Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterOct 16, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia All-American tight end Brock Bowers will have surgery on his injured left ankle Monday, the school announced. Bowers, the No. 4 NFL draft
Oct 16, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four teams. Two spots in the World Series up for grabs. The 2023 MLB playoffs have reached the league championship round. In the American League, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet in the early game today, with the Rangers leading the series 1-0, followed by
Oct 16, 2023, 08:45 AM Open Extended Reactions France captain Antoine Dupont criticised the standard of refereeing in his team’s 29-28 defeat to South Africa on Sunday that knocked the tournament hosts out of the Rugby World Cup. The 26-year-old, who made his return from a facial injury for the quarterfinal clash after missing the
Open Extended Reactions A new era in Chicago Blackhawks hockey began the moment they won the 2023 NHL draft lottery and, with it, the chance to draft Connor Bedard. Draft him the club did, and his professional career has gotten off to a fast start, with an assist in Game 1 followed by a goal
Kris Rhim, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT WAS THE day before the Chargers’ first regular-season practice, and Max Duggan didn’t have a place to stay. The rookie seventh-round pick’s apartment wouldn’t be ready for him to move in until the following day, so instead of booking a hotel, Duggan reached
Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods has another world-class field for his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Still to be determined is whether he is part of it. Woods on Monday announced 19 players in the 20-man field for Albany Golf Club the first
‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar on Monday expressed his delight over cricket’s return to the Olympics after more than a century. After making its sole appearance in the 1900 Paris Olympics, cricket will be part of Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. “After a wait of more than a century, our beloved sport is back on the
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Maybe every major UFC card should be left blank until a couple of weeks before fight night. Last-minute matchmaking sure has worked wonders for UFC 294. For months, the promotion had been building a potent lineup for Saturday’s return to Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 16, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Saturday’s match against Germany gave U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter a chance to try out what he calls his “Plan B” in the
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions After bouncing to seven different teams in his eight seasons in the NBA,
Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 12:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Over the winter, Jordan Montgomery spent his days at Tread Athletics, a performance lab about 10 miles outside of Charlotte, fine-tuning his pitching craft.
Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 16, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DeMar DeRozan grabs a football, knowing he can show his Chicago Bulls teammates something special. The six-time NBA All-Star, wearing a black Nipsey Hussle T-shirt and sweatpants, steps up to the 50-yard line, with Zach LaVine standing next to him. Ayo Dosunmu lines up
Open Extended Reactions With the college football season at its midpoint, it’s a good time to assess what we’ve seen so far and what it might mean the rest of the way. Is the bubble bursting for Deion Sanders and Colorado after a scintillating start to the season? Can USC fix its offensive line and
Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TOKYO — Jordan Thompson upset ninth-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open on Monday for his second win over a top-10 opponent this season. The 29-year-old Australian saved four of the five break points he faced to claim
Open Extended Reactions England are the team to beat at next summer’s European Championship. There are no more excuses or mitigating factors for coach Gareth Southgate and his squad to fall short again. Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, John Stones, Kyle Walker, plus Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Declan Rice and Marcus Rashford, are players
Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterOct 16, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo Sabres didn’t rebuild from scratch. Don’t let the franchise’s headline-generating class of rising young stars convince otherwise. Buffalo was reforged through strategy, embracing fundamentals and a return
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2023, 01:26 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — It didn’t take long for Giannis Antetokounmpo to realize just
The Indian cricket team is going through a great phase in the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. With three wins in three matches, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is sitting at the top of the ODI Cricket World Cup points table. So far, India has ticked all the right boxes. The big names like