9:55 AM ET We’ve reached the nail-biting conclusion of the group stage in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA Sports FIFA 22, and after bidding farewell to the four eliminated teams after the group stage — LaLiga, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX — we are ready for the semifinals. Mark Ogden’s
4:17 PM ET Associated Press U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz after a 6-1, 6-7 (0), 7-5 defeat to Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Briton, who was the top seed at a WTA event for the first time, held serve in the opening game
12:21 PM ET Mark Ogden Julien Laurens It’s been a long time since we’ve seen so many high-profile moves in one month, but the 2021 summer transfer window saw the game’s two best players of the modern era, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, joining new clubs. Ronaldo made a sensational return to his former club,
4:01 PM ET Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock has agreed to a contract extension with the school through the 2026 season. Hammock, 40, is a former NIU running back who has led the Huskies to a 6-3 record this fall, a year after the team went winless during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He is 11-16
9:00 AM ET The United States and Mexico face off in World Cup qualifying this Friday at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium (stream LIVE on ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET). Stakes and emotions are always high when these sides clash, especially after two epic summer matches in tournament finals. Will the U.S. make it three in a row
1:36 PM ET UFC lightweight Michael Chandler might have lost to Justin Gaethje last weekend in New York — but he appears to have caught Conor McGregor‘s attention in doing so. Chandler (22-7) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Gaethje at UFC 268 on Saturday in a three-round bout that is the likely front-runner for
2:37 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is considered “day-to-day” heading into Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Brian Flores said. Tagovailoa did not play in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans after fracturing the middle finger on his throwing hand the week prior. He practiced in limited fashion throughout
1:29 PM ET Associated Press Favourite Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Brandon Nakashima of the United States dominated the opening session of the Next Gen Finals on Tuesday. Alcaraz took just 75 minutes to beat Holger Rune of Denmark 4-3 (6) 4-2 4-0, seeing out the group match with a crosscourt volley to take the
1:23 PM ET Associated Press CARLSBAD, Calif. — New York Mets president Sandy Alderson says the biggest impediment in the club’s dragging search for a general manager isn’t his presence nor owner Steve Cohen, but the spotlight created by the New York market. “I think it’s mostly about New York, and not about, you know,
1:11 PM ET Emotions from NBA MVP Nikola Jokic‘s retaliatory bodycheck from behind on Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris on Monday night have spilled onto social media as the brothers of both players weighed in. As the league looks into whether to levy any further punishment over the Denver Nuggets star’s ejection after his run-in