11:32 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers won’t have T.J. Watt for four games, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to scrap their entire defensive plan to get by without him. “It’s gonna change because he’s not there,” defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said Thursday. “Obviously, everybody knows what he does really well, which is a
Month: September 2022
Sep 15, 2022 Stetson Bennett took a sip of coffee and grinned. What’s it like having tight ends Brock Bowers, Darnell Washington and Arik Gilbert to throw to? “It’s a safety net,” Bennett told ESPN in July. But Georgia’s veteran quarterback was underselling it. He went on to reveal a phrase they use around the
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The forecast for Week 2’s college football slate was dreary and yet, the scheduled delivered. The Sun Belt rose to the occasion as Marshall knocked off then top-10 Notre Dame 26-21 and Appalachian State — this week’s host for College GameDay — went into College Station and handed Jimbo Fisher
8:42 AM BST England continued their preparations for the women’s Rugby World Cup by thrashing Wales 73-7 on Wednesday to become the first international side to win 25 matches in a row. England, led by captain Sarah Hunter, are unbeaten since July 2019 and head into the Oct. 8-Nov. 12 World Cup in New Zealand
9:28 AM ET ESPN News Services Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. 1 and helped create a golden era of men’s tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
10:17 AM ET SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — As LIV Golf prepares to stage its fifth tournament, which is outside of Chicago this week, CEO and commissioner Greg Norman said the upstart circuit has no desire to talk with the rival PGA Tour about a truce. LIV Golf, financed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has
Sep 14, 2022 After a bizarre week involving some of the UFC’s most unpredictable characters — Nate Diaz, Khamzat Chimaev, Tony Ferguson and their supporting cast — the fight promotion gets back to normal (we think) on Saturday with a men’s bantamweight main event between contenders Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong. The fights at UFC
7:16 PM ET Associated Press Female referees in Spain will return to work after reaching a deal with the government to gain professional status. Getty Images Spain’s new professional women’s league will finally get to start after a deal was struck to end a strike by the referees who demanded better wages and work conditions, the
9:00 AM ET Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho face missing this year’s World Cup after being left out of Gareth Southgate’s last England squad before the finals begin in November. Southgate named a 28-man squad on Thursday for UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Germany later this month, which included a first call-up for
7:50 AM ET Neymar argues with referee after receiving a yellow card for doing his trademark celebration. Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has hit out at a referee after he received a yellow card for his celebration in the Champions League on Wednesday. Neymar scored late to complete PSG’s 3-1