Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz insists the only club he ever thought about leaving Manchester City for was Real Madrid and that no other clubs were options for him. English FA Cup: Phil Foden (43′) Manchester City 2-0 Rotherham English FA Cup: Raheem Sterling (12′) Manchester City 1-0 Rotherham Leroy Sane scored the winner in Man
12:05 AM ET The confetti has just finished falling at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where Clemson stunned Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship, handing Nick Saban his worst loss as the Crimson Tide’s coach. The Tigers moved to 2-1 against the Tide in national title games, and here’s the worst
1:10 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free-agent outfielder Jon Jay agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal with the Chicago White Sox, a source confirmed to ESPN, adding another close friend of Manny Machado as the White Sox
12:21 AM ET Clemson won its second national championship in the past three seasons, and is the favorite in Las Vegas to win next year’s title. The SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas opened Alabama as the 3-2 (+150) favorite on Monday night during the title game, followed by Clemson at 7-2 (+350). After Clemson’s
7:00 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For six consecutive weeks this season, there was no doubt within the College Football Playoff selection committee meeting room and largely throughout the country that No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Clemson were the top two teams in the country. Turns out it was just in the wrong
11:54 PM ET ESPN News Services The Montreal Canadiens lost defenseman Shea Weber was hit in the face by a puck Monday against the Minnesota Wild while blocking a shot and left the game. The Canadiens’ captain was injured six minutes into the first period. Weber winced in pain on the bench but played seven
Pepe helped Besiktas progress past the Champions League group stage for the first time. Porto have re-signed former defender Pepe after the Portugal international had his contract at Turkish side Besiktas terminated. The 35-year-old, who won Euro 2016 with Portugal, has signed a two-and-a-half year contract. Pepe first signed for Porto in 2004 — the summer
LONDON — Maurizio Sarri called the use of VAR in the Carabao Cup and not the Premier League ‘strange’ and questioned whether English officials are ready to use VAR. The comments came after Harry Kane’s penalty, awarded with the aid of technology, enabled Tottenham to beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their Carabao
10:04 PM ET UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has agreed to defend her title in enemy territory later this year, according to UFC president Dana White. Namajunas will face Brazilian challenger Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on May 11 in Brazil. The 115-pound title fight is expected to serve as the co-main event at UFC
10:00 PM ET Texas defensive end Breckyn Hager vowed he was going to wait until the Longhorns won a Big 12 championship before cutting off his golden locks. After three years, Hager stood true to his word, as his hair grew past his shoulders, while the Longhorns failed to capture that elusive title. After falling