10:25 AM ET Jake Paul‘s next foe will be a former UFC champion. Paul will meet Tyron Woodley in a boxing match later this summer, both Paul and Woodley told ESPN. The 190-pound match is currently slated for Aug. 28, sources say. Several host cities are still under consideration, per sources, though an official announcement
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12:21 PM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been included in England‘s 26-man squad for Euro 2020 after a late change of heart by manager Gareth Southgate. Sources had told ESPN the 22-year-old was set to miss out but Southgate
12:43 PM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga president and UEFA Executive Committee member Javier Tebas said on Tuesday that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three clubs who have not officially resigned from the breakaway European Super League, should be “scared” of the outcome of UEFA’s disciplinary proceedings against them. Of the dozen clubs to
1:05 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have announced the shock return of Carlo Ancelotti as manager after he confirmed his departure from Premier League side Everton on Tuesday. Ancelotti, 61, has agreed a three-year contract with Madrid, and will be presented in a news conference on Wednesday, the club said in a
2:01 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The expansion of the NFL’s regular season to 17 games has quarterback Patrick Mahomes eyeing a new benchmark for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes told Bleacher Report in an interview from his foundation’s recent fund-raising golf tournament in Hawaii that his goal is for the Chiefs to become
2:36 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton CFL franchise has changed its team name to Elks. The club made the announcement Tuesday. Edmonton dropped its longtime name, Eskimos, last year after a similar decision by the NFL’s Washington team amid pressure on franchises to eliminate racist or stereotypical names. Alright lets breakdown
2:23 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Nick Sorensen as special-teams coordinator to replace Brian Schneider, who stepped away from the team for personal reasons. Sorensen spent the past eight seasons with Seattle, joining the Seahawks in 2013 as a special-teams assistant before moving to coach the secondary beginning in 2017.
1:39 PM ET Sarah Barshop HOUSTON — The Texans have signed running back Rex Burkhead, adding another veteran running back to a crowded backfield, a source confirmed to ESPN. Burkhead, 30, is the seventh running back on the Texans’ roster, joining veteran running backs Phillip Lindsay, David Johnson and Mark Ingram. Houston added Lindsay and
1:10 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Tuesday he’s unsure how much quarterback Tom Brady will do in next week’s mandatory minicamp because of his recovery from offseason knee surgery. Brady has been throwing in private workouts with teammates instead of OTAs, but Arians said he might err on
News Skipper reveals in-form batter has beaten Blundell, Young for opening spot alongside Latham Kane Williamson has confirmed that Devon Conway, the top-order batter, will make his Test debut in the first match of the LV=Insurance Test series against England at Lord’s. Conway, the 29-year-old South African-born player, has been preferred to Tom Blundell or