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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

The Super 25 franchise comes out of the tunnel for a 43rd year and enters a new chapter to the long-standing gridiron tradition that has been a significant part of USA TODAY Sports’ history. This year, the weekly football rankings will include selection insights from USA TODAY Network editors around the country, complementing the various

How many names will the United States add to its impressive medal lists at the Paris Olympics? The U.S. has won 2,655 total medals in the history of the Summer Olympics, and approximately 40 percent of those medals have been gold (1,070). Team USA owns more total medals and gold medals than any country in

The iconic map of the Big Ten got a facelift this week, with four new programs formerly from the Pac-12 now included in the conference’s layout. All of this means that for high school recruits, college football is set for a seismic shift yet again. A Big Ten extending from coast to coast means that

Associated Press Aug 7, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA announced a four-year show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players while access was restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA said Harbaugh, who left his alma mater to

CHARLOTTE, NC — Chelsea suffered its third defeat of the preseason as the Blues fell 2-1 to defending Champions League title winners Real Madrid in Charlotte on Tuesday to cap off its USA tour. With a grueling five games in 13 days, Chelsea stumbled to a host of poor results marred by defensive errors and

It was revealed on Tuesday that two Hoover High School (Ala.) football coaching staff members have been placed on administrative leave. Head coach Drew Gilmer and defensive coordinator Adam Helms will be on leave pending an ongoing investigation. In a video obtained by WKRG of a recent Hoover football practice, head coach Drew Gilmer can be

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2024, 07:16 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. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A fight-filled day at a joint practice between the New York Giants and Detroit