Month: December 2022

10:31 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday that Cody Gakpo did not need convincing to join the club, despite Netherlands teammate Virgil van Dijk talking to the forward before his move from PSV Eindhoven. Klopp’s side beat Manchester United to the signing of the Dutch forward for a transfer fee which sources
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8:43 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe has dismissed taunts from Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez over France‘s World Cup final defeat as “futile.” Mbappe scored a hat trick in the final but still found himself on the losing side as France were beaten on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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1:09 PM ET Between Portugal’s World Cup disappointment and his exit at Man United, it’s been a tough winter for Cristiano Ronaldo. Where will he end up playing? Xiao Yijiu/Xinhua via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland all made the headlines in 2022, while Argentina and Real Madrid claimed football’s biggest
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12:38 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has emerged as a strong candidate to be the next president of the Chicago Bears, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Warren is one of the final candidates in the Bears’ search for the team’s next president/CEO and remains engaged after a lengthy search, with sources
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12:56 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — TCU coach Sonny Dykes says his program has always been in a “fight for credibility” and noted the additional challenges the Horned Frogs have gone through this season to reach the College Football Playoff. “Nobody anticipated us being here,” Dykes said Thursday during media day for the
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12:48 PM ET ATLANTA — As hard as Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud tried to avoid the negativity on social media and elsewhere after losing to Michigan last month, it was unavoidable. Stroud said during media day Thursday as the Buckeyes prepare for the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl that,
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10:48 AM ET Ten MLB umpires, including seven crew chiefs, are set to retire at the end of the month, making it the largest turnover at that job since 1999, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN. Some of the retirements are due to nagging injuries while others are coincidental, as a group of the
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11:39 AM ET ATLANTA — Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter said on Thursday that he feels 100% again after a nagging ankle injury limited him for most of the first half of the season. Carter, who figures to play a prominent role against Ohio State in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A
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Perth Scorchers 136 for 4 (Turner 53, Wood 2-29) beat Melbourne Stars 135 (Cartwright 36, Richardson 4-25) by six wickets Quick Jhye Richardson bowled rapidly to overwhelm Melbourne Stars before skipper Ashton Turner again chased superbly under pressure as Perth Scorchers notched a six-wicket victory at PErth Stadium. After Stars elected to bat, Richardson was
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