Red Bull needed to take a fourth engine – one more than permitted for a season. They decided to do so in Russia after he was given a
7:30 AM ET We’ve made it to the quarterfinals of the Shell Football Town Showdown. As college football — and its fans — have returned to action in full force this year, we’re going to crown the nation’s best college football town. The eight remaining locales represent Ole Miss, West Virginia, Alabama, Penn State, Georgia,
6:29 PM ET SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The United States duo of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth will get the Ryder Cup started early Friday morning at Whistling Straits, taking on the European team of Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia, both from Spain. The format for the first session is foursomes, also known as alternate shot.
5:31 PM 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 Anthony Joshua has been concentrating on overcoming Oleksandr Usyk’s southpaw stance in preparation for Saturday’s world heavyweight title defence. The WBA, IBF and WBO
7:49 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua won’t clash this year as hoped, but both heavyweights each have a big-time challenge ahead of them in the coming weeks. Joshua’s defense on Saturday against Oleksandr Usyk (5 p.m. ET, DAZN) and Fury’s trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder (Oct. 9, ESPN+ PPV) are part
11:51 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Probellum, a boxing promotion and media company, launched on Monday, the company’s president, Richard Schaefer, told ESPN. The company aims to take a global approach to the sport, using alliances in different territories — Europe, Eastern Bloc, Asia, Middle East and Africa among them — in an attempt to unify
2:39 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao has not made a decision on his future despite comments from the boxer suggesting he has retired, Sean Gibbons, the president of Pacquiao’s promotional company, told ESPN on Monday. The future Hall of Famer, during an interview with Filipina star Toni Gonzaga on Sunday, said his “boxing career