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Jan 20, 2023 Since the very first Baseball Hall of Fame vote in 1936, the results have been steeped in controversy and arguments. It has been almost 100 years, and voting mostly remains an exercise ranging from polite disagreement to contentious bickering. That felt particularly true in the past decade, as the electorate argued publicly

Jan 20, 2023 The 2023 NHL All-Star class gained 12 new members on Thursday night. But of the original 32, four — Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, Nazem Kadri and Kevin Fiala — were added to their current teams this past offseason via trade or free agency. However, not every deal works out that well. This

3:16 PM GMT Tackling above the waist will be banned in community rugby matches from next season to “reduce head impact exposure and concussion risk”, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Thursday. The RFU added that ball carriers would be encouraged to “follow the principle of evasion” and avoid “late dipping.” “Designed to improve

8:42 AM ET IT WAS A MID-DECEMBER evening at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Las Vegas, and Brandon Moreno was trying to find it in him to train at a world-class level. It wasn’t going well. Moreno was in the middle of camp for his title unification bout against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283 on

2:08 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Chris Eubank Jr. faces former world welterweight champion Liam Smith in Manchester on Saturday, but talk of fighting Conor Benn has not faded. Eubank

9:40 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Emma Raducanu‘s face lit up with excitement during her first-round press conference at the Australian Open when she learned her next opponent at Melbourne Park would be fellow WTA rising star Coco Gauff. The pair will meet Wednesday evening on Rod Laver Arena, and while it may only be

3:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Twenty years after LeBron James was the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, the No. 3 selection in the league’s most recent draft — Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. — told the Los Angeles Lakers star something to make him feel his age. “Hey,” Smith said

5:29 PM ET Jim Harbaugh will return as Michigan coach for the 2023 season after talking with teams about a potential return to the NFL for the second straight year. University president Santa Ono tweeted Monday that he spoke to Harbaugh, who confirmed he would return for a ninth season at his alma mater. Ono,

9:22 AM ET ATHENS, Georgia — Georgia football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed in a car wreck in Athens early Sunday morning, the university confirmed in a statement. Willock, a redshirt sophomore from New Milford, New Jersey, started two games on the offensive line this past season. Recruiting staff member

Jan 13, 2023 ESPN staff The NHL has passed the mathematical midpoint of the 2022-23 regular season. We’ve graded all 32 teams — including one A+ and two F’s — and announced the winners of our own batch of awards. With the 2023 All-Star Game and skills competition approaching on Feb. 3-4, we turn our

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag says he “doesn’t care” about Pep Guardiola’s tactical plan for the Manchester derby after the Manchester City manager suggested he has a “ridiculous” idea about how to win the game. Guardiola has since claimed he was joking when he said he had “a few ideas, thoughts, ridiculous

Jan 13, 2023 Associated Press Actor Frankie Muniz, who starred in “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Agent Cody Banks,” announced that he’s competing as a full-time race car driver in the ARCA Menards Series. The series is a low-level feeder series for NASCAR — one that typically features less-experienced drivers — and will serve as

Jan 13, 2023 The Carlos Correa saga that loomed over baseball’s offseason finally came to an end this week, meaning the top 25 players in this year’s free agent class have all found homes. That doesn’t mean the hot stove is done cooking this winter. With moves still left to be made before spring training

The PGA Tour’s 2023 calendar started with a bang last week, as Jon Rahm rallied from a 6-shot deficit over the final nine holes to catch Collin Morikawa at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawai’i. The tour stays in the islands for one more week at the Sony Open in Honolulu, before starting

8:53 AM ET Just days away from UFC’s opening fight card of the new year, ESPN is back with the second installment of its annual MMA Rank. Using a two-step voting process, ESPN’s MMA contributors set out to project which 30 fighters will perform the best in 2023. The final list features fighters from multiple

Jan 11, 2023 England’s Owen Farrell looks set to be available for the opening match of the 2023 Six Nations despite being handed a four-week suspension for a dangerous tackle. Farrell is set to be a key part of England’s charge in the championship under new coach Steve Borthwick, but was a doubt for their

Jan 10, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr.’s next fight won’t come against Terence Crawford, and it won’t even take place for Spence’s three welterweight titles. Instead, Spence will meet Keith Thurman in a junior middleweight bout that’s expected to take place in April, sources told ESPN. A matchup between Spence and Thurman was highly

5:00 PM ET Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley told a group of team employees that a recent story placing him at the center of allegations of verbal abuse, retaliation and intimidation in the workplace misrepresented him, and that he would not be resigning from his role, multiple current employees told ESPN. Rowley made

Jan 9, 2023 NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL season came down to the end once again, as the Lions’ victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday night sent the Seahawks to the playoffs. Seattle was in that position thanks to its overtime win against the Rams. The Dolphins also earned their way into

4:04 PM ET A surge of big bets on heavily favored Georgia began showing up at sportsbooks Monday in the hours leading up to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against underdog TCU. Georgia was a 13-point favorite over TCU on Monday afternoon at Caesars Sportsbook. The line had grown to Georgia -13.5 at