1:54 AM ET Freddy Rincon in action for Colombia at the 1994 World Cup. Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images Former Colombia captain Freddy Rincon has died after he sustained severe head injuries in a car crash that occurred in the city of Cali earlier this week, doctors said late on Wednesday. He was 55. Rincon was
6:30 AM ET The Champions League semifinals are set after Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Villarreal made it through following a set of quarterfinal second legs that featured thrills, upsets, brawls and plenty of goals. Julien Laurens, Alex Kirkland and Tom Hamilton give their views on the big questions as just four clubs remain
7:45 AM ET Ismael Salas remembers the first time Yordenis Ugas caught his eye. Just three weeks after Ugas started training with Salas, he had a sparring session with Gabriel Rosado, one of boxing’s top action fighters. Until that moment six years ago, Salas had never seen Ugas, who was in the midst of an
7:00 AM ET BEFORE 2014, GEORGE KARLAFTIS never had football on his radar. Growing up in Athens, Greece, his sporting plate overflowed with swimming, soccer, tennis, basketball, track and field, judo and water polo, in which Karlaftis fast-tracked as a young teen. Karlaftis fit in every arena. He has a confluence of gifts — size,
7:00 AM ET The San Francisco 49ers entered this offseason with a clear roster deficiency: the cornerback position. So after years of nibbling at it in free agency, the 49ers did what many NFL teams feel compelled to do. They took a big swing at a veteran player with a limited résumé, signing free-agent Charvarius
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2022 NFL draft is just two weeks away (Round 1 begins April 28 at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC) and there are still many questions about how all 32 teams will approach the draft. And no wonder why. This year’s wild free agency filled holes for some teams
7:00 AM ET According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, there are nine teams that have at least a 10% chance to make the College Football Playoff, but only six have at least a 1% chance of actually winning the national title. So you’re saying there’s a chance … for Texas?! The Longhorns are No. 6,
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The official preseason Football Power Index rankings have been released and the reactions have come quickly and in abundance. Most teams are nearing the end of spring practice so what better time than now to dive into which teams are overrated, which are underrated and — based on the initial
7:00 AM ET The meeting that took place in Branch Rickey’s office on Montague Street in Brooklyn in late August of 1945 has obtained an almost apocryphal status. Dodgers scout Clyde Sukeforth had met up with Jackie Robinson in Toledo, and the two traveled together to New York to meet the Dodgers’ general manager. Sukeforth
7:00 AM ET How much can change in one week of an MLB season? Exactly one week since the excitement of Opening Day, our first regular-season rankings of the season offer a reality check for some and reason for hope that this could be the year for others. Is your favorite team off to a