Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerJan 9, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
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Pete Thamel, Senior College Sports InsiderJan 9, 2025, 09:32 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions First-team All-SEC tight end Eli Stowers told ESPN that he plans to return to Vanderbilt for the 2025 season. Stowers said he thought “a lot” about the NFL, as he
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The easiest way to understand why quarterback Riley Leonard has Notre Dame on the verge of its first national title game in more than a decade is to
Heather Dinich, Senior College Football InsiderJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions There’s no sugarcoating it: As Penn State‘s coach, James Franklin owns an abysmal 3-10 record against opponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. It’s a mark that saw
Greg Wyshynski, Senior NHL writerJan 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That’s a combined 2,938 career games
Jan 9, 2025, 06:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic‘s former rival-turned-coach Andy Murray has said he does not want the Serbian to suppress his emotions on court and is even willing to be the target of any angry outbursts as long as the 24-time major winner gives his all at the Australian Open.
Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MELBOURNE, Australia — Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal match. Sinner upset Djokovic in the semifinals here last
Governor-General XI 183 for 8 (Voll 57, Healy 38, Ecclestone 3-27, Dean 2-20) vs EnglandMatch abandoned Alyssa Healy was prevented from testing herself in the middle with the wicketkeeping gloves as the Governor-General match against England was abandoned after less than 29 overs due to rain in Sydney, while quick bowler Lauren Filer endured a
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 8, 2025, 08:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will come off the bench on Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs, a move Bucks coach Doc Rivers said has more to do with his health and minutes restriction coming off bilateral ankle surgeries over the summer than