2:53 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have submitted a second, improved offer of €180 million to Paris Saint-Germain for Kylian Mbappe, sources have told ESPN. An initial €160m bid was rejected this past Tuesday, and sources close to Madrid have told ESPN the signing would be difficult, but they were hopeful of
Lionel Messi will face Pep Guardiola — and maybe even Cristiano Ronaldo — in a blockbuster Champions League clash after Paris Saint-Germain were paired with Manchester City in Group A of this season’s competition. City and PSG, the last two losing finalists in the Champions League, have both invested huge sums in player recruitment this
4:07 PM ET James Jackson There is never a bad time to show your dog some love. National Dog Day is upon us and has provided countless displays of appreciation for the pups. The pandemic has given everyone ample time to forge deeper bonds with their pets, and athletes have been no exception. NationalDogDay.com offers
7:16 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Donning a No. 14 royal blue practice jersey, running back Sony Michel stood on the sideline Thursday watching his new team, the Los
7:15 PM ET The NFL has proposed increasing its COVID-19 testing cadence for vaccinated players as cases surge around the country and multiple teams deal with case clusters that have sidelined prominent players and coaches this summer. The league wants to move testing for vaccinated players to once every seven days from once every 14
7:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — All-Star catcher Buster Posey was out of the San Francisco Giants‘ starting lineup for the second consecutive game Thursday night because of discomfort in his left knee. Posey was on the bench for the major league-leading Giants, but first baseman Brandon Belt was unavailable against the New
11:51 AM ET The Chicago White Sox activated left-hander Carlos Rodon from the injured list ahead of his start Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Rodon, an All-Star for the first time this season, was placed on the injured list earlier this month with shoulder fatigue. He is 9-5 with a 2.38 ERA in 109⅔
6:15 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed slugger Rhys Hoskins back on the injured list Thursday with an abdomen tear that will cause him to miss the rest of the season. The first baseman said he will likely have surgery to repair the tear within the next week and that the recovery period is six
4:08 PM ET CLEVELAND — Tensions were already high this week between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, and on Thursday things boiled over. After the Paul vs. Woodley news conference at the Hilton, Woodley heard a member of Paul’s team talking trash to Woodley’s mother, Deborah, who was sitting in the crowd of media and
5:40 PM ET Despite the United States men’s national team’s failure to qualify for the last World Cup, it begins 2022 World Cup qualifying next week with significantly heightened expectations. In the nearly four years since the USMNT didn’t punch a ticket to Russia, the player pool has experienced an unprecedented amount of breakthroughs in