4:22 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — A day after trading defensive end Everson Griffen to the Detroit Lions, the Dallas Cowboys have cut veteran defensive tackle Dontari Poe and cornerback Daryl Worley as they look for ways to jump-start a defense that has been woeful. The Cowboys had hoped to make a trade involving Poe
3:31 PM ET The NFL is moving forward with plans for a reduced-capacity Super Bowl LV, to be played Feb. 7 even if the league ultimately adds an 18th week to its regular season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. At this point, the NFL is planning to hold capacity to 20% at Tampa’s Raymond James
10:34 AM ET Editor’s note: This is one in a series of six pieces that shows how professional sports owners in America contribute to political campaigns, why they spend millions in the space and what that financial power means as athletes across sports continue to embrace activism of their own. BILLIONAIRES OPERATE DIFFERENTLY from the
2:20 PM ET The three teams most of us would have predicted to lead the way are doing just that. Only a single point separates RB Leipzig from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. But in terms of which individual players have dazzled so far, not everything has gone according to preseason expectations. So here’s my
10:01 AM ET Karim Benzema has published a cryptic message on Instagram after TV footage emerged of the forward apparently criticising his Real Madrid teammate Vinicius Junior. The images — broadcast on French television — show Benzema in conversation with full-back Ferland Mendy at half-time, with Real Madrid 1-0 down in their Champions League match
8:35 AM ET Benfica manager Jorge Jesus has criticised Manchester City‘s Bernardo Silva and labelled him “ungrateful” after the player claimed the club need a new president. Silva, who worked under Jesus during his three-year spell at Benfica, wrote a lengthy statement on social media about the club’s lack of ambition ahead of the presidential
12:55 PM ET The German Bundesliga will go back behind closed doors from Nov. 2 for the rest of the month as the country’s government combats the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic with several restrictions to public life. At a virtual meeting on Wednesday, German chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 heads of the
3:54 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has a unique (and rather hilarious) analogy for the touchdown catch he made Sunday on the back-shoulder fade that has become the signature play between him and quarterback Tom Brady in their 11 seasons together — one that they’ve connected on in
1:58 PM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is an editor for ESPN, including NFL and NHL coverage. He’s a native of upstate New York. Continuing the parade of new alternate sweaters being featured by NHL teams this offseason — we profiled the Vegas Golden Knights‘ metallic gold set here and the Calgary Flames‘ retro
2:34 PM BST Ireland prop Cian Healy will win a 100th cap in Saturday’s Six Nations clash against France in Paris as coach Andy Farrell made just a single, enforced change from the side that thumped Italy last weekend. Ireland can mark Healy’s milestone with a bonus-point victory that would ensure they win the Six