Month: December 2021

3:58 PM ET Only 23 days before Michigan takes on Georgia in the College Football Playoff, the Wolverines beat the Dawgs on the recruiting trail when ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Raylen Wilson committed on Wednesday. Wilson, the No. 57-ranked recruit in the 2023 class, chose the Wolverines over the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound linebacker from
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3:56 PM ET Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Clemson Tigers offensive coordinator Tony Elliott has emerged as the top candidate to be the next
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3:29 PM ET LAS VEGAS — NCAA president Mark Emmert said trust and collegiality within college athletics is suffering after the recent round of conference realignment and other developments within the industry. Emmert, speaking Wednesday at the Sports Business Journal Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, said relations between leagues and individuals are “worse today” than at
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8:31 AM ET Six Tottenham Hotspur players and two backroom staff are understood to have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Premier League clash against Brighton on Sunday. Visionhaus Tottenham Hotspur are expected to push the Premier League for a formal postponement of their game against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday due to a
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8:55 AM ET Lynn Williams believes the United States is in a “great spot” to defend its status as the No. 1 team in the world despite undergoing a period of rejuvenation under coach Vlatko Andonovski. Williams, 28, was part of an inexperienced squad that traveled to Australia for two friendly games against the Matildas
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3:01 PM ET Magomed Ozdoev scored an injury time equaliser for Zenit. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images Champions League holders Chelsea blew the chance to top their group as they were held to a 3-3 draw against Zenit St Petersburg at the Gazprom Arena on Wednesday. The result sees Thomas Tuchel’s side finish second in their
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3:18 PM ET Atalanta vs. Villarreal is postponed due to heavy snow. Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images The Champions League Group F clash between Atalanta and Villarreal was postponed on Wednesday due to heavy snow in Bergamo. Manchester United had already confirmed top spot in the group and both sides have the opportunity to finish in
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9:37 AM ET Brazil great Pele is in hospital to undergo treatment for a colon tumour, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said on Wednesday. It added that the 81-year-old former Brazil international was in stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days. The three-time World Cup winner underwent surgery to remove a
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