4:11 PM ET Two days after ratification of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLS Players Association, MLS commissioner Don Garber said the league expects to lose “pretty close” to $1 billion in 2021. Garber was speaking to reporters on a Zoom call, primarily to highlight the new CBA. The deal will save the
5:39 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Neymar is in a race to be fully fit for next week’s Champions League clash against Barcelona after the Brazil star was injured in Wednesday’s 1-0 French Cup win over Caen. Neymar went down after a robust challenge from Steeve Yago in the 56th minute, holding his left thigh as
2:20 PM ET Manchester City beat Swansea City 3-1 to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals, extending City’s winning streak across all competitions to 15. – Stream FA Cup matches, replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Americans Abroad: Morris, Arriola to Swansea good for U.S. stars The streak is the longest of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career, with
4:51 PM ET Sevilla defender Jules Kounde scored an extraordinary solo goal and Ivan Rakitic struck against his old side in a 2-0 win over Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Wednesday. French centre back Kounde opened the scoring in the 25th minute, dribbling from his own area and playing a
4:24 PM ET The Washington Football Team reached a settlement with its former cheerleaders, who appeared in lewd videos made without their knowledge during swimsuit calendar photo shoots in 2008 and 2010. Attorneys for both sides confirmed the settlement, which, one source said, was actually reached in 2020, though they declined to say exactly when.
4:46 PM ET Canelo Alvarez’s top 2021 plan is to do what no other boxer has done in the four-belt era: unify the super middleweight division. Ahead of his Feb. 27 title defense against WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim in Miami, Alvarez told ESPN his plan for the rest of the year is fighting WBO
4:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has still not been traded, and that has people antsy. There appeared to be momentum toward a deal over the Super Bowl weekend, then it seemed to ebb, and everyone is trying to figure out what all of it means. Deep breaths. It’s early February. A
2:23 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have released cornerback A.J. Bouye. The move is the first of several that will have to be made at cornerback as the Broncos rebuild their depth chart at the position after a season that saw four cornerbacks, including Bryce Callahan, finish the year on injured reserve.
3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their victory Wednesday with a boat parade amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The parade got started around 1 p.m. on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Thousands of fans decked out in Buccaneers gear lined the
12:39 PM ET Free-agent reliever Brandon Kintzler has agreed to a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The 36-year-old gets a base salary of $3 million if he makes the team, with incentives that could push the deal to $4 million. Kintzler turned down a major league offer from