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7:00 AM ET Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. BOULDER, Colo. — On a sunny February morning, Deion Sanders walked into Colorado’s recruiting

10:58 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — The dream matchup happened. Ninth inning. Two outs. One-run game. The best player on the planet, Shohei Ohtani, on the mound for Japan. His teammate and good friend, Mike Trout,

7:00 AM ET The 16-team field is set. The 2023 NCAA men’s hockey tournament will drop the puck on Thursday for opening-round games, with the national championship final set for April 8 in Tampa. It’s a chance to see yesterday’s draft picks, today’s amateur free agents and, in the case of Michigan center Adam Fantilli,

3:16 AM ET ESPN News Services World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, said she struggled to understand the “hate” she encountered in the locker room amid strained relations between some players following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has been a staging area for the invasion, which Russia calls a “special operation.” Players

8:34 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Williams was given a one-race suspension on Tuesday as punishment for parking his car at the start-finish line at Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Williams accepted his punishment but said he doesn’t regret his actions that led to the penalty. He will miss this

5:00 PM ET If you had Kansas, Arizona, Marquette or Purdue in the Final Four and have already lost interest in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the PGA Tour is offering another bracket to keep you occupied this week. The final iteration of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play is being played at Austin

10:30 AM BST It was a green sweep for Ireland as they claimed their fourth Six Nations Grand Slam in championship history. A remarkable feat from Andy Farrell’s men as they proved why they are the No. 1 side in the world. The end of the Six Nations means it is time to pick out

6:07 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt Are we finally getting an idea for how the field of MLS teams stack up? It sure feels like it as sides find their footing, offseason signings have mostly all found the field and new managers’ philosophies take hold. Then again, we have D.C. United adding Lewis O’Brien, Minnesota United

12:18 PM BST It is just 172 days until the 2023 Rugby World Cup starts and it’s Ireland who are in the driving seat after winning the Six Nations Grand Slam thanks to their 29-16 victory over England. They cemented their spot as the No. 1 side in the world but know full well the

8:44 PM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest moments at UFC 286 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in London. There’s no doubting the welterweight champ after UFC 286 Wagenheim: Are we supposed to be surprised that at the end of a raucous Saturday

9:06 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Elena Rybakina fired seven aces in routing top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final. “I’m pretty sad that I lost,” Swiatek said. Rybakina will play second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3, in Sunday’s final in

11:13 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in the NBA this season, rallying from a 29-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-120 in overtime Friday night. Memphis faced a nine-point deficit in the

Mar 17, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Oscar Valdez and Adam Lopez will meet in a 130-pound rematch on May 20 in Las Vegas, a source told ESPN on Friday. The bout will serve as chief support for the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko fight for the undisputed lightweight championship on ESPN+ PPV, per source. Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs)

12:44 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Wide receiver Allen Lazard said he signed with the New York Jets because of the “bright lights” of the city and a strong affinity for his new offensive coordinator. Then, of course, there’s the life-changing money. And one other thing, too. “Obviously, standing here today, it feels good

9:00 AM ET When NHL fans heard there would be a 3D animated game played inside the world of Disney’s “Big City Greens,” many asked the obvious question: What happens if there’s a fight? Would Tilly chuck knuckles with Cricket? The animators had a contingency plan for that — the digital avatars of Washington Capitals

8:00 AM ET ESPN staff From the opening week matchups of blue bloods to the November conference battles defining the college football landscape, a season-defining game can come at any point. Last season, fans were treated to Ohio State outlasting Notre Dame, Georgia announcing its intention of winning back-to-back titles with a 49-3 rout of

Puerto Rico ousts Dominican Republic at WBC, but loses Edwin Diaz to knee injury Puerto Rico ousted the favored Dominican Republic from the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. But the celebration was short-lived, as closer Edwin Diaz injured his right knee after converting the save.

Mar 14, 2023 ESPN News Services Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson said Tuesday he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 as part of his limited race lineup this season. Johnson returned to NASCAR this season after a two-year

11:42 AM BST With one round left to play, Ireland are still on for the Six Nations Grand Slam after they managed to edge past Scotland 22-7 on Sunday despite being hit by a host of injuries. But by the time they took to the field, we’d already seen one of the most remarkable performances

7:30 PM ET The findings of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s investigation into the domestic violence incident involving former U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter and his wife Rosalind — as well as the behavior of Claudio and Danielle Reyna as it related to the World Cup playing time of their son, Gio Reyna —