8:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks are expected to re-sign starting center Ethan Pocic to a one-year deal, a source confirmed to ESPN. Pocic, 25, started 14 games last season, finding a home at center after playing both guard positions over his first three seasons. He ranked 16th last season in
8:24 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos general manager George Paton said Thursday that the decision to keep linebacker Von Miller came down to the fact that he believes Miller is still a “special” player and that some of the best pass-rushers have excelled into their 30s. The Broncos elected to exercise an option
8:09 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One day after the San Francisco 49ers retained their own Pro Bowl offensive lineman, they added another from the outside, signing center Alex Mack to a three-year contract. Terms of the contract, which was announced by the team on Thursday, were not yet available. The Mack deal had
8:43 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears apparently won’t have a quarterback competition. That job belongs to Andy Dalton. The former Cincinnati and Dallas QB said he has been assured the top spot is his and he won’t be competing with veteran Nick Foles. 1 Related “They told me I was
7:43 PM ET CHICAGO — The Bears are releasing veteran cornerback Kyle Fuller in a cost-cutting move that frees up $14 million worth of salary cap space, a league source confirmed. Fuller, 29, was entering the final year of his contract and set to count $20 million against the cap. The Bears will have to
1:35 PM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid have convinced Eden Hazard to avoid undergoing surgery and to instead seek a conservative treatment for his ankle injury, several sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. The Belgium international, advised by the medical staff of his national team, was in favour of undergoing surgery on the same ankle
3:53 PM ET Arsenal held on to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League, 3-2 on aggregate, despite a 1-0 second-leg loss to Olympiakos at the Emirates on Thursday. Riding three away goals from the first leg, the Gunners’ passage into the next round seemed a formality heading heading into the return leg in London.
6:00 PM ET Stunned Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of not respecting their jobs after his side crashed out of the Europa League following a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Leading 2-0 from the first leg in north London, Tottenham were overwhelming favourites to reach the quarterfinals but produced
7:51 PM ET Associated Press Jesus Ferreira scored in the 35th minute as the United States opened its bid to reach the Olympic men’s soccer tournament after a pair of misses by beating Costa Rica 1-0 Thursday in Mexico. The U.S. last qualified in 2008, failing to reach the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio
7:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said this week that winning the Europa League would not necessarily prove Manchester United are making progress, but results like this are a good indicator. Solskjaer’s argument is that a trophy can paper over the cracks, but the way which his team beat Milan 1-0 in their