4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The January transfer window is getting ever closer and clubs are starting to think seriously about the players they want to strengthen their squads. 2 Related Traditionally, mid-season isn’t a time for major moves, but the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on football finances is unpredictable and the summer window saw plenty
4:28 AM ET Even while Real Madrid have been imposing a magnificent stranglehold on LaLiga‘s title race, it has been fascinating to see and hear Xavi Hernandez’s early attempts to coax and even taunt a reaction out of Barcelona, as they languish seven places and 18 points behind their eternal rivals. To put it mildly,
8:45 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Max Verstappen has been confirmed as Formula One
10:31 AM ET Max Verstappen has confirmed he will run the number one on his car in 2022 as Formula One world champion, something no driver has done in F1 since 2014. There has not been a number one car on the F1 grid since Sebastian Vettel’s in 2014, when the Red Bull driver was
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 8, 2016. Over the summer, I enlisted several design experts, including Tom O’Grady, the NBA’s former creative director, to help me rank all 30 team logos. O’Grady sifted through his archives, and unearthed a treasure: mock-ups of all the proposed uniforms, court designs,
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 5, 2020. “You’re actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to it.” This famous line from “Seinfeld” might have been intended to mock sports fandom, but when it comes to uniform appreciation, it’s actually appropriate. In this case, we are
8:00 AM ET There’s always some fluidity in the MMA rankings, but often that movement happens at a glacier’s pace. In this latest update of the ESPN divisional rankings, however, there are two brand-new No. 1s and also the return of a former champion. Leading the way is Julianna Peña, who moves up from No.
7:52 AM ET Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is set to receive his knighthood at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, just days after controversially losing the 2021 title to Max Verstappen. 2 Related Hamilton, 36, was named in the Queen’s Honours List after winning a seventh championship last year, bringing him level all-time with
7:00 AM ET “Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The ESPN+ exclusive schedule continues on Tuesday night with a double shot of potential Stanley Cup Final matchups, as the four teams involved are all in the NHL’s top eight by points percentage. Coverage starts at 7:55 p.m. ET for the Carolina Hurricanes at the Minnesota Wild, while things get