10:51 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Pro Bowl defensive end/outside linebacker Connor Barwin, who last played in 2018, announced his retirement Monday, one day before his 33rd birthday, ending his NFL career after 10 seasons. A versatile player who could get after the quarterback and play in space, Barwin racked up 56.5 sacks, 368 tackles and
Month: October 2019
Shaka Hislop reacts to reports that Barcelona are interested in Marcus Rashford over Roberto Firmino. The ESPN FC crew are again at odds with Shaka Hislop’s “random collection of teams” in his Power Rankings. Ale Moreno feels international duty will bring a huge deal of confidence for Antoine Griezmann. Alejandro Moreno breaks down Lionel Messi
Senegal walked away with the WAFU Cup of Nations title on Sunday, winning it on home soil after beating then-holders Ghana in a penalty shootout (one of many in the tournament). While the sides in the Cup final were domestic-based versions of continental heavyweights, the Plate final was a story of success against the odds,
9:50 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” before he sent the tweet in support of antigovernment protesters in Hong Kong that damaged relations between China and the NBA. Speaking to the media for the first time since Morey’s tweet on Oct. 4 set off a
10:03 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia will top up the team’s prize money at the women’s T20 World Cup to match the men’s for whichever stage of the tournament they reach next year. That announcement follows the ICC’s decision to substantially increase the prize money on offer for women’s events. If Australia successfully defend
7:30 AM ET Who said the only good hockey is in the NHL? Prospect teams all over North America offer a good look at the next wave of young talent. There are a few farm, college and junior teams that stand out for their high-end rosters, and I circle and star games on their schedules
8:02 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says the team expects second-year tight end Will Dissly to miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles injury “unless something miraculous happens.” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Sunday that the Seahawks feared a torn Achilles for Dissly, who went down in
8:00 PM ET The situation that unfolded in Houston last week was inevitable. Not so much the feel-good story of Lanto Griffin winning his first PGA Tour event — and finishing in the top 10 for the first time, too. Those kind of tales are common in golf, perhaps more so when many of the
7:25 AM ET In the American League Championship Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees battle to get the upper hand as their super-series shifts to New York, while in the National League Championship Series, the Washington Nationals look to finish off the St. Louis Cardinals and make the first World Series in franchise
6:48 PM ET Pound-for-pound star Terence Crawford will make the mandatory defense of his welterweight world title against “Mean Machine” Egidijus Kavaliauskas on Dec. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York in the main event of a loaded tripleheader. The fight, finalized when Crawford signed a contract Monday, will headline a Top Rank Boxing