1:19 PM ET Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Derek Mason announced Thursday that he was taking a “sabbatical from coaching in college” after one season with the Cowboys. Mason wrote in a Twitter post that after 30 consecutive seasons in football, he looked forward to spending time with his family to rest and “reflect on opportunities
12:13 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A potential AFC Championship game between the No. 2 seed Buffalo Bills and No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs would take place in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the NFL announced Thursday. The game would take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sun., Jan. 29. All other
10:51 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Two weeks and a day after being benched by the Las Vegas Raiders, quarterback Derek Carr broke his silence and bade farewell to the team’s fans in a statement on social media Thursday. Carr had been the Raiders’ starting quarterback since being selected in the second round of the
10:43 AM ET Associated Press Richard Rufus arrives at Southwark Crown Court. Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images A former Premier League soccer player was handed a 7½-year prison sentence Thursday for defrauding his family and friends of £15 million ($18.2m). Richard Rufus, who played in England’s top division with Charlton Athletic from 1998-2004
7:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Wout Weghorst is expected to fly to England within the next 24 hours to complete his loan move to Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. United have agreed a €3 million fee to sign the striker on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The money will be
4:46 AM ET Macclesfield have granted Tom Clare temporary leave to appear on the show. James Gill/Getty Images Macclesfield announced on Thursday they have allowed forward Tom Clare to leave the club temporarily to appear on the reality dating show Love Island. Clare joined the club in 2021 and helped his team to win the North
9:08 AM ET Sam Marsden Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid have stepped up their interest in Barcelona forward Memphis Depay as they look to replace Joao Felix and Matheus Cunha, multiple sources have told ESPN. Memphis, 28, is out of contract in the summer and has made just four appearances in all competitions this season, with
12:10 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first appearance in Saudi Arabia against a Paris Saint-Germain team containing Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar led to over 2 million online requests for tickets, sources have told ESPN. Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Riyadh-based Al Nassr FC worth $75 million-a-year
11:16 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are hoping to make a big step forward in negotiations with Lionel Messi over his new contract by the end of the month, sources have told ESPN. Messi, 34, was linked with a shock move to Al Hilal on Thursday but is happy in Paris and won’t be joining Cristiano
12:02 PM ET Gregg Berhalter’s decision to minimize the playing time of Gio Reyna at the 2022 World Cup has created an unrelenting drama for U.S. Soccer. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images John Hackworth remembers the incident with instant clarity. It was the spring of 2012, and he was an assistant with the Philadelphia Union in MLS,