4:52 AM ET Gareth Southgate has told Chelsea defender Reece James he will not be included in England‘s 26-man squad for the World Cup finals. In a statement on social media, James said he was “devastated” and added that he “truly believed” he could help the team in Qatar. The 22-year-old was in a race
2:01 PM ET Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe headline France head coach Didier Deschamps’ squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Sources have told ESPN that Benzema’s fitness is not a worry to France staff despite the forward missing Real Madrid‘s final games before the World Cup due to muscular fatigue. – 2022 World
5:18 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-player roster for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, amid much fanfare in New York City. The roster is headlined by players who have become familiar names to U.S. fans, including Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic, Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni
5:19 PM ET It has been a long four years for the U.S. men’s national team, but finally — finally — graduation day is here. On Nov. 21, these young American students (of the game) will walk across the biggest stage (in sports). They’ll leave behind their classrooms and confront the harsh realities of the
8:22 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter said it was “heartbreaking” to tell goalkeeper Zack Steffen that he had been left off the World Cup squad for Qatar. Steffen was thought to be a lock to make the team after featuring regularly for the U.S. during this World Cup cycle and battling Arsenal‘s Matt
7:48 PM ET If the College Football Playoff is going to expand to 12 teams as early as the 2024 season, everyone involved in the existing 12-year contract must unanimously agree to changing the terms, and the CFP and the Rose Bowl are still negotiating the historic game’s role in the new model, a top
5:42 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Junior welterweight contender Jose Zepeda has been accused of punching a 40-year-old man at a boxing gym on Tuesday, Lt. Josh Hendricks of the Baldwin Park (California) Police Department told ESPN on Wednesday. No charges have been filed, Hendricks said, who added there was no video surveillance footage and no
5:15 PM ET Associated Press Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, who was bullied by NHL prospect Mitchell Miller in middle school, says he hasn’t seen any proof that Miller has changed his ways. In a statement released Wednesday by the Hockey Diversity Alliance, Meyer-Crothers, who is Black and has developmental disabilities, said Miller reached out by text to
6:20 PM ET Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky was suspended for two games by the NHL Wednesday. Slafkovsky, 18, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, was penalized for a boarding infraction on Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff in Montreal’s 3-2 shootout victory on Tuesday night. Slafkovsky was handed a five-minute
6:56 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Aaron Rodgers talked about Wednesday were the good times and fond memories he had during his 12-plus seasons with Mike McCarthy as the Green Bay Packers‘ coach. Rodgers said their relationship has continued even though McCarthy is in his third season as the coach of the Dallas