2:15 PM ET Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic‘s parents joined a protest rally Sunday in downtown Belgrade with their son still in an Australian immigration detention hotel as fans of Djokovic in Serbia nervously awaited a crucial court hearing that could decide whether he can play at the Australian Open. The virtual hearing
Month: January 2022
1:02 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama football coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart both called for increased regulation on name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for college athletes during their joint College Football Playoff news conferences Sunday. Without more regulation, Saban and Smart said the same teams are going to continue to dominate
12:00 PM ET ESPN staff Several NFL playoff spots are still in play in Week 18, along with a couple of division titles. We’re projecting the final 14 postseason teams and their seedings all day long — along with the two-team race for the NFL draft‘s top pick. Six divisions are already clinched, and the
11:49 AM ET Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee announced Sunday on social media he plans to transfer to UCF. Plumlee started his career with the Rebels as a quarterback in 2019, starting eight games, but eventually moved to receiver following the emergence of Matt Corral. In 2021, Plumlee had 19 receptions for 201 yards
11:37 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart saw enough of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young a month ago to know what the Bulldogs are up against Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T. “We talk about him as Houdini, because he can make people miss,” Smart said Sunday. “He
News McBrine will have follow-up assessments for a suspect “mild concussive episode” Ireland allrounders Paul Stirling and Shane Getkate are set to travel to Jamaica and link up with the rest of the squad after returning negative Covid-19 tests. The duo had to stay back in Florida and self-isolate at a hotel after having tested
Jan 8, 2022 The second set of nominees for the EA Sports FIFA 22 Team of the Year have been announced as some of the biggest names in men’s football vie for a place in the final XI. A total of 80 of the best players across Europe’s top leagues over the past 12 months
11:08 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Antonio Brown‘s attorney says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers terminated the wide receiver’s contract this week for failing to show up for a doctor’s appointment that he could not make, calling the move a “surprise attack” in a series of tweets. “We were in the midst of scheduling an appointment
10:22 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the second time in four years the Denver Broncos‘ ongoing postseason drought has cost the head coach his job. The Broncos, after a 7-10 finish, fired Vic Fangio on Sunday as they missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis said he
8:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — As Alabama and Georgia prepare to play each other again (8 p.m. ET Monday on ESPN/ESPN App), it is hard to forget what happened the last time they met in the national championship game. Because what happened was so unforgettable. Second-and-26 will always live in college football history, but especially