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Tom Brady was already looking forward to this hours after winning Super Bowl LV
Hours after Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super…
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Texas Tech vs TCU: NCAA Basketball Betting Odds & Trends | 3/2/2021
The No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-8) are at home in Big 12 play against the TCU Horned Frogs…
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Source: David Johnson reworks deal with Texans
The Houston Texans restructured running back David Johnson‘s contract, which now will be worth up to $6 million in 2021,…
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Women’s Champions League: USWNT stars in action, Lyon again the team to beat
The 2020-21 Women’s Champions League is building up to be one of the fiercest in the competition’s recent history. Several…
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Fantasy hockey rankings Week 6 update: Top five consistent defensemen to add
Scoring relies a lot on how a player is deployed. Who are they on the ice with? Is it clearly…
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Sources: Two-way contracts to be more flexible
3:18 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA’s Board of Governors is expected to approve two significant changes to the rules…
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The Next Hawks Coach Will Have to Solve the Trae Young Puzzle
Lloyd Pierce, like so many coaches, was fired for reasons mostly outside of his control. The Hawks were supposed to…
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Two Sluggers Aren’t Quite Done, but the End Is Near
Two old baseball gods, long since surpassed by a younger generation of stars, are both aware that their days on…
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Boxing, MMA and her own PPV: Claressa Shields bets big on herself in 2021
IN A YEAR when Claressa Shields bought a house, created an expansive home gym and successfully gained a larger social…
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Report: Indians knew about Callaway complaints
The Cleveland Indians were made aware of complaints about Mickey Callaway’s sexually inappropriate behavior during his tenure as their pitching…
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Pac-12 football schedule 2021 — Dates and key matchups
The Pac-12 has released its schedule for the 2021 college football season, so it’s time to start breaking down your…
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Man United boost as Cavani closes on return
7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Edinson Cavani looks set to return to the Manchester United squad for their trip to…
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Lawyer wants ‘serious’ charges against Britt Reid
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An attorney for the family of a 5-year-old girl critically injured in a crash involving former…
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Draft’s ‘different flavors’ of QBs intrigue Lions GM
The Detroit Lions are switching quarterbacks for 2021, going from Matthew Stafford to Jared Goff, but it won’t preclude them…
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Who is your club’s top U19 prospect to break out in 2021?
With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting football clubs’ finances around the world, Europe’s top organizations are looking to their youth teams…
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Christian Pulisic at Chelsea: Are USMNT star’s lack of minutes cause for concern? What’s the future hold?
Chelsea have stabilized their form under new manager Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard on Jan. 26. The reworked Blues…
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Free-agency game plans for all 32 NFL teams: Who’s coming back, available and could be added
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL free-agency period officially begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 17, but…
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Trivia, internships and anime: What college basketball teams that aren’t playing are doing
7:00 AM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University…
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Malaysian prince wants to buy Valencia
Valencia fans have been hoping for a new owner for some time. Photo by Allsport Co./Getty Images Prince of Malaysian state…
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State of the AL East: Yankees or Rays? How good are the Red Sox and Blue Jays?
7:00 AM ET MLB InsidersESPN The last time we saw the American League East, the Tampa Bay Rays were the…
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‘He was a basketball genius’: How a 17-year-old Kobe wowed Jerry West and the Lakers
ON THAT MONUMENTAL day, the only thing Kobe Bryant carried with him was a basketball. It was early June 1996,…
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The Cardinals’ Signing of J.J. Watt Continues the NFC West Arms Race
Only believe J.J. Watt transactional news if it’s coming directly from the real J.J. Watt. On Monday afternoon, following a…
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Has Danny Ainge Done More Bad Than Good Through the Past Decade?
The Boston Celtics are an average team, with an average record (17-17), an average offense (15th in the league, per…
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Female Athletes Are Under Covered. These Olympians Want to Change That.
“Growing up I didn’t have posters of female athletes, which wasn’t because I didn’t watch sports,” Morgan said. “I just…
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Saint Louis vs UMass: NCAA Basketball Betting Odds & Trends | 3/1/2021
The Saint Louis Billikens (12-5) host the UMass Minutemen (7-5) after winning four home games in a row. The Billikens…
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Next Big Ten Showdown: No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 4 Illinois
Illinois coach Brad Underwood gained a new appreciation for Michigan’s season recently when he saw Baylor struggle a bit after…
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Have You Seen This Man?
Barcelona lost at home. So did Sevilla. Technically, the same thing happened to Atlético Madrid, although home, in this case,…
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Galaxy’s Alvarez not named in U.S. Olympic camp
United States men’s U-23 national team manager Jason Kreis has called 31 players into a training camp ahead of the…
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In-game video returning to baseball for 2021
For Chris Owings’ first seven years in the majors, he could pop into the video room to take a look…
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Collin Morikawa Wins Workday Title on a Day of Tributes to Woods
BRADENTON, Fla. — Although he was atop the leaderboard, Collin Morikawa stumbled repeatedly on Saturday and Sunday at the PGA…
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Irving on latest Harden display: ‘Get used to it’
After James Harden recorded his seventh triple-double since joining the Brooklyn Nets in a 124-113 overtime win over the San…
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Stars Aligned: McDavid and Matthews Set, and Keep, the Pace
“To have this in Canada like this, with the best goal-scorer and the most electrifying player in the league going…
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Guardiola: I’ll axe players who think Prem is won
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned his players that anyone believing the Premier League…
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JJ Watt stuns NFL with decision to join Cardinals: ‘Life is good in Arizona’
JJ Watt is officially a member of the Arizona Cardinals. On Monday, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year tweeted…
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Spurs latest in NBA to OK limited attendance
The San Antonio Spurs will begin welcoming back some fans to games March 12, meaning half of the NBA now…
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Andy Hoffman, father of Huskers fan Jack, dies
Andy Hoffman, the father of Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and brain cancer patient Jack Hoffman, died Monday at his home in…
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The Houston Cougars Haven’t Been This Good Since Phi Slama Jama
In the early 1980s, the Houston men’s basketball program was the best show running. Led by two future Naismith Hall…
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Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 1-0 in their Cactus League opener
The Chicago Cubs opened their Cactus League schedule with a 1-0 win in seven innings against the San Diego Padres…
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Sigh and Cy: Bieber tagged, Bauer sharp in Dodgers debut
Shane Bieber’s final start last season was rough. His first one in 2021 wasn’t too much better. The AL Cy…
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N.B.A. Investigating After Jeremy Lin Said He Was Called ‘Coronavirus’
The N.B.A. G League said on Friday that it was investigating a report by Jeremy Lin, one of the best-known…
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Weekly Preview: Illinois To Face Michigan, NBA All-Star Game On For Sunday
Each week, TheLines looks ahead at what’s on tap in the sports and sports betting worlds. With the calendar having…
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Heard of the Steelers? No, not them, the gay rugby team from London
When Eammon Ashton-Atkinson, an Australian television reporter, decided to film his rugby club as they went to the biannual Bingham…
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Dempsey out at Binghamton after nine seasons
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced Monday that men’s basketball coach Tommy Dempsey is out and assistant Levell Sanders has…
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Sources: Ibrahimovic out of Euro tie vs. Man Utd
AC Milan will be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the Europa League round-of-16 clash with Manchester United, sources have told ESPN.…
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Red Sox pull plug on inning with new mercy rule
Garrett Richards had gotten only one out during his first spring training start, loading the bases and walking in one…
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After signing fan-made portrait, Tennessee Titans’ A.J. Brown commissioned one for himself
Feb 28, 2021 Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football…
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Austin FC hopes South American talent will spur MLS debut season
The connection between Major League Soccer and South America continues to grow by leaps and bounds. MLS has has consistently…
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How J.J. Watt can get better by pairing with Cardinals’ Chandler Jones
TEMPE, Ariz. — About an hour and a half after J.J. Watt broke the news on Twitter that he’s signing…
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Chiefs hope Mahomes (toe) ready for minicamp
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are hopeful quarterback Patrick Mahomes will have recovered from recent toe surgery…
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