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
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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 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
7:45 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
IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals have had a good start to the season.© BCCI/IPL Former England spinner Graeme Swann is mighty impressed with the way Rajasthan Royals have played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Swann believes that the side led by Sanju Samson looks five times better than it was in the previous season.
5:06 PM ET Tom Van Haaren Clemson received a commitment from ESPN 300 quarterback Christopher Vizzina on Tuesday, giving the Tigers football program two pledges to its 2023 class. Vizzina, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback out of Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama, is rated as ESPN’s No. 79 prospect overall. He chose the Tigers over
5:26 PM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron is at Notre Dame this week with two of his sons who are interested in coaching careers, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman told ESPN on Wednesday. It’s a bizarre coaching connection between the schools, as former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly left
4:08 AM BST Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has responded to the unnamed criticism of his methods from a Rugby Australia [RA] source, agreeing that it was “gutless” and insisting he had no issues working with Wallabies staff. Tensions between the Reds and RA are simmering after Queensland Rugby Union [QRU] boss David Hanham expressed
2:52 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — The Presidents Cup golf tournament will return to Australia for the fourth and fifth times in 2028 and 2040. The PGA Tour announced Thursday that the match-play tournament held every two years involving teams from the United States against an International side representing the rest of the
10:47 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Already the face of the upstart Toronto Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looked the part of a true Maple Leaf on Wednesday night, too. Guerrero shook off a bloody gash on his right ring finger to hit three home runs against the rival Yankees, including two
4:06 PM ET Boston College’s Jerry York, the winningest coach in NCAA hockey history, has announced his retirement. York, 76, met with his coaches and players Wednesday and informed them he was stepping down. He coached 28 years with the Eagles, winning the NCAA men’s hockey championship four times (2001, 2008, 2010, 2012). Prior to
12:24 AM ET ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan took some heat from his coaching staff — as well as some fans on social media — for having starters on the court with just over five minutes left in Wednesday night’s 132-103 play-in victory over the Charlotte Hornets. “The coaches were yelling and screaming
Former Indian Test opener Wasim Jaffer Wasim Jaffer has a made a big name for himself due to his immaculate sense of humour and ability to come up with great memes and light hearted posts on social media. His continuing banter with former England captain Michael Vaughan is one of the highlights of his presence on
6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MADRID — On a night when Atletico Madrid tried everything to make Manchester City lose their heads, Pep Guardiola’s players showed they have the steel as well as the silk to win the Champions League. By the end, it was the home side who lost their cool when Brazilian defender
9:27 PM ET Pittburgh and West Virginia, who will renew their rivalry for a four-season run beginning Sept. 1, have added four additional games to the “Backyard Brawl” series beginning in 2029, the schools said Wednesday. The current home-and-home agreement spans the 2022-25 seasons, with Pitt hosting this year and in 2024. Following a three-year
1:53 PM ET Baker Mayfield says he feels “disrespected” by the Cleveland Browns after they traded for Deshaun Watson last month, effectively ending Mayfield’s tenure after four seasons as the team’s starting quarterback. “One-hundred percent,” Mayfield said on the YNK podcast released Wednesday. “I was told one thing and they completely did another.” Mayfield covered
6:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Ruiz Jr. is set for yet another comeback, but in a twist, his next bout will be promoted by Triller, not PBC. The former unified heavyweight champion will meet ex-Glory Kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong in a 10-round Triller Fight Club pay-per-view bout on July 16 at the Plaza de
5:14 PM ET Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A fire broke out Wednesday morning during a renovation project at Camp Randall Stadium, causing one worker to get taken to the hospital with injuries. Madison Fire Department officials said paramedics treated and transported the person to a hospital with “serious injuries.” The name of the injured