1:54 PM ET Associated Press Pele, the Brazilian king of football who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the past century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalised for
5:43 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — After suffering his sixth documented concussion in the Buffalo Bills‘ win over the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 17, center Mitch Morse cleared concussion protocol and returned to practice Thursday. Morse missed one game with the concussion (a win against the Chicago Bears on Saturday), with backup
4:58 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants can clinch a playoff berth Sunday at home against the Indianapolis Colts to end a five-year playoff drought. They really don’t want to leave it up to a Week 18 matchup with the NFL-leading Philadelphia Eagles. “Yeah, you don’t want to leave it to
6:07 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With their seventh consecutive playoff miss already assured and coach Nathaniel Hackett already fired, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson‘s play has become a flashpoint for criticism from both near and far. Hackett was fired Monday, just hours after the Broncos fell to 4-11 with a 51-14 loss to the
5:25 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander thinks as highly of Justin Jefferson as he does about any receiver in the NFL. He just doesn’t think the Minnesota Vikings star will repeat his performance from the season opener — 11 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Tony Pollard had been officially named a Pro Bowl running back for about a minute when his phone rang. It was Ezekiel Elliott. “He might’ve been the first one to hit me up right after,” Pollard said. Since the Cowboys selected Elliott No. 4 overall in the 2016 draft,
6:00 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The last time the Tennessee Titans were in a prime-time game was Week 11. They were sitting at 7-3 after defeating Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and
5:29 PM GMT Wales coaches Gethin Jenkins and Stephen Jones have left their roles with the national team as new boss Warren Gatland is set to freshen up his backroom team ahead of the Six Nations starting in February. Gatland succeeded Wayne Pivac as Wales head coach earlier this month to rejoin the team he
4:06 PM ET Alycia Baumgardner’s first defense of her WBC, IBF and WBO titles will come against Elhem Mekhaled as the co-feature on the Amanda Serrano-Erika Cruz card on Feb. 4 in New York City, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The Baumgardner-Mekhaled fight will be for the undisputed junior lightweight title. WBA champion
4:42 PM ET Associated Press WACO, Texas — Matt Powledge is returning to Baylor as defensive coordinator after a season away at Oregon. Bears coach Dave Aranda announced the hire Thursday. Powledge replaces Ron Roberts, who was fired after the 6-6 regular season and has since become defensive coordinator at Auburn for new coach Hugh