Yankees’ Cole on surgery: ‘Starts out really dark’
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Yankees’ Cole on surgery: ‘Starts out really dark’

Jorge CastilloMay 5, 2025, 06:09 PM ET Close 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. NEW YORK — While the New York […]

Trump plan cuts funding for brain injury research
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Trump plan cuts funding for brain injury research

Michael RothsteinMay 5, 2025, 02:10 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. The Trump administration’s 2026 fiscal budget request to Congress eliminates major federal funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research and education, potentially undercutting efforts to […]

Can the Gators and Tigers top an epic first two games?
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Can the Gators and Tigers top an epic first two games?

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2023, 08: 47 PM ETCloseSenior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year OMAHA, Neb. — The 2023 Men’s College World Series continued to make history during Sunday’s Game 2 contest between LSU and Florida. It just wasn’t the… […]

Wemby to skip FIBAs to focus on rookie season
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Wemby to skip FIBAs to focus on rookie season

playVictor Wembanyama already feeling ‘comfortable’ in San Antonio (0: 51)Victor Wembanyama describes the whirlwind he has faced since being drafted to the Spurs. (0: 51)Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 26, 2023, 07: 14 AM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksNo. 1 draft pick Victor Wembanyama has… […]

Dent, pioneering Black golfer, dies at age 85
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Dent, pioneering Black golfer, dies at age 85

Associated Press May 3, 2025, 04:11 PM ET Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.” He went on to become one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and one of the top Black golfers […]

Fever hopeful Clark (leg) returns Sunday at Iowa
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Fever hopeful Clark (leg) returns Sunday at Iowa

Fever hopeful Caitlin Clark (leg) returns Sunday vs. Brazil play Check out these plays from the Fever-Mystics preseason game (0:47) Watch some of the action from the preseason game between the Fever vs. the Mystics. (0:47) Michael VoepelMay 3, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s […]

Canes’ Andersen, 35, secures deal before Round 2
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Canes’ Andersen, 35, secures deal before Round 2

ESPN News Services May 3, 2025, 05:04 PM ET RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract for next season, worth $2.75 million for the 35-year-old veteran. General manager Eric Tulsky announced the deal Saturday, a little over 48 hours before his team starts the second round of […]

Scheffler’s 54-hole lead largest on tour since ’11
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Scheffler’s 54-hole lead largest on tour since ’11

Scheffler sinks birdie to move 6 clear (0:40) Scottie Scheffler makes birdie at Hole 5 to move six clear on Day 3 in Texas. (0:40) ESPN News Services May 3, 2025, 10:41 PM ET McKINNEY, Texas — Scottie Scheffler’s comfortable lead at his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson was the same late in the third […]

Bill Murray, huge hot dogs and more from Cubs-Cardinals in London
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Bill Murray, huge hot dogs and more from Cubs-Cardinals in London

playCricket rivals James Anderson and Nathan Lyon throw first pitch at MLB London (0: 40)England’s James Anderson and Australia’s Nathan Lyon form an unlikely partnership as they throw the first ceremonial pitches at MLB London, where the St Louis Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs. (0: 40)ESPN.comJun 26, 2023, 07: 00 AM ETAfter a four-year… […]

A 17-strikeout start? Nothing should surprise at this MCWS
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A 17-strikeout start? Nothing should surprise at this MCWS

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 24, 2023, 11: 59 PM ETCloseSenior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year OMAHA, Neb. — Were you surprised? Really?Be honest. Were you astonished when the first game of the best-of-three 2023 Men’s College World Series finals between LSU… […]