5:42 PM ET The 2022-23 Champions League final will be held in Prague on June 7, 2023. Photo by Tullio Puglia – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Arsenal and Manchester United are among the top seeds for Friday’s Europa League group stage draw, which takes place at midday UK time, 7 a.m. ET. – Stream on ESPN+:
5:36 PM ET New Manchester United signing Casemiro said he hopes that Cristiano Ronaldo stays at Old Trafford, despite the Portugal star being linked with a move away for much of the summer. Casemiro joined United in a potential £70 million deal last week from Real Madrid, where he was previously a teammate of Ronaldo’s
6:53 PM ET The NWSL Players Association has filed a grievance over the league’s denial of free agency to 22 players, the union said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the NWSL announced that at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 26, the free agency window will open for the first time. The mechanism for free agency
6:40 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Fresh off a new $93.6 million contract extension that runs through the 2030 season and makes him college football’s highest-paid coach, Alabama‘s Nick Saban told ESPN on Thursday he plans on coaching for as long as the Crimson Tide will have him. Saban, who turns 71 in October, has
6:56 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Frustrated with his lack of opportunities, New York Jets wide receiver Denzel Mims — a 2020 second-round pick — informed the team Thursday that he wants to be traded, his agent said in a statement. This had been building for weeks. Mims’ agent, Ron Slavin, met Aug. 6
7:20 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza has been accused along with two others of gang raping a 17-year-old girl last year in a civil lawsuit filed on Thursday. The lawsuit involves allegations against three current and former San Diego State Aztecs football players, including Araiza, who starred
5:36 PM ET The Houston Astros placed closer Ryan Pressly on the injured list Thursday. Pressly, 33, has been sidelined this week with neck spasms. “His neck is not any better. About the same or worse,” manager Dusty Baker told reporters ahead of the team’s home game against the Minnesota Twins. The right-hander has 25
5:47 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Los Angeles Rams have hired Jay Gruden as a consultant, coach Sean McVay said Thursday. Gruden, wearing Rams apparel, was at Thursday’s joint practice between Los Angeles and the Cincinnati Bengals, but McVay said Gruden will work remotely for the team. “You guys know how close Jay has been
5:01 PM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Sarah Barshop Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee Marquette University graduate CINCINNATI — A brawl between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams forced
1:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Jared Walsh was placed on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to thoracic outlet syndrome on his left side. Walsh has struggled this season offensively, hitting .215 with 15 homers and 44 RBIs in 118 games. Angels head athletic trainer