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The 2024 NBA Draft class was not filled with heavy-hitting names like the years surrounding it, leading to immense amounts of negativity. Many even view the top selections like Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr with an All-Star caliber ceiling. The Atlanta Hawks landed the top pick in the deemed mediocre class, selecting the French wing,

Open Extended Reactions Football is at a breaking point. If anyone doubts that, just ask Erling Haaland. Should all go to plan for the Manchester City forward during the 2024-25 campaign, his season will be 354 days long. Ready or not, the new football season will be the longest and most physically demanding ever. Haaland,

There is a quarterback battle at DeSoto, one of the top programs in Texas football and the nation. In last week’s release of the USA TODAY Sports Preseason Super 25, DeSoto was fourth nationally. Last year, DeSoto was led by quarterback D.J. Bailey who is now with Sam Houston football. Bailey threw for over 3,600

Jeff Passan, ESPNAug 12, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions The Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball have suspended outfielder Jarren Duran for two games after he uttered an anti-gay slur at a fan during

For Jayden Daniels, it wasn’t a big run in terms of offensive snaps, but the Washington Commanders rookie certainly did well in his weekend NFL debut. For those who have followed Daniels since his high school days, this wasn’t a big surprise. Daniels completed 2-of-3 passes for 45 yards along with a 3-yard rushing touchdown

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the most talented roster in baseball, but not all of their stars will be together for long. Even if Los Angeles manages to finance $100M-plus toward the retention of Jack Flaherty this winter, the Dodgers still have Teoscar Hernández to pay, who is due for a lucrative new deal. Hernández

During the Denver Broncos‘ 34-30 preseason win over the Indianapolis Colts, the running backs on the roster were quite the story.  The Broncos focused on the rushing attack in this game, giving five of the six running backs on the roster carries in this game. The other — Samaje Perine — had a pass thrown his way

Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com 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. Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou ESPN Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the

The Tennessee Titans started their 2024 preseason off on the right foot, with the team topping the reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night, 17-13. But the win wasn’t the most important thing from the exhibition opener. Instead, it was the performance of the starting offensive line. The group upfront didn’t give up

Quincy Wilson wrapped up his summer break from Bullis School (Potomac, Md.) in a way that rewrote history books: With the Team USA 4×400 men’s victory in the finals on Saturday, Wilson became the youngest male athlete to win a gold medal in a track and field event, according to MaxPreps. Wilson, who ran a

Associated Press Aug 10, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Romania’s Ana Barbosu could replace American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal from Chiles’ coach that vaulted her onto the podium. CAS ruled Saturday that the appeal

The most memorable parts of Justin Fields’ limited reps on Friday night against the Houston Texans weren’t great. The Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback had two bad center exchanges with Nate Herbig in just three drives. Fortunately, the Steelers didn’t lose either of the fumbles that were of course credited to Fields in the box score.

Taisiia Onofriichuk turned in a routine at the Olympics this week that certainly embodied the inspiration behind her performance. Performing to Michael Jackson’s infamous song “Thriller,” the 16-year-old Onofriichuk became a bit of a viral sensation due to her seamless moves during her Olympics performance. The video was considered trend-setting when it was released four

As prep football gets back into full swing, the Worldwide Leader in Sports will bring back its ESPN High School Football Kickoff for the 15th year. From Aug. 16-25, ESPN will feature six games featuring 28 players ranked in its top 300 for the classes of 2025 and 2026. According to the press release, eleven

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal Friday night, bringing the Americans from behind in the anchor lap to capture the 4×100-meter relay. Richardson, the 100-meter silver medalist, overcame runners from Great Britain and Germany to help the U.S. finish

Former two-time NBA champion Quinn Cook took to X today and predicted that Boston Celtics superstar forward Jayson Tatum will win the MVP award next season.  Cook’s tweet read, “Jayson Tatum will win MVP this season! Three straight All-NBA first team, winning a gold medal in 2021 while being the 2nd leading scorer on the

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2024, 10:07 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox, who tied an American League record this month with a 21-game losing streak, fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday. The White did not name