6:46 PM ET Fans attending New Orleans Saints home games will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test from the previous 72 hours, according to a new mandate announced Thursday by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Fans will also be required to wear masks when they aren’t eating or
7:41 PM ET WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts owner Jim Irsay said Thursday he told quarterback Carson Wentz that he does not want him to return to the lineup until he’s 100% healthy from his left foot surgery. “I know he’s such a competitor and wants to be there for his team,” Irsay said. “But he
6:55 PM ET UFC fighter Jordan Williams stopped a man from stealing his car on Thursday, and gave him a quick MMA lesson in the process. Williams, 30, left his car running in a gas station parking lot in Denver, as he quickly ran in to buy a drink. As the UFC welterweight exited the
12:05 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez LaLiga’s clubs have voted in favour of a €2.2 billion deal that will see 10% of the league’s business sold to the investment fund CVC Capital Partners, despite opposition from Real Madrid and Barcelona The €2.7bn deal was announced last week and approved by the league’s executive committee
1:02 PM ET Striker Romelu Lukaku has completed his move to Chelsea from Inter Milan, joining the Premier League side for a second time, the club have announced. The deal is thought to be worth €115 million, sources told ESPN last week, after Chelsea had a bid rejected for the Belgium international earlier in the
3:57 PM ET Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman believes the club must “close the book” on the Lionel Messi era after their talisman left to join Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 34, signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year with Mauricio Pochettino’s side on Tuesday, and Koeman said it had been
5:36 PM ET The BYU athletic department helped broker opportunities for every walk-on member of the football team to sign endorsement deals with a sponsor that would cover the cost of their tuition for at least one year. The arrangement — which is possible due to recent NCAA rule changes that allow college athletes to
4:48 PM ET ESPN staff Most teams wound down their second week of training camp on Thursday and headed into their first preseason games this weekend, including two on Thursday night and three on Friday. The Bears and Dolphins held joint practices in Chicago in advance of their game on Saturday, and all eyes were
5:31 PM ET Associated Press Michele Thomson of Scotland shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Dumbarnie Links to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Thompson, the 33-year-old Ladies European Tour player from Aberdeen, rebounded from an opening bogey with an eagle on No. 2. She birdied seven
4:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson will clash Oct. 23 at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena after both boxers signed contracts for the 130-pound title fight, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Herring and Stevenson both will earn at least $1.5 million — career-high paydays — for a bout that will headline Top