NL powerhouses: Sizing up 7 games in 14 days between the Dodgers and Mets
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NL powerhouses: Sizing up 7 games in 14 days between the Dodgers and Mets

Jorge Castillo Close Jorge Castillo ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Alden Gonzalez Close Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff […]

How Jim Irsay prepared his daughters to succeed him as Colts owners
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How Jim Irsay prepared his daughters to succeed him as Colts owners

Stephen HolderMay 22, 2025, 07:57 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. […]

Gold Cup absences are a worst-case scenario for USMNT’s World Cup hopes
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Gold Cup absences are a worst-case scenario for USMNT’s World Cup hopes

Jeff CarlisleMay 22, 2025, 04:11 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. In March, after dropping two home games in the Concacaf Nations League to Panama and Canadathe assessment of the U.S. men’s national team was that things couldn’t get much worse. That came nine months after […]

Olympic-style event in 2026 to feature PED use
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Olympic-style event in 2026 to feature PED use

And MurphyMay 21, 2025, 04:45 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame LAS VEGAS — A new company hoping to infuse unprecedented levels of science, money and performance-enhancing drugs into Olympic-style sports says it will hold its first formal competition in May 2026 in […]

National defender Izquierdo, 27, dies in hospital
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National defender Izquierdo, 27, dies in hospital

ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2024, 11:05 PM ET National defender Juan Izquierdowho collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat last week, has died, his Uruguayan club said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old had been undergoing medical treatment since collapsing during Nacional’s Libertadores Cup game against São Paulo on Aug. 22. Izquierdo fell to […]