Jan 16, 2025, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As much as sports fans love a back-and-forth nailbiter, things don’t always go that way. The NBA has seen its fair share of dominant performances, resulting in blowouts that stain the losing team’s permanent record. During a January 2025 matchup, the LA Clippers and Brooklyn Nets
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ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a racket-tossing Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced during the regular season. According to the league and Nielsen, the six wild-card round games averaged 28.3 million viewers on
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM ET MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most
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Rachel Doerrie, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Open Extended Reactions The
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox are the finalists for the NFL’s 14th annual Salute to Service award presented by USAA. The award is part of
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 01:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PAUL, Minn. — Connor McDavid continues setting records and moving up scoring lists. McDavid had two goals and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers‘ 5-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, passing Jari Kurri for second all time in points in
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A 22-year-old American amateur making his debut on the European tour upstaged Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and many of the world’s top players at the Dubai Desert Classic for a share of the first-round lead on Thursday. David Ford,
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 15, 2025, 09:34 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The PFL is set to make several major changes in 2025, including a complete overhaul of its signature “season” format. The promotion announced Wednesday that this year’s
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Tisha Thompson, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 07:23 AM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions The NFL and federal law enforcement are increasing security for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in response to the New
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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN HAD done almost everything expected of him during his delayed debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After missing this season’s
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Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Emily Keogh Close Emily Keogh Correspondent Jan 16, 2025, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea are leading the race to
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