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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. ROSEMONT, Ill. — Oregon and Washington‘s “inbound interest” to join the Big Ten in the wake of Colorado‘s departure from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 largely spurred the Big Ten to consider

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. THE DOOR SWUNG open before he could knock, just as it had the first time Isimemen “Isi” Etute visited Apartment 207. That time, Etute

Sep 7, 2023, 12:47 AM The countdown is over, the 2023 Rugby World Cup has finally arrived with hosts France to launch the tournament with one of the biggest and most anticipated opening matches against the All Blacks in Paris. The blockbuster opening weekend continues with Australia, Italy and Ireland all taking to the pitch

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 6, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Players competing in Liga F, the top-tier women’s football competition in Spain, will strike for the first two weeks of the new season after failing to reach an agreement with the league over a new minimum wage. Liga F has held talks throughout the week

Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 07:38 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the Americans needed a big rally to win. Franz Wagner scored 16 points and Germany – the last unbeaten

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 08:15 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Lithuania beat the U.S. at the 1998 world championships, then failed to medal. Lithuania then beat the U.S. again at the 2004 Olympics, then failed to medal. And history will repeat itself at this World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 of his 21 points

Sep 6, 2023, 09:23 AM Fiji have been dealt a blow ahead of the Rugby World Cup after fly-half Caleb Muntz was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury sustained in training on Monday, officials said. New Zealand-born Muntz, 23, only made his Fiji debut against Tonga this year but has quickly become

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 05:41 PM ET BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders wants his players reading all those stories about how good they are. He wants them soaking up every bit of the spotlight, too. The Colorado coach isn’t one to keep his players grounded. He prefers them flying high, which they are after

Well, it only took one week for Deion Sanders to get Colorado into the AP Top 25 college football poll. Fresh off a stunning win over then-No. 17 TCU, the Buffaloes enter the rankings at No. 22. Florida State convincingly won the week’s only top-10 matchup, routing then-No. 5 LSU 45-24. Meanwhile, the preseason top

ESPN News Services Sep 3, 2023, 01:33 AM ET LARAMIE, Wyo. — Andrew Peasley tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Michael Gyllenborg on fourth-and-7, and running back Sam Scott punched in the 2-point conversion as Wyoming stunned Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime on Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in the

Associated Press Sep 3, 2023, 03:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Big-serving Ben Shelton moved into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul, the second time this year he has gotten that far in a Grand Slam event. Shelton flexed his bicep to the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 3, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Kyle Walker admitted he was “close” to leaving Manchester City for Bayern Munich this summer, but has revealed he’s now set to sign a new contract at the Etihad Stadium. Walker was wanted by the Bundesliga champions, but chose to stay at City after they returned with

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. New York Jets wide receiver Randall Cobb was fined $13,889 for an illegal blindside block in last Friday’s game against the

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Texas A&M freshman receiver Micah Tease has been suspended from the team indefinitely per athletic department policy after being arrested Friday on drug charges. The Aggies open their 2023 season later

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics. Makoto Hiejima scored 23 points, Yuta Watanabe added 21 and Japan roared back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit to beat Venezuela 86-77 on Thursday in a classification round game at the Basketball World Cup in

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 05:40 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Liam Napier Sep 1, 2023, 01:15 AM New Zealand’s identity has long been shaped by its sports teams. The ability of Aotearoa, the Shaky Isles, land of the long white cloud, to succeed on the world stage fills a small nation at the bottom of the globe with a glowing sense of nationalistic pride. Whether

Aug 31, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Andy Murray was knocked out of the US Open in a tame defeat to Grigor Dimitrov on Thursday, while compatriots Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter and Jack Draper reached the third round at Flushing Meadows as a host of British players took to the court throughout the day. Murray struggled

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNSep 1, 2023, 01:11 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Cam Rising jogged off the field at Rice Eccles Stadium with a broad smile and not a drop of sweat on his head. Rising, Utah‘s starting quarterback, didn’t see the field Thursday night as he continues to recover from an offseason ACL surgery,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 31, 2023, 05:57 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Marshall safety Jahsen Wint, a former Ohio State player who was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in February, was declared eligible to play by the NCAA on Thursday. Wint, who transferred to