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Florida State[1] is hiring former Oregon[2] defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt as an analyst to help fix its flailing defense, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Edward Aschoff. Leavitt is expected to assist Seminoles defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett by bringing another experienced voice to help with devising game plans. The Athletic first reported Leavitt would be joining Florida […]

The Baltimore Orioles[1]‘ Jonathan Villar[2] hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning at Camden Yards on Wednesday night, the 6,106th homer of 2019, setting an MLB single-season record. It comes with 18 days left in the regular season. The previous mark was set in 2017. Before that season, the mark […]

France’s historic FIBA World Cup victory over Team USA on Wednesday[1] left a lot of fans wondering how a roster full of American NBA players could lose in the quarterfinals of an international basketball tournament[2]. While the 89-79 defeat was disappointing for the Americans, it wasn’t surprising. This version of Team USA is incapable of […]Read More

8:03 PM ET NFL NationESPN Many NFL teams emerged from Week 1 relatively unscathed from an injury standpoint. Others have already seen key starters knocked out for significant time, such as Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles, Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill[1] and Chargers tight end Hunter Henry[2]. But while catastrophe was largely averted, every team has at […]

Justify failed a drug test one month before the 2018 Kentucky Derby, and the California Horse Racing Board decided to dismiss the case after the colt went on to win the Triple Crown, The New York Times reported[1] Wednesday. According to the newspaper, Justify tested positive for scopolamine after winning the Santa Anita Derby — […]

Sep 10, 2019 Bob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close[1] Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University The offseason is finally finished. PGA Tour golf is back. A grand total of 18 days will have passed since Rory McIlroy[2] earned his $15 million payday for […]

6:00 PM ET Bob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close[1] Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms, and in the case of Brooks Koepka[2], from some unusual places, the chip on his shoulder growing ever larger as slights […]

On the heels of a homer-heavy Tuesday across the majors, the MLB record for home runs hit in a single season is certain to fall Wednesday night when the 22nd blast of the day pushes the 2019 total past the current mark of 6,105, set in 2017. From the first at-bat of Wednesday’s action to […]

4:46 PM ET Mark SchlabachESPN Senior Writer Close[1] Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Former Arizona[2] assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson told undercover FBI agents that he paid $40,000 to a high school coach to ensure that former guard Rawle Alkins[3] was academically eligible […]Read More

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8:20 AM ET Dan RafaelESPN Senior Writer Close[1] 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA Today In 1959, Ingemar Johansson traveled to New York and upset Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight championship, knocking him down an astonishing seven times en route […]

3:11 PM ET Eric D. WilliamsESPN Staff Writer Close[1] Covered Seahawks for Tacoma News Tribune for six seasons. Played college football at University of Puget Sound COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers[2] tight end Hunter Henry[3] has once again been bit by the injury bug, suffering a tibial plateau fracture to his left knee […]