4:53 PM ET Manchester City closed the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal back to five points and left Chelsea languishing down in 10th position after a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. After City struggled to make inroads in an unfamiliar formation in the first half, substitutes Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combined
Month: January 2023
6:42 PM ET Chelsea boss Graham Potter has said he has “never experienced anything like it” after the club’s injury situation worsened as Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic limped out of Thursday’s 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City. Sterling was forced off after five minutes with Pulisic following him 17 minutes later with a knee
4:06 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Four days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put up 30 points on the Carolina Panthers, Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said Thursday that he believes what’s been reported about his team’s offensive demise has been exaggerated despite falling to 8-8 and narrowly squeaking into the playoffs. “I think there’s
6:02 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan State cornerback Khary Crump, who was facing a felony charge for a skirmish inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel after a game against the Wolverines in October, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors on Thursday. The felony was dropped in a deal with prosecutors, and Crump’s record
5:56 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — Speaking to reporters on Thursday for the first time since he was ejected from a Week 16 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts for
5:32 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been sidelined for over a month with a sprained knee, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman isn’t counting him out for the postseason, which begins next week. “He’s a special guy,” Roman said after Thursday’s practice. “I think if somebody’s got a chance
5:27 PM ET CINCINNATI — The prayers between Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Damar Hamlin’s family are going both ways. In his first comments since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and collapsed, Higgins said Thursday that Hamlin’s mother, Nina, has been in touch and offered prayers in support in the aftermath of his
6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — A season-long debate about the Minnesota Vikings is nearing an end, and here’s the best we can say: They have produced a season unlike any other in modern NFL history. Their performance has shocked analysts who track metrics that usually reflect reliable outcomes, and it has left supporters to
4:51 PM ET Associated Press The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation says he would like a decision on NHL participation in the 2026 Olympics by the spring of 2024. IIHF president Luc Tardif told reporters Thursday at the world junior championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that would give the parties involved two years
4:27 PM ET The televised debut of Dana White’s Power Slap League has been delayed by one week, less than four days after White admitted to a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. A UFC official told ESPN that the Power Slap League will now debut Jan. 18 on TBS, rather than