9:00 AM ET We have started to see some of the quarterback dominoes fall in college football’s 2023 recruiting class, with ESPN 300 quarterback Malachi Nelson already committed to USC, Nico Iamaleava committed to Tennessee and Eli Holstein flipping from Texas A&M to Alabama. With those prospects already committed, the uncommitted prospects have started to
Month: June 2022
8:00 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green faced the marrow-level dread of going down two games to none in the NBA Finals by arriving for Sunday’s Game 2 determined to be annoying as hell for as long as it took. Over the course of the contest’s 48 minutes, he argued with the officials —
9:08 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. When Naoya Inoue faced Nonito Donaire in the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight final in November 2019 to unify two world titles, nobody expected it to be such a back-and-forth battle. Inoue, the younger fighter and one rapidly ascending the pound-for-pound rankings, was coming off eight straight stoppage victories.
9:30 AM ET Football’s new generation of superstars might have to think again about stealing the show at Qatar 2022. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have made it pretty clear they are ready to prove that age is no barrier to success at the World Cup. Messi, 34, scored all five goals in
3:20 AM ET Ronaldo promised to embark on the challenge if his club earned promotion to Spain’s top-flight league. R Garcia/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock. Retired Real Madrid and Brazil striker Ronaldo swapped his boots for cycling cleats as he embarked on his 450km (280 mile) trip on his electric bicycle, fulfilling his promise to do so if his club
8:44 AM ET Neymar was Brazil’s matchwinner against Japan. Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images Neymar‘s penalty 13 minutes from time earned Brazil a 1-0 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Japan at Tokyo’s National Stadium on Monday as the Paris Saint-Germain striker moved to within three goals of Pele’s all-time national scoring record. The forward coolly
6:41 AM ET Wales interim manager Rob Page has said the game against the United States men’s national team in Qatar is “winnable” after they qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 62 years. Wales secured a 1-0 win over Ukraine in their qualification playoff final on Sunday and will now play
5:30 AM ET The advent of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League hasn’t gone smoothly since its introduction in 2019. Its introduction into English football was delayed, with the Premier League being the last of the “Big Five” leagues in Europe to adopt it. The Bundesliga and Serie A were early adopters
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Following the Colorado Avalanche‘s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, the Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from a sweep. After a six-goal outburst in Game 1, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & Co. have managed just two combined in the following two contests. Will the Oilers
6:43 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — American teenager Coco Gauff rose to a career-best No. 13 in the WTA rankings Monday after her runner-up finish to No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open. Gauff, 18, of Florida, jumped 10 spots by getting to her first Grand Slam final before losing to Swiatek 6-1,