5:35 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Bijan Robinson is hoping he is not the outlier, but rather the beginning of a new trend. When the Atlanta Falcons selected Robinson with the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, the former Texas star became the first running back drafted the top 10
4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — The Colorado Avalanche did not comment Friday on either the status of forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team for a few days, or on a police report about an incident at the team hotel in Seattle last weekend. Colorado coach Jared Bednar again
4:33 PM ET ROSEMONT, Ill. — After decades as a media and professional sports executive, Tony Petitti will implement a leadership style rooted in innovation and collaboration to the Big Ten Conference. Introduced Friday as the seventh commissioner in Big Ten history, Petitti previously served as president of sports entertainment at gaming company Activision Blizzard,
2:39 PM ET Aerial view of Cuauhtemoc Stadium in Puebla with the Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes in the background. Hector Vivas/Getty Images The top flight Mexican league match between Club Puebla and Club Tijuana has been rescheduled for Saturday due to the activity of the Popocatepetl volcano, Liga MX said. The Popocatepetl volcano, in the Mexican
4:33 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet on Friday, heading in the opening goal in Al Nassr‘s 4-0 victory over Al Raed in the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese star struck inside four minutes, meeting a cross from the right by Sultan Al-Ghannam and heading down into the corner of the net from
1:58 PM ET Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows) spreads smoke with the colors of the Italian flag over the city in front of the Vesuvius volcano earlier this month. Antonio Balasco/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Napoli fans preparing to celebrate the club’s first Italian league title since 1990 have been told to steer
12:55 PM ET Welsh legend Gareth Bale won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Wrexham next season, despite the pleas of the club’s Hollywood actor co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. After Wrexham earned promotion to the English Football League (EFL) last weekend, McElhenney responded to a congratulatory message from Bale with an
4:45 PM ET Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund‘s title chances suffered a serious blow on Friday after they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at struggling VfL Bochum in the mini Ruhr derby with four games left to play. Dortmund are on 61 points, two points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich, who will take over the lead
12:47 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a set down to beat 41st-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 and avoid an upset in his first match of the Madrid Open on Friday. His Finnish rival made a great start and was on the verge of going up a
3:26 PM ET Three weeks after he announced his UFC retirement after competing at UFC 287 in his hometown of Miami, Jorge Masvidal is a busy man. He’s promoting his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA show next week and is excited to announce his next Gamebred Boxing card in the near future. Fighting and martial arts have