4:08 PM ET Rob Dawson A stunning free kick from Riyad Mahrez helped a depleted Manchester City side beat Preston North End 2-0 in their first preseason friendly of the summer. Mahrez, one of only a handful of senior players available to Pep Guardiola following the European Championships and the Copa America, opened the scoring
4:54 PM ET Two late goals saw Chelsea come back to beat Bournemouth in their first friendly of the preseason. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea came from a goal down to win their first friendly of preseason, beating AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday. United States international Christian Pulisic started for
4:36 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will try the best he can to ignore the avalanche of attention rookie first-round pick Justin Fields is expected to receive in the preseason. On Tuesday, Dalton, who forged a strong relationship with Fields in the offseason, mentioned on more than one
5:25 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If the San Francisco 49ers are going to have an open competition at quarterback, it’s going to have to wait for at least a little while, according to coach Kyle Shanahan. As the Niners reported for the start of training camp Tuesday, Shanahan made his plans for quarterbacks
5:21 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera said he’s “beyond frustrated” with his players’ lower vaccination rate and worries about the potential impact it will have on their team. Rivera said more than 50% of Washington’s players have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as they reported to training camp Tuesday. “We’re
5:45 PM ET HOUSTON — Despite the 22 active civil lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson, there are “no restrictions” on from the NFL on the quarterback’s participation in club activities, the league said in a statement Tuesday. The Houston Texans are scheduled to hold their first training camp practice Wednesday. In April, the first of
5:03 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — One day after Aaron Rodgers verbally agreed to the terms of his return to the Green Bay Packers, the team seemingly met one of his requests by bringing back receiver Randall Cobb. The Packers were on the verge of re-acquiring Cobb late Tuesday afternoon. A source said Cobb
4:15 PM ET The Florida Gators and UCF Knights have agreed to a three-game series that is scheduled to start in 2024, it was announced Tuesday. The Gators will host the Knights in Gainesville on Oct. 5, 2024, travel to Orlando on Sept. 14, 2030, and then host UCF again on Sept. 3, 2033. New
3:43 PM ET Stanford coach David Shaw, on Tuesday, said of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s reported seven-figure name, image and likeness deals that it wasn’t fair market value. A player like Young who hasn’t started a game making that much money, he said, “is not what this whole thing is supposed to be about.” “I
3:22 PM ET ESPN News Services The St. Louis Blues and winger Pavel Buchnevich agreed to a four-year, $23.2 million contract on Tuesday, the team announced. The Blues were confident they’d be able to get a deal done with Buchnevich after acquiring him from the New York Rangers last week for forward Sammy Blais and