6:09 PM ET Associated Press Amid a pitch invasion by Everton fans, Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira appeared to kick out at a supporter who looked to be goading him during a confrontation. The field was flooded by Everton supporters after their team recovered from 2-0 down at halftime to win 3-2 on Thursday and
8:00 PM ET ESPN staff Alabama coach Nick Saban set the college football world abuzz Wednesday night when he told a gathering of business leaders in the state that Texas A&M assembled the top-ranked recruiting class in the country because it “bought every player” with name, image and likeness deals. Decrying the influence of money
9:08 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The verbal haymakers exchanged by Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher the past 24 hours can best be summed up as the most appropriate possible soundtrack for 2022. The joust centered around the year’s most volatile issue — ambiguity around Name, Image and Likeness rules and enforcement. They
5:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia’s City Council decided to give Joel Embiid an MVP award Thursday morning. But rather than the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award that the superstar center for the Philadelphia 76ers hoped to win this year — he wound up finishing second behind Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic — he’ll have
7:43 PM ET As the college football world turns, yet another player is bolting for greener (and warmer) pastures. This time, though, it’s the best wide receiver in college football. Biletnikoff winner Jordan Addison announced Thursday he will be transferring to USC from Pittsburgh, where he totaled 1,593 yards and 17 touchdowns last season. After
6:21 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thurman Thomas and his wife, Patricia, have been at the forefront in the wake of the racially motivated shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in East Buffalo that killed 10 and injured three, fundraising and working to support and be there for the community. As the Hall-of-Fame running
6:50 PM ET Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — A former Virginia Tech football player accused of fatally beating a man he met on an online dating site and had initially believed to be a woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to a second-degree murder charge, authorities said. The arraignment of former linebacker Isimemen David Etute was
5:35 PM ET TULSA, Okla. — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy do not walk the way they once did, when each was at the height of his powers. Woods, understandably, takes tentative steps these days. He’ll often hold a club in his right hand as he leaves the tee box, gently swinging it like a
5:28 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The most prolific performer to enter the NCAA transfer portal this offseason has found a destination. Former Pittsburgh wide receiver Jordan Addison will transfer to USC to play this fall, he announced on social media Thursday. pic.twitter.com/5oN0ZVGsCC — Jordan Addison (@Espn_Jordan) May 19, 2022 Addison visited USC officially over the
5:16 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, while admitting he was wrong to “single out” Texas A&M and Jackson State in comments he made Wednesday concerning the implementation of name, image and likeness, told ESPN on Thursday he wasn’t backing down on his stance that paying high school players under the guise of NIL