Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Dec 7, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus are not interested in rejoining the European Club Association (ECA), the Italian outfit said on Thursday, after ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi opened the door for their return. Al-Khelaifi said on Thursday that the ECA would welcome Juventus back after the club signalled they will pull
Dec 7, 2023, 09:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. private equity group Arctos Partners has acquired a minority common equity stake in French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday. A source told ESPN that Arctos would buy a 12.5% stake, which values PSG at €4 billion ($4.32bn), a record-high valuation
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation’s new training center will be built in Triluth, Georgia, about 20 miles from downtown Atlanta and a 30-minute drive from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The USSF announced the specific site Thursday after saying on Sept. 15 it intended to construct
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 07:36 AM ET Anti-doping prosecutors in Italy requested a maximum four-year ban for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba on Thursday after the 2018 World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba opted not to make a plea bargain with Italy’s anti-doping agency, meaning the case will be tried before the country’s
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Angel City FC has signed Los Angeles native and defender Gisele Thompson to a three-year plus one-year option contract, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club told ESPN ahead of officially announcing the move on Thursday. Thompson, the younger sister of Angel City forward
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 7, 2023, 01:04 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Kansas is set to hire Jeff Grimes as offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Grimes spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at Baylor before being let go last month.
Daniel Murphy Dec 7, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA added a new legal challenge to its already cumbersome caseload Thursday, as a trio of college athletes filed suit against the association and its five most powerful conferences claiming that rules that prohibit schools from paying their athletes violate antitrust law. Duke
Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has emerged as the focus of the search for Duke‘s next football coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Diaz has been the top target for an extended period, and a deal is expected to be finalized in the
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 7, 2023, 01:12 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions In a deal that could have a far-reaching impact on the future landscape of men’s professional golf and inject even more uncertainty into an