10:53 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Jake Allen to a two-year, $7.7 million contract extension on Saturday. The deal has an average annual value of $3.85 million and runs through the end of the 2024-25 season. Allen, 32, was 9-20-4 with a 3.30 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and two shutouts in 35
10:12 AM ET South Carolina hosts one of college football’s biggest matchups in Week 5, as the No. 10 NC State Wolfpack will face the No. 5 Clemson Tigers (7:30 pm ET on ABC). It is the first time the schools will meet as AP top-10 teams. NC State has momentum entering the interstate battle.
7:17 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Luis Suarez has said Major League Soccer is “one of the options I see as being most likely” for his next move, and ruled out a return to European football. Suarez, 35, is now back at Nacional in Uruguay — after joining on a free transfer from Atletico
9:11 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said Federico Valverde reminds him of Steven Gerrard, backing the Real Madrid midfielder to become an even better player than the Liverpool legend. Gerrard, who is manager of Aston Villa, won the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and two FA Cups during a 17-year career
1 Hugo Lloris Saves 6 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 0 0 Fouls Against Assists 0 Discipline 0 Yellow 0 Red 15 Eric Dier 90’+3′ Goals 0 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 3 1 Fouls Against Assists 0 Offsides 0 Discipline 1 Yellow 0 Red 34 Clément Lenglet Goals
10:04 AM ET LONDON — Arsenal made it look easy in the North London derby, running out 3-1 winners against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The Gunners took the lead in the 20th minute through a superb Thomas Partey long-range strike, but Spurs were handed a way back
Big picture With two-thirds of this series still to be played, it’s fair to assume that this is the sentiment prevailing among most of India’s cricket-consuming public. You can’t blame them, because a: it’s Jasprit Bumrah, b: there’s a World Cup around the corner, and c: information about his injury has been scant and shrouded
9:45 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Boston College‘s offensive line, one of the most snakebit position groups in college football, is enduring another setback. A source told ESPN that starting left guard Finn Dirstine will miss the game against Louisville Saturday with an upper body injury. That means that Boston College will be down three players
9:20 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Purdue‘s Aidan O’Connell, one of the top quarterbacks in college football, is expected to return to action against Minnesota on Saturday, sources told ESPN. O’Connell, listed as a game-time decision for Saturday’s game (noon ET, ESPN2) with an upper-body injury, is expected to start, sources told ESPN. He missed last
9:40 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN No. 3 Ohio State will be without star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba against Rutgers on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Smith-Njigba has been dealing with a lingering hamstring issue, and the Buckeyes’ staff has been treating the injury with an abundance of caution to make sure he’s healthy for the finishing