2:51 PM ET We’ve scrapped our way to Week 16 of the college football season, when the conference champions are crowned and the College Football Playoff picture argument intensifies. It was quite a week, with a national signing day wedged in the middle of a hearty playoff debate. But now it’s all focused back on
12:17 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, has denounced a lawsuit from her mother claiming she is owed years of pay for working as an unpaid assistant and support promised by the basketball legend, who was killed in a helicopter crash in January. Bryant issued a statement
11:20 AM ET Months before he agreed to purchase the Utah Jazz for $1.66 billion, Ryan Smith, who was formally approved as owner by the NBA’s Board of Governors on Friday, said he was “really close” to making a bid to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves. Smith, who made his fortune as the co-founder of the
12:26 PM ET Marc Spears NBA free agent guard Jeremy Lin is expected to sign a deal to play with the Golden State Warriors‘ G-League team, a source told The Undefeated. Lin averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists in 480 games in the NBA from 2010-19. The former Harvard guard began his career with the
3:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Los Angeles Lakers will repeat as NBA champions, according to a survey of NBA general managers. That prediction was one of many takeaways from NBA.com’s annual survey of all 30 front offices prior to the start of the new season. The survery featured 33 questions, ranging from what player
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Manchester United job is turning his hair grey as he approaches two years in the Old Trafford hot seat. Solskjaer will celebrate two years in the role on Saturday — the day before his side host Leeds — and the Norwegian says games like the
9:45 AM ET Frank Lampard said Chelsea have no regrets over allowing Declan Rice to leave the club’s academy amid ongoing speculation the Blues could look to sign him back from West Ham in January. ESPN reported on Oct. 16 that Chelsea would consider a mid-season move for Rice if the Hammers softened their stance
4:22 PM ET Youssoufa Moukoko has become the youngest player to score a goal in Bundesliga. At the age of 16 years and 28 days, the Borussia Dortmund striker opened his account in Germany‘s top flight in a match at Union Berlin. Following 141 goals in just 88 matches for Borussia Dortmund’s Under-17 and and
12:26 PM ET Former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze has been appointed the third Atlanta United head coach after signing a two-year contract, the club announced on Friday. “This is a milestone moment in Atlanta United history, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Gabriel as our next head coach,” club president Darren Eales
12:00 PM ET Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has been named U.S. Soccer’s Male Player of the Year for 2020. McKennie, 22, received 44% of the tabulated votes, followed by Christian Pulisic (27%) and Sergiño Dest (14%). – Connelly: Why Pulisic & Co. are on course to make a run in ’22– Stream ESPN FC Daily