9:00 AM ET GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Joshua Thompson walks across the street from his office inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium earlier this year, puts on a hardhat and begins a tour of the future home of Florida football. He has recently been hired as new coach Billy Napier’s director of football operations, and he’s impressed
Month: August 2022
8:23 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Tennis player Andrej Martin was suspended Tuesday for failing a doping test at a competition, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said. The 32-year-old Slovakian tested positive in June for SARM S-22, a synthetic substance that can copy the effects of testosterone, at a second-tier event in his home
6:09 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a deal worth around £21 million for Udinese defender Destiny Udogie, sources have told ESPN. Spurs will loan the left-back back to the Serie A club for this season before he joins up with his new team in the summer of 2023. – Premier League team-by-team
5:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have registered their interest in PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo, sources have told ESPN. Gakpo’s representatives have been alerted to United’s interest by recruitment staff at Old Trafford but the club have yet to submit a bid. – Gakpo, Saliba, Elliott: Who could be Europe’s next breakout star?–
9:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United have withdrawn their interest in Marko Arnautovic, sources have told ESPN. The club were in talks with Bologna about a deal for the former Stoke City and West Ham United striker but sources have told ESPN the Italian side’s demands scuppered any
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell made headlines during his introductory news conference last year when he talked about biting kneecaps off and taking chunks out of opponents, and now it’s time for an encore — of sorts — for the colorful coach. The Lions will be featured on
12:49 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. There are walk-up songs, and then there’s the immersive experience that is New York Mets closer Edwin
1:05 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. SEATTLE — Matt Carpenter‘s dream comeback season with the New York Yankees may have come to an early end Monday night in Seattle. Carpenter, 36, broke his left foot when he fouled off an 89 mph slider from Mariners
6:53 AM ET Codie McLachlan/Getty Images The World Junior Championship is a holiday hockey tradition like no other. This year is an exception. The tournament is still coming your way during peak vacation time, only now it’s happening mid-summer, rather than post-Christmas. Confused? Let’s recap. The 2022 WJC was set to be played as usual
5:31 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. There are 17 men’s boxing divisions (not counting WBC’s new bridgerweight) that are sanctioned by the four major organizations: WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF. They range from 108 pounds to unlimited weight after 200 pounds. Some of those divisions include some of the best fighters in the world. Others