3:42 PM ET Associated Press Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said his side “deserves respect” following controversial comments made by Canada coach John Herdman this week. Herdman said he told his players “go and ‘eff’ Croatia” in an on-pitch huddle following their narrow defeat to Belgium in their World Cup Group F opener on Wednesday. –
7:14 PM ET Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has called on Jurgen Klinsmann to resign from his role on FIFA’s Technical Study Group and called his criticism of the Iran team’s culture a “disgrace to football.” While appearing as an analyst on the BBC following Iran’s 2-0 win over Wales at the World Cup on Friday,
6:58 PM ET Cesar Hernandez LUSAIL, Qatar — Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino knows that his squad need an exceptional performance against Saudi Arabia in the final game of the World Cup group stage, noting that they must find the back of the net several times to qualify for the knockout round. “As long as
7:18 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi said Argentina have finally arrived at the World Cup after his goal helped beat Mexico 2-0 at Lusail Stadium. Shocked by Saudi Arabia in their opening game in Group C, Argentina bounced back Saturday to put themselves in position to qualify ahead of their final
7:50 PM ET ESPN staff The holiday season didn’t stop college football’s Twitter trolls during Week 13. With this being rivalry week, teams pulled out some deep cuts from their bag of jokes. The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes started early in the week before they faced the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines in “The Game,”
7:45 PM ET Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chris Low Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Florida Atlantic fired coach Willie Taggart hours after the team finished the season at 5-7, the
5:44 PM ET The beauty of Saturday’s showdown between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan is that it was not simply a matchup of playoff contenders in a heated rivalry game, but such a stark contrast in styles. Ohio State is the sports car, all flash and speed with more skill position talent
4:57 PM ET Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana quarterback Dexter Williams II was carted off the field and taken to a hospital on Saturday after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his right leg during the Hoosiers’ game against Purdue. Williams was hurt with 46 seconds left in the first quarter
5:40 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio — Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren called No. 3 Michigan‘s 45-23 victory over No. 2 Ohio State an “instant classic” and made the case after the game that “without a doubt” the Big Ten should end up with two teams in the College Football Playoff. “One hundred percent,”
4:37 PM ET Clemson had its nation-leading 40-game home winning streak snapped on Saturday, losing to rival South Carolina 31-30 in a mistake-filled performance that effectively eliminates the Tigers from College Football Playoff contention for a second straight season. The home winning streak was an ACC record, and the longest since Nebraska won 47 in