3:23 PM ET Associated Press NAPLES, Fla. — One year after navigating through the coronavirus pandemic, the LPGA released a 2022 schedule on Friday that features 34 tournaments with record prize money that is approaching $90 million. Still to be determined is a third tournament in Florida in early February that will complete a three-event
2:34 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski says the “arrow is pointing up” toward him playing Monday night against the New York Giants after he has missed five games this season because of cracked ribs, a punctured lung and back spasms. Gronkowski practiced in full Thursday and Friday for
2:34 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Standout Chicago Bears pass-rusher Khalil Mack will have season-ending foot surgery, coach Matt Nagy announced Friday. Mack originally hurt his foot in Chicago’s third game of the season but then played injured for several more weeks. Eventually, the pain became too great and Mack was ruled out of
12:20 PM ET Associated Press FIFA changed the World Cup qualifying format for the intercontinental playoffs on Friday to be single-leg games at a neutral venue. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The winners of the matches
9:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he still has the backing of the board and his players as he heads into a crucial clash with Watford. United have lost six of their last 12 games to heap the pressure on Solskjaer but the Norwegian says everyone at the club
8:26 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino said coaching the Ligue 1 side with “the best players in the world” was not easy as he had to manage their emotions as well as their entourages. Pochettino was appointed by PSG at the start of the year in the hope the Argentine would guide the
6:00 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has said midfielder Tanguy Ndombele must “work much more than the others” in order to have a successful career at the club. Conte will be taking charge of his second Premier League game as Spurs boss against Leeds United on Sunday, having been appointed earlier this month
10:23 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens New Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said Philippe Coutinho can become an important player for the club if he can rediscover his confidence. Coutinho, 29, has failed to live up to expectations at Barca since signing from Liverpool in a club-record transfer worth €160 million in 2018. –
12:38 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said he’s set to start Sunday’s game at the Chicago Bears after returning to practice Friday. Jackson had missed the past two days of practice due to a non-COVID-19-related illness. On Friday, he participated in all the drills during the media viewing portion
12:25 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles and tight end Dallas Goedert agreed to a four-year contract extension Friday that runs through 2025. The deal is worth $59 million and includes $35.7 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Goedert, 26, revealed this offseason that the Eagles and his representation had opened talks