9:00 AM ET Benitez won his first game of the new Premier League season as Everton boss and while some fans might never fully come around to him as manager, he’s determined to excel in a demanding job. Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Rafael Benitez has never been the type to take the easy option for the sake
3:39 PM ET Algeria will be aiming to defend their Africa Cup of Nations trophy. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images Holders Algeria have been drawn in a group alongside Ivory Coast in the group stage for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Hosts Cameroon face 2013 finalists Burkina Faso as well as Ethiopia and Cape Verde.
9:23 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he wants to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to the club. Spanish late-night TV show El Chiringuito had claimed on Monday night that a sensational return for the forward was in the cards, three years after he signed for Juventus. “Cristiano
7:07 AM ET United States women’s national team and OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe told ESPN she doesn’t know what her playing future looks like and she will “need to take some time to think about it.” Rapinoe, 36, was part of the U.S. squad that won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, and she will
2:30 PM ET ESPN 300 wide receiver Luther Burden decommitted from Oklahoma on Tuesday after being committed to the Sooners since October. Burden is the third ESPN 300 wide receiver to decommit from Oklahoma in the 2022 cycle, along with Talyn Shettron, the No. 26 prospect who flipped to Oklahoma State, and Jordan Hudson, who
2:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Kemba Walker is a guy who is known for having a constant smile on his face. But, even for him, Walker was downright giddy Tuesday morning — and understandably so — as he was introduced as the new starting point guard for his hometown New York Knicks
11:17 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies are trading guard Patrick Beverley to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Jarrett Culver and forward Juancho Hernangomez, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. With the trade, Minnesota gets the toughness and leadership of Beverley for its young, developing roster. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas is familiar with Beverley
7:26 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is finalizing a four-year, $196 million supermax contract extension, sources told ESPN. The extension keeps Embiid under contract with the Sixers through the 2026-27 season for a total of $261 million. The four-time All-Star already was set to make $65 million over the final two years
11:28 AM ET A showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers will highlight the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In addition to the star-studded, cross-country clash, the Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the New York Knicks. That game will be a rematch of a first-round playoff series
1:38 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins said he was hospitalized for four days while dealing with the COVID-19 virus. The team’s starting left tackle was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before it’s first training camp practice on July 28 and was activated on August 12. It was