6:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL season is nearly here, with teams taking on a 17-week slate of games for the first time in history. The season opener is Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys. Our NFL Nation reporters have you covered with intel
6:00 PM ET United States national team manager Gregg Berhalter sent midfielder Weston McKennie back to club side Juventus ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Monday. The decision comes after McKennie was suspended for Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Canada in World Cup qualifying. McKennie later posted on
6:22 PM ET Free-agent forward Alize Johnson has agreed on a two-year, $3.6 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, his agent, George Langberg, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. The loss of Thaddeus Young and Lauri Markkanen this offseason created a need for frontcourt depth and an opportunity for Johnson to crack the Bulls’ rotation.
News Englishman keen to push for a BBL title after missing out last season but his availability will depend on England selection Sydney Thunder are putting the band back together with England batter Sam Billings re-signing for another stint in the BBL, this time under new coach and former England mentor Trevor Bayliss. Billings’ return
5:26 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase didn’t shy away from one of the team’s biggest preseason storylines. Throughout the offseason, training camp and in the preseason games, this year’s fifth overall draft pick has struggled with repeated drops. In his first news conference since the issue became more pronounced, Chase
5:52 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens lost their second running back to a season-ending injury in a five-day span, when Justice Hill suffered a lower leg injury at Thursday’s practice, a source said Monday. NFL Network reported that Hill tore an Achilles tendon. Hill, Baltimore’s No. 3 running back, was hurt
6:39 PM ET UConn football coach Randy Edsall isn’t waiting until the end of the season to retire. He’ll step down immediately. On Monday, the school announced the change of plans, saying that Edsall and director of athletics David Benedict had come to a “mutual decision that is in the best interest of the UConn
5:00 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — K.J. Wright, after 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and two days with the Las Vegas Raiders, was asked Monday if he still had the same hunger and desire he did when he first entered the NFL. “C’mon, now,” Wright shot back, with a sly grin. “Listen, listen, this
4:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Leylah Fernandez was down a set and a break — 4-6, 2-4 — against 2016 US Open champion Angelique Kerber on Sunday, and the scorecard suggested that the teenager’s dream run was probably going to end soon. Still, Fernandez’s eyes glinted. She served with abandon, faster and more precise.
4:53 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Washington coach Jimmy Lake said his team is looking to “make amends” to their fanbase after arguably the most embarrassing loss in the history of the Huskies football program. “We should not have played the way we played on Saturday night and that’s why I feel so