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9:27 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff opened her 2023 Miami Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Rebecca Marino on Thursday and advanced to the third round, where she will face 27th-seeded Anastasia Potapova. After her victory, Gauff, coming off a quarterfinals appearance at Indian Wells, said in a

2:10 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer 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. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in

9:12 PM ET NFL tight end Foster Moreau has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and is stepping away from football while he undergoes treatment, the 26-year-old announced Wednesday. The free agent was diagnosed following a physical conducted by the New Orleans Saints‘ medical staff. Moreau visited with the Saints in New Orleans and also visited

7:00 AM ET ESPN’s annual future power rankings series begins with the most important — and seemingly fluid — position in college football: Quarterback. This winter didn’t feature as much movement among marquee quarterbacks as the previous transfer cycle, but notable players changed uniforms and impacted depth charts. Sam Hartman, the ACC’s touchdown passes leader,

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

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. When it comes to the Stanley Cup playoffs, the old adage is that a hot goalie can steal a series. So it should terrify the various Eastern Conference powerhouses that the New York

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

12:20 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” MIAMI — Truly understanding what the World Baseball Classic means took a little while for Team USA, which at its first workout March 7 realized it was far less a team than

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

6:51 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and end the early-season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday. Logano won the pole and led a strong showing of three straight Team Penske

9:22 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and, once again, there was drama across the board. Fulham turned a one-goal lead into a red-tinted calamity at Manchester United in the FA Cup, while Bayern Munich slipped up to let Borussia Dortmund take the lead in the Bundesliga title race. Elsewhere,

7:07 PM BST Ireland completed their fourth ever Six Nations Grand Slam with a 29-16 victory over England at a pulsating Aviva Stadium on Saturday, emphatically underlining their status as the world’s top ranked team heading into September’s World Cup. The script could not have been better prepared — a chance to seal a first

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

12:15 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — As the final seconds ebbed away in the Sacramento Kings‘ 101-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Thursday night, Kings fans began a loud “Light The Beam!” chant. It was a celebratory night on a few levels. The victory was Sacramento’s eighth in its

8:37 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed past Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Swiatek, the defending champion, took a 4-0 lead in the second set and converted her second match point to close it out. “I’m happy that I

3:25 PM ET ESPN staff 2023 NFL free agency is off and running, as teams have been agreeing to deals with unrestricted free agents and re-signing their own players since Monday, when the legal tampering period opened. Now that the new league year has begun, those deals can be made official. We’re tracking all of

8:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors College football‘s 2023 recruiting cycle has come and gone, with Alabama signing the No. 1 class for the eighth time in the Nick Saban era. The Crimson Tide locked up the No. 1-ranked prospect at four different positions, and while quarterback was not one of those, they might have brought

7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. We are officially less than one month away from the end of the regular season. The Boston Bruins have clinched a playoff spot (and are well on their way to the Presidents’ Trophy),

7:00 AM ET ONE OF THE most captivating players in the early part of this year’s World Baseball Classic has been Randy Arozarena, a man who famously saves his best for the time of year when it matters most. Arozarena, the Tampa Bay Rays‘ fifth-year outfielder, has treated an international tournament in March the way

Mar 14, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, who announced his retirement in August 2021, plans to fight again, MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons told ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, who turned 44 in December, is engaged in talks for a welterweight fight against U.K. star Conor Benn, Gibbons said. That fight is being eyed for June