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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC’s female bantamweight division is in need of new blood following the recent retirement of dominant champion Amanda Nunes — and it seems to have found new blood in

Jul 14, 2023, 01:06 PM ET On Saturday, a first-time women’s Wimbledon champion will be crowned, as Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic takes on No. 6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. If Vondrousova wins, she will become the first unseeded woman to ever do so, and if Jabeur takes home the title, she will become

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:31 PM 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. There’s still time left on the clock for LeBron James‘ career. The Lakers star announced Wednesday

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 06:25 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University The SEC needed only one team to reach the College Football Playoff last year to earn another national title, but there were moments — the SEC could get THREE teams in!?! — when

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN NHL reporter Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Jul 12, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Keeping track of who went where during the offseason, and the significance of it

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2023, 01:51 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Like many golf fans around the world Tuesday, Scottie Scheffler watched the Senate hearing regarding the PGA Tour’s planned alliance with the DP World Tour and Saudi

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 06:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. SEATTLE — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert pulled out of the All-Star Game early Tuesday after undergoing an MRI on his right calf, according to the team’s official Twitter account.

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Anheuser-Busch and Trackhouse Racing announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday that will make Busch Light, long one of the main sponsors for retiring NASCAR star Kevin Harvick, the primary sponsor for Ross Chastain in the Cup Series. The deal, which begins in 2024, had been in the works

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CINCINNATI — There is a tendency in international soccer to derive meaning from every game. The absence of regular fixtures and the outsized importance of the World Cup has the effect. Externally, that

ESPN with Reuters Jul 9, 2023, 04:36 AM All Blacks captain Sam Cane has taken to social media to apologise for kicking a pitch invader after New Zealand’s 41-12 win over Argentina in the Rugby Championship. The pitch invader could be seen running around the pitch with security chasing behind. As they ran around the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET Rising star Jaron “Boots” Ennis remained undefeated with a 10th-round KO of Roiman Villa on Saturday in a welterweight fight in Atlantic City, N.J. Ennis (31-0, 18 KOs) dazzled with his ultra-quick hands and quick-twitch movement before he planted Villa on the canvas with a pair of

Jul 9, 2023, 01:42 AM ET The UFC put on a tremendous International Fight Week finale on Saturday night. UFC 290 featured finishes galore, and when the fights didn’t end in a finish, they were memorable with non-stop action. From the first fight on the card to the successful Alexander Volkanovski title defense, this was

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJul 6, 2023, 08:25 AM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Mina Harigae has never seen Pebble Beach like this. Last year’s U.S. Women’s Open runner-up was born in Monterey, California, attended the nearby Stevenson School and has played the course over 50 times. Of the 156 players in this year’s field, Harigae has