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Liberty seek 1st WNBA title: The tortured franchise history
Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior WriterOct 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Rebecca Lobo was at Sunday Mass in a cathedral near Madison Square Garden…
Messi nets hat trick for Argentina, says games ‘can be my last’
Oct 15, 2024, 11:27 PM ET Lionel Messi turned in another vintage performance for Argentina, scoring three goals and adding two assists in a runaway win over Bolivia in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday night. After the game, a 6-0 win for Argentina in front of a raucous crowd at the Monumental de…
Robert Kraft among 25 contributors up for HOF consideration
Oct 16, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Six-time Super Bowl-winning owner Robert Kraft and three of the key figures around the rise of “Monday Night Football” were picked among the 25 candidates in the contributor category for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The names of the candidates released Wednesday came after a blue-ribbon…
Paul Pogba: I considered retiring before doping reprieve
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentOct 16, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Paul Pogba revealed he considered retirement after initially being handed a four-year ban for doping, admitting that he has to be “more careful” after taking a supplement that contained a prohibited substance. Pogba, 31, saw his ban reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for…
RB Cam Akers returns to Vikings after trade with Texans
Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He…
2024 MLB playoffs: Where NLCS, ALCS stand — and what’s next
Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET We are two games into both 2024 League Championship Series, and it’s time for our snap judgements based on what we’ve seen so far. The NLCS is tied after dominant offensive performances carried the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets to wins at Dodger Stadium. In the ALCS,…
Tennessee’s aggressive defense carrying load for uneven offense
Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterOct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee‘s defense under coordinator Tim Banks is loaded with enforcers this season, forming a unit that has been one of the best in college football. That’s fitting because…
Decade later, Adam Silver doesn’t regret backing betting changes
Oct 16, 2024, 06:30 AM ET NEW YORK — “Betting on professional sports is currently illegal in most of the United States outside of Nevada. I believe we need a different approach.” The upcoming 10th anniversary of NBA commissioner Adam Silver typing those two sentences is significant because those words were part of a movement…
CFB Player Rank – the top 25 players at midseason
Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Back in August, we attempted to compile a ranking of the 100 best players in college football. It was an arduous task, but one that ended with a list we felt good about. Seven weeks into the 2024 season, however, some of it looks pretty silly. There were things…