10:24 AM ET It’s been an odd soccer season in Europe, and not just because it was interrupted by a World Cup in November and December. The Champions League has given us dollops of parity: take Barcelona and Atletico Madrid bombing out in the group stage while Club Brugge advanced, Napoli looking like the best
10:59 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Ever since the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers opened the 2022-23 NBA season, the two rivals seemed destined to meet in the playoffs. Here we are. After the Celtics dispatched the pesky Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 Thursday night — and 11 days after the 76ers swept the Brooklyn Nets
10:38 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert saw the reported numbers on Lamar Jackson‘s five-year, $260 million deal with the Ravens that includes $185 million guaranteed. But
9:20 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons bolstered one of the best ground attacks in the NFL, taking Texas running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Robinson, 21, is the first running back to be taken in the top 10 since the New York Giants‘ Saquon Barkley,
11:27 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Jahmyr Gibbs was chatting with friends Thursday night during the NFL draft when his phone rang unexpectedly. Feeling like many Detroit Lions fans, Gibbs admitted to being “shocked” when he received the call that he was being selected 12th overall by Detroit as the second running back taken in the
9:20 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles traded up with the Chicago Bears for the ninth overall pick and selected Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter on Thursday. The Eagles sent the 10th overall pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Bears for the No. 9 pick. The Bears then selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright
5:19 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis was released from the hospital Thursday and cleared to rejoin the team. Willis became lightheaded before Wednesday’s series finale against the Colorado Rockies and was taken for tests. The team said the 62-year-old will travel with the Guardians, who open a three-game series
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda had an MRI on his right elbow Thursday that showed a muscle strain and inflammation. Maeda, complained of muscle discomfort on the top of his right arm during Minnesota’s 12-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday, did not have any structural damage
7:42 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Rick Hahn wore the blame for his team’s 7-18 start to the season as it returned home from a 0-6 road trip to begin a four-game series against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Chicago has lost seven in a row overall. “Put it on
4:32 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Mitch Keller struck out 10, matching his career high, in six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to win the three-game series. Keller (3-0) gave up two runs on five hits, getting out of a third-inning jam with