Month: July 2024

Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 18, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor, who announced earlier this year that he was a co-owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships, also is expressing interest in competing as a “player/manager” once his UFC contract expires. McGregor addressed his current contract situation at a news conference Thursday in Spain
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Associated Press Jul 18, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight this past season. A panel of the Clemson board of trustees approved Brownell’s enhanced contract, along with new deals
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Associated Press Jul 18, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani will open the 2025 season in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18, and the Athletics will start the home portion of their first season in Sacramento against the Cubs on March 31.
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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Close 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
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Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 18, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions TROON, Scotland — Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy beat everyone in last month’s U.S. Open. But in the opening round of The Open at
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Jul 18, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent wide receiver Randall Cobb is joining the SEC Network as a college football analyst, ESPN announced Thursday. “I am incredibly excited to be coming home to the SEC with this new role,” Cobb said in a statement. “The level of greatness this conference provides
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Getty Images 35 minutes ago Belgium’s Victor Campenaerts emerged from a breakaway trio to clinch victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France 2024. Campenaerts, Michal Kwiatkowski and Matteo Vercher remained clear heading into the closing stages of the 179.5km route from Gap to Barcelonnette. The Lotto–Dstny rider, 32, hit the front with 100
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Jul 18, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Longtime Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb has retired after 13 NFL seasons and is joining the SEC Network as a college football analyst, ESPN announced Thursday. “I am incredibly excited to be coming home to the SEC with this new role,” Cobb said in
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Jul 18, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi won the Copa América twice and the World Cup consecutively in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Newly crowned European champions Spain have risen five places to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday after a 2-1 victory over England in
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Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Adam Rittenberg Close Adam Rittenberg ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter.
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ESPN.com staff Jul 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Swamp. The Big House. The Granddaddy of them all. Whether you’re a fan of Death Valley (the orange and white version or purple and gold), Touchdown Jesus or just playing between the hedges, you understand the unique experience college football’s stadiums provide. So
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