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Five or six years ago, Jim Miller was joking with his longtime strength and conditioning coach, Martin Rooney, about fighting at UFC 300. Rooney couldn’t help but do the math. Miller would be 40 years old and likely have more than 30 UFC fights on his resume by that point. The laugh turned into a

ESPN News Services Apr 11, 2024, 10:47 AM ET O.J. Simpson, whose life as an American sports hero quickly turned when he was charged with the 1994 murder of his wife and her friend, died on Wednesday at the age of 76, his family announced on social media. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James

The March 2024 international break has now come to a close, with players from major men’s teams across the world returning to club duty. The past two weeks have seen all-important playoffs for Euro 2024 take place, plus a host of international friendly matches between major nations, including England hosting Brazil and Belgium and the

A new team takes hold of the No. 1 spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball Super 25, while two new programs appear among the best of the best. 1. Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) Region: West | Record: 24-1 | PR: 2 2. Corona Del Mar High School

ESPN News Services Apr 10, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arkansas has officially hired John Calipari as its men’s basketball coach. Calipari signed a five-year contract with a salary beginning at $7 million per season, according to the school. The deal contains two automatic rollover years for NCAA tournament appearances that would extend

Date Time (ET) Match Location TV/Streaming Tue, Mar. 19 6 p.m. Chattanooga FC 0-1 Miami United Finley Stadium(Chattanooga, TN) HIGHLIGHTS Tue, Mar. 19 7 p.m. Brave SC 0-2 Savannah Clovers HG Morse Stadium(Middleton, FL) HIGHLIGHTS Tue, Mar. 19 7 p.m. Forward Madison 2-0 Duluth FC Breese Stevens Field(Madison, WI) HIGHLIGHTS Tue, Mar. 19 7 p.m. Vermont

Apr 8, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn has done it. The Huskies repeated as national champions with a convincing 75-60 victory over Purdue. Coach Dan Hurley’s team is the first reigning champion to defend its title successfully since Florida won back-to-back championships under Billy Donovan in 2006 and 2007.

Cooper DeJean might have made Mac McClung’s high school mixtape look rather ordinary. Turns out that DeJean was a true playmaker not just on the gridiron but also on the basketball court. And while that is a bit of a stretch, given that McClung’s highlights from high school were surreal, this flashback to DeJean’s high

The weather is getting warmer, and that means the action on the ice is heating up as well.  The NHL regular season is in its final stretch, with the start of the playoffs coming in April. While the postseason picture is beginning to take shape for the top contenders, there are a plethora of teams

Apr 8, 2024, 01:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nothing like a bombshell news drop on the eve of the national championship game. John Calipari is leaving Kentucky and headed across the SEC to Arkansas, finalizing a five-year deal to replace Eric Musselman in Fayetteville. Nobody could have foreseen this chain of events when SMU

For the second time in as many years, South Carolina arrived at the Final Four with an undefeated season on the line. Last year, Iowa ended the run by the Gamecocks. NC State could not do the same a year later, nor could the Hawkeyes. South Carolina overcame an early deficit on Sunday to win

Apr 6, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Purdue Boilermakers will play in the national championship game for the first time since 1969. Zach Edey recorded a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double and Lance Jones added 14 points in a low-scoring 63-50 victory over NC State on Saturday. DJ Burns Jr. picked up

UConn and its fans are frustrated about the end of the extremely close semifinals game against Iowa on Friday night, but Saturday opened with some good news for the program. Sarah Strong, the No. 1 girls basketball prospect on ESPN’s rankings, committed to the Huskies this afternoon. The 6-foot-2 power forward led Grace Christian to

All season, Montverde boys basketball was, on paper, the best team in the league. Stacked with five-star talent, stopping the Eagles wasn’t as simple as stopping No. 1 2024 recruit Cooper Flagg — it was about stopping everyone. The paper translated to the court. Nobody could stop the unit. The regular season came and went

The Chipotle Nationals look different from last year after its sponsorship changed from GEICO, but on the girls’ end of the bracket, there’s still a constant: The Montverde Eagles. The Montverde Eagles. And, for the third time in a row, the Montverde Eagles. Led by Jaloni Cambridge, the team defeated IMG Academy in the championship

It’s been months since the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick mutually parted ways following a poor 2023 campaign, but there’s still no hint as to what the 71-year-old will be doing for this upcoming football season. On Saturday, Belichick was spotted at the University of Washington’s coaching clinic, where his son, Steve,

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterApr 6, 2024, 02:07 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND – Hannah Stuelke stood tall inside against one of the best post players in the country. Kate Martin took a shot to the nose, left the court to

One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects has a hot new NIL deal. Julian Lewis, a five-star quarterback and a USC commit, has signed on to endorse the red-hot Cactus Jack brand. Lewis is the No. 1 ranked player in the nation according to ESPN. Cactus Jack is the brainchild of Travis Scott, one the