Atlanta United will play in the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time. MLS Cup host Atlanta United has been drawn against Costa Rican opposition in the CONCACAF Champions League’s Round of 16, while its opponents in Saturday’s championship decider, Portland Timbers, know that victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will set up a tie against opponents
Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino believes his side were mentally and physically tired from their Champions League win over Inter Milan during their 4-2 defeat to Arsenal. Craig Burley says the North London derby proved two things: Arsenal are legitimate top-four contenders, and Tottenham are not in the title race. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has tipped
9:36 AM ET Former tennis world No.1 Andy Murray has hit out at the “unreal” level of sexism in sport after Norwegian footballer Ada Hegerberg was asked if she knew how to twerk moments after winning the Ballon D’Or in Paris on Monday. Hegerberg, who won the inaugural award as the world’s best women’s player
8:40 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Officially, Russell Wilson completed 11 of 17 attempts on Sunday. But there might have been one more throw not accounted for on the stat sheet. It allegedly involved a shoe. Specifically, the one that slipped off the left foot of San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner late
8:45 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mark Murphy should ask Charlie Weis to write a job description for the Green Bay Packers‘ coaching vacancy. “You’re looking for a guy who understands veterans quarterbacks, understands their egos, understands the involvement they want to have,” said Weis, the former long-time college and NFL coach. And Weis
7:00 AM ET Giants coach Pat Shurmur stood there Monday, the day after a gutty upset victory in overtime by his 4-8 team, and spent the second half of his news conference fielding questions about quarterback succession plans. Shurmur doesn’t want to talk about quarterback succession plans, at least not publicly, because (a) the Giants
7:00 AM ET Seth Walder Hank Gargiulo Close ESPN Analytics Data management analyst at ESPN Graduate of Sacred Heart University Any given Sunday … every quarterback has a shot to sit atop the Total QBR leaderboard. While QBs are most often judged by wins and losses or touchdowns and interceptions, we like to rank them
Gregg Berhalter details what he believes the DNA of the U.S. national team should be after being introduced as the team’s next head coach. U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday that the United States will play Panama in a Jan. 27 friendly (8 p.m. ET on ESPN2) in Glendale, Arizona. It will be the first match
9:58 AM ET For agents, there is a lot of time spent in client management, in making sure the player understands how the market works. Most would probably like to sign quickly, to settle the future and have something concrete to tell family members at the holiday gatherings. But mostly it does not work out
7:57 AM ET Urban Meyer will retire from coaching after Ohio State’s appearance in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, the school announced Tuesday. Ryan Day, who currently is Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, will take over as the Buckeyes’ head coach on Jan. 2. Meyer, Day and Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith will