7:30 AM ET Can you imagine a world where there is a major international tournament held every year? The idea is closer to becoming a reality than you might think. 2 Related Following a proposal by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in May, FIFA is now carrying out a feasibility study into the practicalities of
Month: September 2021
8:20 AM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nearly an hour after McKenzie Milton played in his first game in over 1,000 days, a small group of family members and friends waited for him in the parking lot outside the Florida State football facility in the near dark late Sunday night, illuminated only by the lights of
9:00 AM ET OXFORD, Miss. — A dispirited Matt Corral, fearful his days as Ole Miss’ starting quarterback might be numbered, stood in the corner of the Razorback Stadium locker room in October. Right by his side was Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, wearing the kind of expression that anybody who’s ever played for him
7:15 AM ET Heading into the 2021 NFL season, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) simulated the entire 285-game slate 20,000 times to create our projections. Having a sample size that large allows us to have the most accurate projections possible, which is, of course, what we want most of the time. But today, we’re only
6:45 AM ET Golfer Rory McIlroy has backed Naomi Osaka’s decision to take a break from tennis following the Japanese world No. 3’s elimination from the U.S. Open last week, saying that it was important that athletes did not let results define them. A tearful Osaka told reporters that she would be taking some time
6:45 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum With only a few days to go before the start of the 2021 NFL season, we’re taking an early look at how the new 17-game schedule will play out, projecting stats leaders and making predictions. Which quarterback will lead the league in touchdown passes? What about interceptions? Which rookie wide
One of F1’s worst kept secrets is finally out. Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes to race for Alfa Romeo in 2022, paving the way for George Russell to join the world champions and partner Lewis Hamilton next year. Mercedes has yet to announce Russell — presumably so as not to overshadow Bottas’ news — but
7:42 AM ET Valtteri Bottas will join Alfa Romeo in 2022, paving the way for George Russell to replace him at Mercedes. Bottas will join the Swiss team on a multi-year deal after five seasons with Mercedes. News of Russell’s promotion from Williams to Mercedes is expected to follow later this week. The news has
3:06 AM ET NEW YORK — An upset Garbine Muguruza let Barbora Krejcikova know that she thought the eighth-seeded Czech was “unprofessional” by taking a medical timeout just as the ninth-seeded Spaniard had the momentum in the second set of their fourth-round match at the US Open. Krejcikova beat Muguruza 6-3, 7-6 (4) in a
8:00 AM ET After electing a star-studded Class of 2020 — led by NBA legends Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and the late Kobe Bryant — the Basketball Hall of Fame will officially enshrine two classes in 2021. The full Class of 2020 was unveiled on April 4, 2020. The nine new members of the Basketball