2:28 PM ET HOUSTON — Former Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 10-year NFL career. “I decided I’m hanging up the cleats and I’m looking forward to the next chapter in my life,” Mercilus, 31, said in a video he posted on Instagram. The 2012 first-round pick played all but
1:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The attorneys general of six states have written to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, expressing concern over the league’s treatment of woman employees and admonishing him for a lack of improvement to the league’s workplace culture. Without improvement, the attorneys general warned of potential legal action. The letter
1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
7:55 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN The 2022 Frozen Four in Boston is loaded with high-end talent as more than 40 members of the four teams competing for the men’s college hockey national championship — Michigan, Minnesota, Denver and Minnesota State — have been drafted by NHL teams. Much of that buzz has centered on the
12:21 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods finished his preparation for the 86th Masters by playing the second nine at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday. Woods, Justin Thomas and Fred Couples were the first group off the 10th tee around 8 a.m. ET. It was the third time Woods played nine holes this
11:51 AM ET Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will not return for the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday. Ball, who has not played since Jan. 14, had surgery on his left knee on Jan. 28 to repair a slight meniscus tear. The team said he is still experiencing pain “with high-level
Zak Crawley was initially made available for selection for Kent’s opening-round fixture away at Essex, but will instead make his return against Lancashire next week. “After discussions between the player and the club’s coaching team, Zak Crawley will not be selected for this match, having only returned from England duty in the Caribbean in the
10:58 AM ET Pep Guardiola bristled twice at long-held cliches on Monday during Manchester City‘s press conference ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League first-leg quarterfinal clash with Atletico Madrid. For a start, he got sarcastic when the familiar “overthinking in big games” accusation was launched in his direction: “In the Champions League, I always overthink…
5:16 AM ET A decision on Russia‘s expulsion from the Women’s Euros this summer is unlikely to be made until May, and the issue is not on the agenda for UEFA’s Executive Committee meeting at the headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, the Russian men’s
8:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent John Stones has said Manchester City will call on their experience of the 2019 Premier League title race to see off Liverpool‘s challenge this season. The two teams meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday separated by a point at the top of the table. – Stream ESPN FC Daily