3:53 PM ET England turned on the class after a challenging start to beat Senegal 3-0 at the 2022 World Cup and advance to the quarterfinals. The result sets up a tantalizing clash with France, who beat Poland 3-1 earlier in the day, for Gareth Southgate’s side in the two European heavyweights’ first-ever knockout round
8:12 PM ET Sources told ESPN that Pele was first admitted to the hospital due to contracting COVID-19. FRANCK FIFE/AFP Pele had COVID-19 and a heart rate below normal before being hospitalized last Tuesday, sources have told ESPN. The 82-year-old soccer legend, who is battling colon cancer, was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao
8:18 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Part politician, part preacher and part pitchman, Deion Sanders fired up a crowd of alumni, boosters, former players and other VIPs celebrating his hire as Colorado’s coach on Sunday. He spewed motivational sayings that he promised will soon adorn the walls inside the complex at Folsom Field
6:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent AL KHOR, Qatar — For England and Gareth Southgate, the real business starts now. After a tense first 30 minutes against Senegal, the champions of Africa were dispatched with minimal fuss in the round of 16 and now comes the stage of the World Cup when the big-hitters can’t avoid
5:44 PM ET Samuel M’Pemba, one of the top remaining uncommitted players in the 2023 class, pledged to Georgia on Sunday. M’Pemba is No. 29 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300 and is ESPN’s No. 2-ranked defensive end in the class. He’ll slide into the second level — linebacker — of the Bulldogs’ defense. “I
6:26 PM ET Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz, a former top-25 national recruit who started the past 32 games for the Badgers, will enter the transfer portal. Mertz announced his decision Sunday, noting that he has two seasons of eligibility. His name does not yet appear in the portal. He had been vocal in his support
6:47 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN USC starting quarterback and leading Heisman Trophy candidate Caleb Williams has a “significant” hamstring injury, and his status for the Trojans’ matchup against Tulane in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Jan. 2 is yet to be determined, coach Lincoln Riley said Sunday. “Those things, hamstrings are different for everybody,
6:38 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A flea-flicker worked to perfection for the Las Vegas Raiders in the third quarter as Derek Carr hit Davante Adams for a 45-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers to increase their lead to 24-13. Raiders running back Josh Jacobs initially took the handoff from Carr out of the
5:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals tight end Hayden Hurst was ruled out in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a right calf injury. Hurst had two catches for 12 yards before he exited. His final snap came toward the end of the first quarter on an
6:12 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Seattle Seahawks ruled out starting running back Kenneth Walker III for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams with an ankle injury. Walker was hurt in the first half and left the game after carrying three times for 36 yards, including a 30-yard