5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have more than enough firepower to reclaim the Premier League title from Liverpool even without Lionel Messi, according to new signing Ferran Torres. City might have had Messi in their sights during the offseason but the Argentina captain ultimately couldn’t force a move away from Barcelona. Even without
5:51 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was asked Thursday if he was surprised coach Bruce Arians pointed out his mistakes after Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints, a move that has drawn criticism this week and which was considered a no-no during Brady’s time in New England. Brady
5:34 PM ET Steve KimESPN A junior welterweight battle between former title challenger Alex Saucedo and unbeaten Arnold Barboza Jr. has been finalized for Oct. 17, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday. The fight is part of the undercard for the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez Jr. lightweight unification fight at the MGM Grand Conference Center in
5:24 PM ET ACC commissioner John Swofford told ESPN Thursday that the league is comfortable with its current testing protocols and is not looking at moving to conference-wide daily testing. Swofford said the ACC medical advisory group is comfortable with testing a minimum of three times per week, which the league started doing when the
4:54 PM ET Jamie Collins said butting his helmet into the chest of referee Alex Kemp in the second quarter of the Detroit Lions‘ 27-23 loss on Sunday to the Chicago Bears was not intentional. Collins was ejected for the play. Speaking publicly Wednesday for the first time since the incident, the veteran linebacker called
4:51 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Saquon Barkley ducked Tiki Barber’s criticism almost as effectively as he does would-be tacklers, killing the former New York Giants player he called a “legend” with kindness in response to a claim that Barkley didn’t want to hit anybody. Barkley said he was going to use Barber’s doubts
4:22 PM ET Four-time Pro Bowl center Mike Pouncey has been placed on injured reserve and will soon undergo hip surgery that will keep him out for the remainder of the 2020 season, the Los Angeles Chargers announced Thursday. It is a tough blow for a team that was looking forward to a healthier offensive
4:13 PM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — The Stanley Cup will fly back from Edmonton with the winning team to its playing city. But after that, nobody knows how hockey’s most famous trophy will celebrate. The NHL and the Hockey Hall of Fame are weighing options on what to do next with the Cup. Typically, each
4:39 PM ET Associated Press LANSING, Mich — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said Thursday her requirement that athletes wear masks applies to Big Ten football in Michigan, but a face shield will suffice for players and the administration is open to potentially changing the order. Her office said it will talk to the conference about
1:22 PM ET MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Tiger Woods‘ first round at the U.S. Open was a microcosm of the state of his golf game since he returned after the three-month shutdown because of the coronavirus — he had some rough moments, a few good moments and plenty of moments of inconsistency. There were stretches of