8:02 PM ET Associated Press Seattle Sounders FC has signed forward Jordan Morris and midfielder Cristian Roldan to five-year contracts that will likely keep the pair with the club for the remainder of their MLS careers. Both players talked about the process for the deals following training on Thursday ahead of the team’s departure for
4:36 PM ET Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke, a source has confirmed to ESPN. Madueke, 20, has received permission from PSV to travel to England to complete the transfer. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Reports in the Netherlands suggest the total fee will approach €40
10:46 PM ET Associated Press Former Germany striker and coach Rudi Voller is the new sporting director of the men’s national team, the German soccer federation said Thursday. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke will present Voller as Oliver Bierhoff’s replacement on Friday. He will take over officially on Feb. 1. –
4:53 PM ET Manchester City pulled off a dizzying second-half comeback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Thursday night. Goals after the break from City’s Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and a Riyad Mahrez brace nullified strikes from Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal that put Tottenham up at
6:48 PM ET Pep Guardiola reacts on the sidelines during Manchester City’s match against Tottenham. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Pep Guardiola launched a scathing attack on his Manchester City team and their supporters, accusing them of complacency, after coming back from 2-0 down at half-time against Tottenham Hotspur to win 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.
11:11 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jake Garcia has committed to Missouri, sources told ESPN. Garcia is a former top-25 recruit in the Class of 2021 who entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. He chose Missouri after a shotgun courtship, and sources said he’s expected to enroll there by the end
Australia could have a ready-made replacement for Aaron Finch in T20 cricket, with Steven Smith declaring his desire to open more often in the shortest format. Smith was left out of Australia’s team for the majority of their home T20 World Cup disappointment last year, featuring in the middle order in only the final group
9:53 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews and Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak are among the final 12 players voted into the 2023 NHL All-Star Game by fans. The NHL All-Star Game and All-Star Skills competition will be held at FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers, in Sunrise, Fla, on
4:38 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver had a meeting this week in Paris and was asked by a gracious host how he takes his coffee. “Un sucre?” French President Emmanuel Macron asked. Over that coffee, the leader of the NBA and the leader of France struck a deal to work
5:57 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Victor Wembanyama was sitting courtside, the 19-year-old French phenom and presumed No. 1 NBA draft pick watching some of the players he’ll go up against next season. And a guy with a French surname put on quite a show. Zach LaVine — who said his great-grandfather was