Feb 4, 2025, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions George Russell won the 2024 Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix. Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Las Vegas Grand Prix will start two hours earlier in the 2025 season than it has done previously in a shift likely to boost the U.S. television
Laurence EdmondsonFeb 4, 2025, 11:22 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Sauber’s chief technical officer Mattia Binotto at F1 testing in Abu Dhabi in December. Gongora/NurPhoto via Getty Images In preparation for its relaunch as the Audi F1 team next year, Sauber will open a base
Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR introduced a new rule Tuesday that will award one point to the team and driver with the fastest single lap in each race. The “Xfinity Fastest Lap” was added as part of a contract renewal between NASCAR and Xfinity.
Open Extended Reactions Russia and Belarus will continue to be banned from international ice hockey competitions for the 2025-26 season, the IIHF announced on Tuesday citing security concerns. In a statement, the IIHF said it “believes it is not yet safe to reintegrate” both countries, which have not been able to participate in world hockey
Greg WyshynskiFeb 4, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL’s most valuable player award winners usually have one thing in common: They aren’t goaltenders or defensemen. There are all sorts of justifications for the Hart Trophy almost exclusively going to forwards: Like the fact that
Tom HamiltonFeb 4, 2025, 10:04 AM Close • 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 Open Extended Reactions England will be without Cadan Murley for Saturday’s Six Nations match against France at Twickenham. Murley, 25, scored
Feb 4, 2025, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window has officially closed and we’re sifting through the deals and dollars to assess what every club managed to accomplish in the winter. However, this just brings us all one step closer to the summer window — which runs from July 1 to
Open Extended Reactions Rutgers is turning to a familiar face for its defensive staff, as sources told ESPN on Tuesday that the university is set to hire Robb Smith as co-defensive coordinator and play-caller, marking his third stint at the school. Along with this being his third stop at Rutgers, it also marks Smith’s fourth
Tristan H. Cockcroft Feb 4, 2025, 06:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions (The full, nine-inning Playbook was originally published during the spring of 2020. It has been updated for 2025 where applicable.) Bear with me for a moment. While to this point we’ve discussed mostly introductory fantasy baseball tips, today we’ll take a bit of
Tim McManusFeb 4, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Almost two years to the day,