2:26 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings will not renew the contract of Jeff Blashill, who just completed his seventh season as head coach. Detroit finished with a 32-40-10 record (.451 points percentage) and were 26 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for the sixth straight season. The
2:41 PM ET Some NFL punter history was made on Saturday, and it didn’t include the “punt god.” For the first time since 2007, two punters were selected in the first four rounds of the NFL draft. The Baltimore Ravens selected Penn State’s Jordan Stout with the No. 130 overall pick, and the Tampa Bay
9:49 AM ET UFC announced on Thursday it will host a second fight night in the U.K. in 2022. The event, which will be held at the O2 Arena in London on July 23, follows the success of UFC London on March 19, where English heavyweight Tom Aspinall secured a first-round submission victory against Russian
8:39 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says Frenkie de Jong remains a key part of his long-term plans despite reports linking the midfielder with a summer move away from Camp Nou. Manchester United have been strongly credited with an interest in De Jong following the appointment of Erik ten Hag,
2:33 PM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League final, but their 45-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 by Wolfsburg. Despite the loss, Barca are on to a third UWCL final in four years on the back of a 5-3 aggregate win over
10:12 AM ET Mino Raiola, one of the most high profile agents in world football, has died following a battle with illness, a statement from his family said on Saturday. He was 54. Raiola represented some of the game’s biggest players including Erling Haaland, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba. Matthijs de Ligt, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jesse
12:31 PM ET ESPN News Services The Detroit Red Wings celebrated the return of Steve Yzerman three years ago, expecting one of their all-time greats to turn around the franchise as general manager. It hasn’t happened yet. Detroit was 32-40-10 and won 39% of its games, barely faring better than last year’s rate after bottoming
2:31 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Joshua Williams became the first HBCU player selected in this year’s NFL draft when he was chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round with the 135th overall pick. Williams is a cornerback from Fayetteville State, a Division II school in North Carolina. The Los Angeles
2:48 PM ET The Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams reacquired cornerback Troy Hill from the Cleveland Browns on Saturday for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick. Hill left Los Angeles to sign with Cleveland last offseason and played in 12 games (starting four) for the Browns at nickelback. Before that, Hill spent five seasons with
2:15 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks addressed one of their biggest needs with one of the NFL draft‘s most interesting names, taking former Cincinnati cornerback Coby Bryant on Saturday with their fourth-round pick. And yes, the newest member of Seattle’s secondary is named after the NBA legend. So is there