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Trump speech: In a chamber thick with acrimony, the sales pitch quickly descended into a sporting event

He made us wait for a punchline but he got there. For an address that was trailed as “fireworks” by Team Trump, finding a...

Sports

Rangers’ Garcia injures oblique; opener at risk

ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2025, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SURPRISE, Ariz. — 1 Related A two-time All-Star, García is trying to...

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Sasaki draws rave reviews in ‘electric’ debut

Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — More than the fastball that sat at 98 mph or the three shutout innings, the story of 1...

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Pete Rose prior to death: I’ll make HOF after I die

Mar 4, 2025, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Baseball great Pete Rose, in what is thought to be his last interview before he...

Trump responds to Zelenskyy letter in marathon Congress speech

Donald Trump has said he “appreciates” President Zelenskyy’s renewed pledge to work with him on a peace deal – and that Russia has sent...

World

Canadian PM criticises Trump over tariffs – and sends bold message to Americans

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has labelled new tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump as a “dumb thing to do”. It was confirmed...

World

Zelenskyy is ‘untrustworthy crook and punk’, says ex-Trump aide

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been called a “crook” and a “punk” by a former top aide to Donald Trump. Steve Bannon also told Sky’s Ali...

World

Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready to come to negotiating table’ – after US pauses military aid

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible” in the search for a “lasting” peace...

Sports

Source: Belichick, UNC won’t be on ‘Hard Knocks’

Andrea AdelsonMar 4, 2025, 05:25 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions North...

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Spring football preview: Can Colorado reinvent itself?

Open Extended Reactions There’s no conference quite as unpredictable as the Big 12. Two seasons ago, TCU was coming off a 5-7 season, was...

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Spring football preview: Carson Beck, Bill Belichick add intrigue to ACC

Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David Hale Close David...

Technology

CrowdStrike falls 9% on disappointing earnings forecast

George Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., during a Bloomberg Technology television interview at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on April...

VE Day: Britons urged to celebrate 80th anniversary with street parties as flypast, processions and concerts planned

The celebrations for the 80th VE Day anniversary have been announced, as Britons have been urged to organise street parties to mark the occasion....

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NHL trade grades: Report cards for the Trent Frederic swap, Seth Jones blockbuster, other major deals

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark ESPN NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Greg Wyshynski Close Greg Wyshynski...

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Okta pops more than 24% on strong earnings and guidance beat, posts best day in more than two years

Todd McKinnon, CEO of Okta Inc., smiles during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in San Francisco on April 4, 2022. David Paul Morris |...

Politics

JD Vance denies insulting British troops over ‘random country’ jibe

JD Vance has hit back at criticism after saying a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine would be “20,000 troops from some random country that...

Politics

Bill to limit harms of smartphone use among children to be published

A bill that aims to protect children from the damaging effects of smartphones will be published on Thursday before MPs vote on it later...

Politics

Everything you need to know about Sir Keir Starmer’s four-point peace plan for Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer has declared that a “coalition of the willing” will come together and draw up a peace plan to end the war...

Mum charged with murder of two-year-old daughter Annabel Mackey

A 42-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter, who died after being found unresponsive in a pond. Annabel Mackey,...

Boy, 16, shot dead in south London

A teenage boy has been shot dead in south London. The Metropolitan Police said the 16-year-old was killed on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube...