Norway beach handball team fined for wearing shorts, not bikini bottoms – National
Norway‘s women’s beach handball team has been fined for wearing athletic shorts instead of bikini bottoms in a bronze-medal match against Spain after officials deemed the shorts to be “improper clothing.”
The Norwegians wore regulation-sized black bikini bottoms through most...
CM Punk makes pro-wrestling return, signs with All Elite Wrestling
CM Punk is back in professional wrestling. But not with WWE.After seven years away from the ring, Punk returned Friday night with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), appearing on its television show "Rampage" in his hometown of Chicago. The promotion...
2021 MLB playoffs – How the Atlanta Braves stunned baseball to reach the World...
For the first time in the 21st century, the Atlanta Braves are in the World Series, having claimed their first National League pennant since 1999.It's not an insult or a revision of history to say that the Braves began...
Daniel Ricciardo lives out his boyhood dream at the wheel of Dale Earnhardt’s car
AUSTIN, Texas -- An unfamiliar sound roared around the paddock at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday morning. It was a raw, more visceral and throatier sound than the V6 engines of the Formula One cars set to...
Ole Miss Rebels retire Eli Manning’s No. 10 jersey
Ole Miss retired former quarterback Eli Manning's No. 10 jersey number at halftime of its game against LSU on Saturday.The program planned several activities to honor Manning, who set or tied 47 school records during his time at Ole...
MLB playoffs 2021 – Love them or hate them, the Houston Astros are really...
3:00 AM ETJeff PassanESPN CloseESPN MLB insiderAuthor of "The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports"HOUSTON -- Here's the thing: The Houston Astros really are just that damn good. They were that damn good...
Women suing Deshaun Watson not ‘respected’ in meetings with NFL investigators
Tony Buzbee, the attorney for the 22 women suing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, expressed concern to a Houston television station on Wednesday over how the National Football League is handling its investigation. The lawsuits allege sexual assault and...
Interesting stats behind Penn State and Illinois’ 9-OT marathon
After nine -- yes, nine overtime periods, unranked Illinois defeated No. 7 Penn State in a game that was a test of endurance for the players and fans involved.After Khalan Tolson broke up Sean Clifford's pass in the ninth...
Allen Iverson’s iconic step over Tyronn Lue is officially 20 years old
Two decades later, Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals between the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers remains arguably one of the most recognizable games in NBA history, but not for conventional reasons, as it certainly didn't appear...
Only 108 NCAA tournament brackets in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge remain unblemished after first day
After a year without it, March Madness returned in a big way Friday with a No. 15 seed, a No. 13 seed, a No. 12 seed and a No. 11 seed all advancing to the second round of the...
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