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The 2024 high school esports season logs on across North America, with competitive gaming teams going head-to-head on the PlayVS platform, which the NFHS Network and state associations officially recognize. And with that comes the latest round of USA TODAY High School Sports and PlayVS rankings.   After three weeks of regular-season competition, here are the top “Rocket

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMar 12, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are shipping wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers for cornerback Donte Jackson and a pick swap, league

Deion Sanders’ run so far at the helm of the Buffaloes’ football program has been a successful start (win or lose) as the team continues to gain national attention. With such headlining, it’s not surprising that the recruiting classes have become more of a focal point, complementing the transfer portal into Boulder, Colo., that has

Arsenal must overturn a 1-0 deficit when they host Porto in the UEFA Champions Round of 16 at Emirates Stadium. Galeno scored a brilliant winner in stoppage time to compound a listless showing from Mikel Arteta’s side in the first leg — one very much at odds with the free-scoring recent form that has propelled

Open Extended Reactions With the combine behind us, the NFL is turning the page to 2024 free agency. Teams can begin legal negotiations with free agents next Monday, March 11 at 12 p.m. ET, and players can officially be signed by new teams on Wednesday, March 13 at 4 p.m. ET with the start of

NFL free agency is here again, and the league’s 32 teams will likely be aggressive with their spending in 2024. The NFL’s salary cap was initially expected to be around $240 million to $245 million in 2024. Instead, the league set it at $255.4 million, giving each team at least $10 million more spending power

Australian-born punter Nick McLarty has a big leg, one that he showed off last year during a 90-yard punt. McLarty, who looks more like an edge rusher, joined Ohio State this weekend as part of their 2024 recruiting class. He went viral this past fall for booming a punt that went outside the stadium. The

Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN.com Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Charlie Creme Close Charlie Creme ESPN.com Charlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com. Mar 10, 2024, 09:04 PM

For the first time in program history, Grayson boys basketball is atop the Georgia state championship throne. The Rams took down McEachern and five-star recruit Ace Bailey by a final score of 51-41 on Saturday night to win the Class 7A state title. Entering the weekend ranked No. 8 in the country on the Super 25

Caitlin Clark and Iowa are set to take on Nebraska with the Big Ten Championship on the line Sunday. The Hawkeyes have cruised through the Big Ten Tournament to this point, defeating Penn State by 33 points and Michigan by 27 points to reach the championship stage. Clark was as dominant as advertised in the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMar 10, 2024, 01:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Sean O’Malley‘s only career loss came against Marlon “Chito” Vera. And now he has avenged it, cementing himself as the UFC’s next big star in the process. In a stylish striking performance befitting someone who wore blue and pink cornrows

The Manasquan boys basketball team was in attendance on Saturday afternoon for the state championship, just days removed from a controversial semifinal loss in the state semifinals. The NJSIAA, the governing body for New Jersey high school sports, said this week that the wrong call was made in Camden’s (Camden, New Jersey) 46-45 win over

Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge features a home game against Brentford on March 9. Mikel Arteta’s side can take top spot with a win against the Bees as rivals Liverpool and Manchester City face off the following day at Anfield. The Gunners remain central to the title shake-up this season and know they can put

Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 03:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell scored 21 of his season-high 44 points in the fourth quarter and hit a go-ahead jumper with 5.9 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James‘ injury absence for a 123-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks

It’s a Formula 1 race week, and that means a simple question these days: can anyone stop Max Verstappen? With Red Bull embroiled in a storm around team principal Christian Horner, Verstappen would have been forgiven for allowing off-track issues to affect concentration at the opening race of 2024 in Bahrain. If it did, there

Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones and Pat McAfee couldn’t figure out how to pronounce Mater Dei, a football powerhouse program in California. The confusion happened on a recent episode of the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN. Insert a joke here about the value of a West Virginia education (McAfee and Jones are former stars at West Virginia).

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 7, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo surgery to repair a torn left meniscus, and sources told ESPN on Thursday night that he is expected to be back by early in the Western Conference playoffs. Towns will be re-evaluated in four weeks, but