7:05 AM ET Portugal‘s Football Federation (FPF) has denied media reports that Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the national team during the World Cup after coach Fernando Santos dropped the captain for their round of 16 win over Switzerland. Ronaldo, Portugal’s most-capped player and all-time top scorer, was benched for their first knockout game on
6:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain announced the departure of Luis Enrique as coach of the national team on Thursday following the team’s shock penalty shootout defeat on Tuesday to Morocco in the round of 16 at the World Cup in Qatar, and his replacement was named. The former Barcelona manager, whose contract with Spain
7:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Cristiano Ronaldo — winner of five Champions Leagues and five Ballon d’Ors as well as scorer of a staggering 800-plus career goals — now finds himself in uncharted territory. 2 Related A free agent since leaving Manchester United last month when his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, he
4:46 AM ET London’s O2 Arena will host UFC 286 on March 18, the MMA promotion confirmed on Wednesday. It will be UFC’s third event to be held in London inside 12 months but only the second numbered event in history to the held in the UK. Its last installment was in 2016 as Michael
7:00 AM ET In the lead-up to the MLB winter meetings in San Diego, the buzz was that it could be a wild week of rumors, news and moves — and the meetings delivered all of that and then some. When the dust settled, we saw a stretch of moves that included Aaron Judge returning
9:00 AM ET When it comes to the best lines in the NHL, Ryan O’Reilly has an expert opinion. He has centered a few great ones during his career, but the St. Louis Blues star is more familiar with having to defend against them. Like that one on the Dallas Stars that’s currently reigning over
9:08 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. My No. 1 men’s pound-for-pound boxer, Terence Crawford, of Omaha, Nebraska, finally returns to the ring on Saturday, and while he’s not facing archrival Errol Spence Jr., Crawford will take on a top welterweight contender in David Avanesyan (BLK Prime PPV, 9 p.m. ET). But to make things interesting,
9:00 AM ET There is a constant debate in MMA about when fighters may enter their prime. Some people believe it’s the late 20s. Others feel it’s early- to mid-30s. But none of that stops fans from looking for the best up-and-coming talent to follow, and, ultimately, see where they land. ESPN’s fourth annual ranking
6:00 AM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — As Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay was answering questions about quarterback Baker Mayfield on Wednesday afternoon, he paused to do the math. “It’s 12 o’clock right now,” McVay said. “Literally he just got here about 14 hours ago, when we ended up starting to meet with him.”
7:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Josh Jacobs had just rumbled for 143 yards and three touchdowns in a dominant Week 7 win against the Houston Texans, culminating his first streak of three straight games with at least 100 yards rushing this season, when he was finally corralled by Las Vegas Raiders royalty. Marcus Allen,