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ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 24

Policie zadržela desítky lidí v kauze ovlivňování zápasů. Předseda Českomoravského fotbalového svazu slíbil, že udělají vše pro potírání sázkařské mafie. Skandál propukl těsně před kvalifikačním zápasem na MS. #fotbal #korupce #očesku

Czech police probe league match-fixing scandal

Czech police detained dozens of people in a match-fixing scandal on Tuesday. Czech Football Association head David Trunda said it started the case several years ago by alerting police to its suspicion of match fixing and bribery, without elaborating.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 23

#Matildas #WomensAsianCup #Football

Australia shares Kerr and Matildas' heartbreak: 'Football man, that's why we love it'

As the second half ticked down in the Women's Asian Cup final between Australia and Japan, the battle between hope and despair intensified.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 23

#NCAABasketball #MarchMadness #Sweet16

Men's March Madness 2026: Ranking the remaining 16 teams

We've had plenty of surprises in the opening weekend of this year's NCAA tournament. Both Iowa, which upset 1-seed Florida on Sunday, and Iowa State, which beat Kentucky without All-American Joshua Jefferson on the same day, are in the dance together for the first time.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 19

#WomensFootball #CoachingDiversity #FIFA

Female coaches mandated for FIFA women's comps

* Joined ESPN in 2011 * Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours * Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Women's teams at in FIFA tournaments must have a female head coach or assistant coach on the bench following fresh legislation brought in by the sport's governing body.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 19

LeBron's 6 dunks key Lakers' 7th straight win

HOUSTON -- As LeBron James sat in front of his locker late Wednesday night, he had ice packs wrapped around his right elbow and both knees while his feet soaked in a bucket of ice.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 18

PSG winger Barcola (ankle) out for several weeks

PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola faces several weeks out after spraining his right ankle against Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#MentalHealth #Support #Leadership

Oregon QB Moore reveals mental health struggles

Moore told The Oregonian/OregonLive in a story published Monday he wrote a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek this month in which he disclosed his struggles with depression.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#IndyCar #Motorsports #StreetRacing

Racing around Cowboys', Rangers' stadiums was just what IndyCar needed

Formula 1 found its game-changing event for the U. S. on Netflix in 2020 as "Drive to Survive" revealed the series to a massive new and homebound audience.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#NBA #Expansion #LasVegasSeattle

Sources: NBA eyes key 1st vote for expansion

The NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings next week to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources told ESPN, with the two new franchises being targeted to start play in the 2028-29 season.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#RealMadrid #YouthDevelopment #ChampionsLeague

Arbeloa's youth revolution at Real Madrid is straight from Pep's playbook

They do say that no house is a happy home until it hears the pitter-patter of tiny feet. In which case, casa Real Madrid will be in a state of pure bliss ahead of their UEFA Champions League second-leg visit to Manchester City on Tuesday.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#RealMadrid #YouthDevelopment #ChampionsLeague

Arbeloa's youth revolution at Real Madrid is straight from Pep's playbook

They do say that no house is a happy home until it hears the pitter-patter of tiny feet.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 16

#WorldBaseballClassic #TeamUSA #Baseball

Team USA stifles D.R.'s offense to make WBC final

MIAMI -- Dominican shortstop Geraldo Perdomo threw his hands up in the air in disgust and United States closer Mason Miller lifted them in celebration.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 14

#NWSL #WomensSoccer #WomenInSports

NWSL needs its stars to shine, as Rodman and Wilson return to action

It had been 488 days since Wilson last played for the Portland Thorns, and a mere 50 days since Rodman and the Washington Spirit announced the signing of her new, world-record contract to keep the USWNT star in the league after almost losing her.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 14

#WorldBaseballClassic #TeamUSA #DominicanRepublic

U.S. tops Canada, sets up WBC showdown vs. D.R.

HOUSTON -- The dream World Baseball Classic matchup between Team USA and the Dominican Republic is on -- and it will determine which country advances to the championship game.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 13

#WADA #Olympics #Doping

WADA mulls ban for U.S. officials over unpaid dues

The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U. S. government officials from attending the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 in a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 13

#MMA #UFC #CombatSports

White: UFC to issue 85K free tickets to WH event

Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 13

#NBA #Draft2023 #CollegeBasketball

Why all 30 NBA teams are watching the Big 12 tourney: 'Like a preview of lottery night'

ESPN. com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books NBA executives are out in force at conference tournaments across the country as they gather intel on the next class of professional stars.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 12

#GamblingIntegrity #CollegeBasketball #SportsBetting

NCAA: Suspicious wagers on college hoops down

Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The suspicious wagering activity that plagued college basketball over the past two seasons -- and ultimately led to a federal point-shaving indictment -- largely subsided this year, the NCAA and betting integrity sources told ESPN ahead of next week's tournaments.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 12

#NBA #ShaiGilgeousAlexander #BasketballRecords

127 games of dominance: The 20 wildest facts of SGA breaking Chamberlain's record

Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN. com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league's analytics landscape.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 11

#NFL #DomesticViolence #SportsNews

Court filing: Jackson feared Pearce 'will kill me'

Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 11

#WorldCup2026 #Iran #SportsPolitics

Iranian sports minister: We cannot go to World Cup

Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup following airstrikes against the country by the United States and Israel, the Iranian sports minister said on Wednesday.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 11

#PGATour #Golf #Meritocracy

Rolapp envisions ambitious changes for PGA Tour

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said Wednesday that he envisions a future tour with two tracks of tournaments that potentially would relegate and promote golfers based on meritocracy within a revamped schedule, which would include more events in larger markets and a re-tooled postseason that might feature match play.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 11

#WorldBaseballClassic #Baseball #Upset

U.S. in jeopardy at WBC after upset loss to Italy

HOUSTON -- Italy stunned Team USA with an 8-6 victory in World Baseball Classic pool play Tuesday night, one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's 20-year history that puts the Americans in jeopardy of not advancing to the knockout round.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 10

#WorldBaseballClassic #Baseball #SportsNews

Judge, Anthony power Team USA over Mexico

Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Roman Anthony added a three-run blast in a big third inning to lead the United States to a 5-3 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic at Houston's Daikin Park on Monday night.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 10

#HumanRights #AsylumSeekers #WomenInSports

Iranian players under Australian police watch

Five members of the Iran women's soccer team are being protected by Australian police after staging a dramatic escape from their handlers at a Brisbane hotel.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 9

#NFL #DomesticViolence #SportsNews

Cops responded to 911 calls before Pearce arrest

Marc Raimondi's first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn't his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 9

#MMA #Boxing #CombatSports

Ngannou to return on MVP's inaugural MMA card

Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas' free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 9

#FCBarcelona #Messi #Xavi

Xavi: Laporta blocked Messi return to Barça

In an explosive interview with La Vanguardia in which he accused Barça president Laporta of lying several times, Xavi claimed everything was in place for Messi to re-join the Catalan club from Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 9

#HumanRights #FIFPRO #IranWomenFootball

FIFPRO calls on FIFA to ensure Iran WNT's safety

SYDNEY -- Global players' union FIFPRO says it expects FIFA, the AFC, and the Australian government to exert the leverage it has to ensure the safety of Iran's women's national team players, whose future has been cast into uncertainty amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the conclusion of their Women's Asian Cup campaign.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 8

#InterMiami #LionelMessi #SportsBusiness

Messi paid $70M-$80M per year, Miami owner says

Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas revealed that captain Lionel Messi is paid between $70 million and $80 million a year, including the player's ownership shares, explaining the team's need to maximize sponsorship deals and additional forms of revenue.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 7

#Paralympics #Inspiration #Resilience

Steve Emt's incredible story: From UConn basketball to three-time Paralympian

STEVE EMT HAD BEEN been conscious for only a few moments when he heard the words that would change his life forever. He had been in a serious car accident days before and had awoken in an unfamiliar hospital room from a coma.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 7

#Baseball #PuertoRico #WBC

Bitterness turns into celebration as Puerto Rico's WBC journey begins

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- For weeks, resentment stained the World Baseball Classic's impending return to Puerto Rico. Bubbling excitement on the island turned into anger when red tape unexpectedly prevented a few of the brightest Puerto Rican stars from participating in the tournament at the eleventh hour.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 7

#CollegeSports #NIL #ExecutiveOrder

Trump plans 'all-encompassing' college sports EO

WASHINGTON -- Following a plea for help from the highest levels of college athletics, President Donald Trump on Friday said he would write an executive order within a week that would "solve all of the problems" brought forth in an unprecedented meeting at the White House to address the future of college sports.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 6

#Formula1 #F1 #Motorsport

F1 boss hits back at drivers after rule criticism

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has hit back at drivers criticizing the sport's new regulations, saying it is "wrong" for the likes of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to speak negatively about F1.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 6

#LeBronJames #NBARecords #BasketballHistory

LeBron bests Kareem for most made FG in history

DENVER -- LeBron James already had scored the most points in NBA history. James hit a baseline turnaround jump shot over Denver Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji with 12.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 5

#WomensHockey #PWHL #MadisonSquareGarden

Sold-out PWHL game at MSG to set U.S. record

The PWHL game on April 4 between the New York Sirens and the Seattle Torrent has sold out Madison Square Garden, with a crowd expected to set a U.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 5

#Africa #LewisHamilton #F1

Lewis Hamilton calls for Africa to be 'taken back'

Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to "take Africa back," claiming the continent is being "controlled" by European powers.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 5

#CalStateBakersfield #AthleticsScandal #HumanTrafficking

School of scandal: Coach allegedly moonlighted as a pimp

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The men's basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield won't turn many heads with its last-place ranking in the Big West Conference.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 5

#Football #VAR #NewRules

Good or bad: Judging new rule changes before World Cup, including more VAR, timewasting

The International Football Association Board, which sets the laws of football, has agreed to make some big changes starting July 1, but those changes will also be adopted at this summer's 2026 World Cup, which kicks off June 11.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 5

#Tennis #SerenaWilliams #NovakDjokovic

'I think she's coming back': Djokovic buzzes about Serena Williams' possible return

INDIAN WELLS, California -- Even Novak Djokovic can't help but get excited about Serena Williams' heavily speculated return to tennis.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 4

#Tennis #PlayerSafety #MatchFixing

Stefanini gets social media threat before match

ROME -- Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini says she and her family were threatened as she received a text message featuring a photo of a gun before a qualifying match for the Indian Wells tournament in California -- an apparent attempt to affect the result for betting purposes.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 4

Czechia hráčská unie požádala o doživotní zákaz fotbalu pro sexuální delikventy po tom, co trenér, který tajně natáčel hráčky, dostal pouze roční podmíněný trest. Ženy se necítily chráněny a nyní volají po důraznějších opatřeních. #sport #justičníreforma #očesku

Lifetime ban sought for coach secretly filming team

PRAGUE -- The Czechia players union has called for a lifetime soccer ban on sexual offenders after a coach who secretly filmed female players avoided jail time with a one-year suspended sentence.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 3

#WorldCup2026 #Football #Soccer

World Cup power rankings: Who are the faves with 100 days to go?

It's official: Tuesday, March 3 marks 100 days until the 2026 World Cup kicks off in earnest, when Mexico host South Africa in Mexico City on June 11.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 3

#ChaunceyBillups #NBA #SportsScandal

What's next in the gambling scandal that has ensnared Chauncey Billups and the NBA

Senior writer for ESPN. comSpent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News CHAUNCEY BILLUPS WAS seated at the center table of the ceremonial courtroom inside the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 3

#NFL #DomesticViolence #SportsNews

Sources: Texans to release veteran safety Ward

Ward did not play this past season. He started training camp on the physically unable to perform list as he recovered from offseason foot surgery.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 2

#WorldCup2026 #IranFootball #SportsConflict

Iran's situation at the 2026 World Cup: Will they play? What happens if they don't?

Iran are scheduled to play at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in just over 100 days' time, with all three of their group games to be held in the U.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 2

#LionelMessi #MLS #FIFAWorldCup

Messi tracker: All goals, assists, key moments for Miami, Argentina in 2026

Lionel Messi will aim for more success in 2026. His Inter Miami side captured its first-ever MLS Cup title last season and will look to defend it -- and add further silverware too -- in its first season at Miami Freedom Park, the club's new stadium.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 1

#WorldCup2026 #IranSoccer #Geopolitics

Iran federation says participation in WC in doubt

The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 1

#WNBA #Women'sBasketball #SportsNews

Staley: Working to bring home ex-players in Israel

Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women's college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.

ESPN.com @espn.com · Bristol, Connecticut 🇺🇸 · Mar 1

#MiddleEastConflict #SportsSafety #F1

Sports 'closely monitoring' Middle East conflict

Formula One chiefs are among sports leaders "closely monitoring" the conflict in the Middle East ahead of the season's opening grand prix in Australia next week and upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.